Global InformationList of ship launches in 2018 information
The list of ship launches in 2018 includes a chronological list of ships launched in 2018.
- Launched
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January |  Philippines
|
Austal | Cebu | Halunder Jet | Catamaran | For Flensburger Seerederei/Helgoline[1][2] |
| 19 January |  Germany
|
Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft | Flensburg | W.B. Yeats | ferry | For Irish Ferries[3] |
| 20 January |  Netherlands
|
Ferus Smit | Westerbroek | Ice Crystal | For Erik Thun AB[4] | |
| 22 January |  France
|
STX France | Saint Nazaire | Celebrity Edge | Edge-class cruise ship | For Celebrity Cruises[5][6] |
| 26 January |  Japan
|
Japan Marine United | Kure | One Stork | Bird-class container ship | For Ocean Network Express[7] |
| 31 January |  Croatia
|
Uljanik | Pula | Scenic Eclipse | cruise ship | For Scenic Group[8][9] |
| 1 February |  Italy
|
Fincantieri | Antonio Marceglia | FREMM multipurpose frigate | For Marina Militare[10] | |
| 1 February | France
|
Naval Group | Lorient | Normandie | FREMM multipurpose frigate | For Marine Nationale[11] |
| 2 February | Germany
|
Ferus Smit | Leer | Symphony Space | Ferus Smit Ecobox | For Symphony Shipping BV[12] |
| 2 February |  China
|
Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Yuan Gua Hai | Valemax | For China COSCO Shipping Corporation[13] |
| 2 February | Japan
|
Imabari Shipbuilding | Marugame | Ever Goods | Evergreen G-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine[14] |
| 6 February | China
|
Dalian Shipbuilding | Dalian | Cosco Shipping Libra | Constellation-class container ship | For China COSCO Shipping Corporation[15] |
| 7 February |  Turkey
|
Cemre Shipyard | Yalova | Victoria of Wight | Ferry | For Wightlink.[16] |
| 9 February |  South Korea
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries | Mærsk Hamburg | Maersk H-class container ship | For Mærsk Line[17] | |
| 14 February | France
|
Transmetal Industrie | Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer | Méditerranée XIV | For TLV-TVM[18] | |
| 16 February | France
|
Socarenam | Boulogne | Lieutenant Commander Paul Brutus | light pump boats | For City of Marseille[19] |
| 17 February | Germany
|
Meyer Werft | Papenburg | Norwegian Bliss | Breakaway-Pluy-class cruise ship | For Norwegian Cruise Line |
| 17 February |  Norway
|
Kleven Verft | Ulsteinvik | MS Roald Amundsen | Expedition cruise ship | For Hurtigruten AS[20][21] |
| 20 February | Netherlands
|
Royal Bodewes | Hoogezand | Arklow Viking | Arklow V-class cargo ship | For Arklow Shipping |
| 24 February | Japan
|
Imabari Zosen | Hiroshima | One Minato | Millau Bridge-class container ship | For Ocean Network Express[22] |
| 2 March | Republic of Korea
|
Daewoo | Geoje | Maastricht Mærsk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line[23] |
| 8 March | China
|
Shanghai Waigaogiao Shipbuilding | Cosco Shipping Sagittarus | Constellation-class container ship | For China COSCO Shipping Corporation[24] | |
| 20 March |  United Kingdom
|
BAE Systems | Scotstoun | HMS Trent | River-class patrol vessel | For Royal Navy |
| 29 March | Italy
|
Cantiere Navale Visentini | Hypatia de Alejandría | ferry | For Baleària[25] | |
| March | Germany
|
Lux-Werft | St. Nikolaus | [26][27] | ||
| 5 April | France
|
Piriou | Seine | BSAH | For French Navy[28] | |
| 10 April | China
|
Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Cosco Shipping Andes | Himalayas-class container ship | For China COSCO Shipping[29] |
| 18 April |  United States
|
Marinette Marine | USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) | Freedom-class littoral combat ship | For United States Navy | |
| 21 April | Philippines
|
Hanjin Heavy Industries | Subic Bay Freeport Zone | CMA CGM Louis Bleriot | Antoine de Saint Exupery-class container ship | For CMA CGM[30] |
| 28 April |  Spain
|
Puerto Real | Navantia | Monte Urbasa | crude oil tankler | For Ibaizábal[31] |
| 30 April | China
|
Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Pacific Harvest | Valemax | For China Merchants Energy Shipping[32] |
| April | China
|
Dalian Shipyard | aircraft carrier | For Chinese Navy[33] | ||
| 3 May | Germany
|
Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Alf Pollak | car carrier | For Siem Car Carrier[34] |
| 9 May | Japan
|
Imabari Shipbuilding | Marugame | Ever Given | Evergreen G-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine[35] |
| 10 May | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Ancona | Viking Jupiter | Venice-class cruise ship[36] | For Viking Ocean Cruises |
| 11 May | South Korea
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries | Mærsk Herrera | Maersk H-class container ship | For Mærsk Line[37] | |
| 18 May | Netherlands
|
Royal Bodewes | Hoogezand | Arklow Villa | Arklow V-class cargo ship | For Arklow Shipping[38] |
| 19 May | Croatia
|
Maj shipyard | Rijeka | Siem Ashanti | vehicle carrier | For Siem Industries[39][40] |
| 19 May |  Australia
|
ASC Pty Ltd | Adelaide | HMAS Sydney | Hobart-class destroyer | For Royal Australian Navy |
