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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2200 ships loaded in a random order. It is a data listing of liners, ferries, cruise and troop ships; every passenger carrying ship over 10000 tons dating from 1858 to the newbuilds of today.
Category Archives: China
No.2107 GNV Aurora floated out July/Aug 2025
52300GT for GNV from Guangzhou Shipyard International, China Delivered to GNV on 2 Feb 2026 & scheduled to enter active service at the beginning of April 2026 218m x 29.6m 25knots and 1785 passengers IMO:9980069 Images from Marine Traffic
Posted in China, Cruise ship, ferry, passenger ship, Ro-pax, Uncategorized
Tagged China, GNV, GNV Aurora, Guangzhou Shipyard, Italy
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No.2099 Adora Flora City floated out 29 April 2025
141,500GT for CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping for Adora Cruise Line from Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, Shanghai, China 350 x 37m 5232 passengers IMO: 9871048 Image from Kawamura Akifumi on Marine Traffic Image from HIROSHI MIYAJI on Marine Traffic Image from NORIHIRO HAYASHI … Continue reading
Posted in China, Cruise ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship
Tagged Adora Cruise Line, Adora Flora City, Carnival Cruise Line, China, CSSC, IMO:9871048, Shanghai, Waigaoqiao
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No.2080 Guillaume de Normandie floated out Apr 2024
30000GT for Brittany Ferries by China Merchant Jinling Weihai IMO:9946324 Arriving Ouistreham, Caen 30 May 2025 Sword Beach, my photo
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Brittany Ferries, Guillaume de Normandie, IMO:9946324, Jinling, Portsmouth, Weihai
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No.2081 GNV Orion floated out 29 June 2024
47,089GT for GNV by Guangzhou Shipyard International IMO:9948607 Images from Thomas Illes images from ships@tin.it
Posted in China, ferry, Ro-pax, Ro-Ro Pax
Tagged China, GNV, GNV Orion, Guangzhou Shipyard, Ro-Ro Pax
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No.2070 Jian Zhen Hao floated out 15 November 2023
19,948GT for China-Japan International Ferry (Chinjif) from China Merchant Jinling Weihai. IMO 9987677 Images from Marine Traffic Image by Philip Young
Posted in China, ferry, Japanese, passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo
Tagged China Merchant, Chinjif, IMO 9987677, Jian Zhen Hao, Jinling, Weihai
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No.2056 Ala’suinu floated out 28 Mar 2023
42,000GT for Marine Atlantic from CMI Jinling, Weihei, China IMO: 9946257 Images from NI Ferry site and Jorge Truchom Currently (Apr 2024) being delivered to Canada
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship, Uncategorized
Tagged Ala'suinu, China, IMO: 9946257, Jinling, marine Atlantic
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No.2061 Da De 3 launched in 2023, renamed DLN Mandalika on delivery
12541 GT for PT DAMAI LAUTAN NUSANTARA by Fuzhou based Fujian South East shipyard 132m x 22.6m and capacity for 306 passengers and 230 cars IMO: 9979400 Thanks to Ferryvolution for the information and photos
No.2062 Da De 5 launched in 2023, renamed DLN Nusantara on delivery
12541 GT for PT DAMAI LAUTAN NUSANTARA by Fuzhou based Fujian South East shipyard 132m x 22.6m and capacity for 306 passengers and 230 cars IMO: 9979400 Thanks to Ferryvolution for the information and photos
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Da De 3, Da De 5, DLN Nusantara, Fuzhou Fujian South East shipyard, IMO: 9979400, PT DAMAI LAUTAN NUSANTARA
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No.1763 Bo Hai Yu Zhu launched 2009
24,024GT for Shandong Bohai from HuangHai Shipbuilding, Rongcheng IMO: 9508330 Image attribution: Ata Bilgili
Posted in China, ferry, passenger ship
Tagged Bo Hai Yu Zhu, Huanghai Shipbuilding, IMO: 9508330, Rongcheng, Shandong Bohai
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No.1208 Ferry Muroto launched in 1987
12,961GT for Muroto Kisen from Kurushima Dockyard, Kurushima IMO: 8705319 Ferry Cosmo 2002 Cosmo Shipping Huadong Pearl 2002 Huadong Ferry New Dong Chun 2006 Dong Chun Ferry Seokyong Paradise 2014 Sea Kyung Al Salmi 1 2018 UAE Salmi 2021 Breakers Arrived … Continue reading
Posted in China, ferry, Japanese, passenger ship
Tagged Al Sami, Ferry Cosmo, Ferry Muroto, Huadong Pearl, IMO: 8705319, Kurushima, Muroto Kisen, New Dong Chun, Seokyong Paradise
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