Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.
Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both commercial and military, are referred to as "naval engineering". The construction of boats is a similar activity called boat building.
Archaeological evidence indicates that humans arrived on Borneo at least 120,000years ago, probably by sea from the Asian mainland during an ice age period when the sea was lower and distances between islands shorter (See History of Borneo and Papua New Guinea). The ancestors of Australian Aborigines and New Guineans also went across the Lombok Strait to Sahul by boat over 50,000years ago.
Dutch prosecutors said on Friday they had summoned shipbuilder Damen Shipyards on suspicion of violating EU sanctions against Russia and opened a separate case against the company and some of its executives for corruption ... (Reuters) ....
Domination of the global shipbuilding industry is confirmed ... It would also be fair game for action via the World Trade Organisation and provide something of a headache for the OECD’s WorkingParty Six, which promotes fair competition in shipbuilding.
European shipbuilding faces considerable challenges as it looks to capture the opportunities of fleet expansion, new vessel designs and new fuels, driven by the need to lower carbon emissions while remaining commercially competitive.