| 24 May | Germany
|
Fassmer | Bern | Branddirektor Westphal | [41] | |
| May | Germany
|
Abeking & Rasmussen | Lemwerder | Elandess | yacht | [42] |
| May | South Korea
|
Hanjin Heavy Industries | Busan | aircraft carrier | For South Korea Navy[43] | |
| 1 June |  Finland
|
Meyer Turku | Turku | Mein Schiff 2 | cruise ship | For TUI Cruises[44] |
| 9 June | Croatia
|
Brodosplit | Split | Hondius | For Oceanwide Expeditions[45][46] | |
| 14 June | France
|
STX France | Saint Nazaire | MSC Bellissima | project vista | For MSC Cruises[47] |
| 22 June | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Costa Venezia | Vista-class cruise ship | For Costa Crociere[48][49] |
| 28 June | China
|
Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Yuan Yi Hai | Valemax | For China COSCO Shipping Corporation[50] |
| 30 June | China
|
Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Yuan Bao Hai | Valemax | For China COSCO Shipping Corporation[51] |
| 14 July | United Kingdom
|
Cammell Laird | Birkenhead | Sir David Attenborough | Research ship | For Natural Environment Research Council |
| 16 July | China
|
Jinling shipyard | Ro-Ro ferry | For DFDS[52] | ||
| 22 July |  Romania
|
VARD Tulcea SA | Tulcea | Hanseatic nature | Expedition-class cruise ship | For Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten[53] |
| July | China
|
Keppel Nantong | Diogo Cao | dredger | For Jan De Nul[54] | |
| 2 August | Germany
|
Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Maria Grazia Onorato | car carrier | [55] |
| 17 August | South Korea
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries | Mærsk Havana | Maersk H-class container ship | For Mærsk Line[56] | |
| 21 August | Germany
|
Meyer Werft | Papenburg | AIDAnova | Excellence-class cruise ship | For AIDA Cruises |
| 31 August | Germany
|
Ferus Smit | Leer | Arklow Wave | For Arklow Shipping[57] | |
| 6 September |  Egypt
|
Alexandria | Port Said | Gowind-class corvette | For Egyptian Navy[58] | |
| 6 September | China
|
Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Pacific Vision | Valemax | For China Merchants Energy Shipping[59] |
| 14 September | Netherlands
|
Royal Bodewes | Hoogezand | Scot Carrier | [60] | |
| 27 September | China
|
China Merchants Heavy Industry | Jiangsu | Pacific Prosperity | Valemax | For China Merchants Energy Shipping[61] |
| September | Nichols Brothers Boat Builders | National Geographic Venture | passenger ship | For Lindblad Expeditions[62] | ||
| September | Italy
|
Cantiere Navale Vittoria | Rom-Moskau | tugboat | [63] | |
| 10 October | United Kingdom
|
BAE Systems | Scotstoun | Tamar | River-class patrol vessel | For Royal Navy |
| 15 October | China
|
Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Cosco Shipping Solar | Universe-class container ship | For China COSCO Shipping[64] |
| 28 October |  Portugal
|
WestSea Shipyard | World Explorer | cruise ship | For Mystic Cruises[65][66] | |
| October | Spain
|
Barreras | Vigo | cruise ship | For Ritz Carlton Cruises[67] | |
| October | Australia
|
Austal | Henderson | Express 4 | High-speed catamaran | For Molslinjen[68] |
| 10 November | Netherlands
|
Royal IHC | Krimpen aan den IJssel | Spartacus | Cutter suction dredger | For DEME[69] |
| 14 November | Japan
|
Imabari Shipbuilding | Marugame | Ever Gentle | Evergreen G-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine[70] |
| 23 November |  Mexico
|
ASTIMAR | Salina Cruz | ARM Reformador | Reformador-class frigate | For Mexican Navy |
| November | Spain
|
Navantia | Ferrol | HMAS Supply | For Royal Australian Navy[71] | |
| 6 December | Italy
|
Fincantieri | Marghera | Carnival Panorama | Vista-class cruise ship | For Carnival Cruise Line[72] |
| 8 December | Germany
|
Fassmer | Bern | Potsdam | Potsdam-class patrol boat | For Federal Police[73] |
| 9 December | Norway
|
Kleven Verft | Fridtjof Nansen | For Hurtigruten AS[74] | ||
| 9 December | United States
|
Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Lyndon B. Johnson | Zumwalt-class destroyer | For United States Navy[75] |
| 14 December | Germany
|
Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Honfleur | ferry | For Brittany Ferries[76] |
| 15 December | United States
|
Marinette Marine | USS St. Louis (LCS-19) | Freedom-class littoral combat ship | For United States Navy[77] | |
| 15 December[78] | Netherlands
|
Ferus Smit | Westerbroek | Thun Evolve | ||
| 15 December | South Korea
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries | Mærsk Huacho | Maersk H-class container ship | For Mærsk Line[79] | |
| 22 December | Australia
|
Incat | Hobart, Tasmania | Saint John Paul II | High-speed catamaran | For Virtu Ferries[80] |
| 29 December | China
|
Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Cosco Shipping Star | Universe-class container ship | For China COSCO Shipping[81] |
| December | Germany
|
Lürssen | Bern | Project Redwood | yacht | [82] |
| December |  Vietnam
|
Coral Adventurer | cruise ship | For Coral Expeditions[83] |
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