# List of ship launches in 2018

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 |
| 19 January | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft | Flensburg | W.B. Yeats | ferry | For Irish Ferries |
| 20 January | Netherlands | Ferus Smit | Westerbroek | Ice Crystal | | For Erik Thun AB |
| 22 January | France | STX France | Saint Nazaire | Celebrity Edge | Edge-class cruise ship | For Celebrity Cruises |
| 26 January | Japan | Japan Marine United | Kure | One Stork | Bird-class container ship | For Ocean Network Express |
| 31 January | Croatia | Uljanik | Pula | Scenic Eclipse | cruise ship | For Scenic Group |
| 1 February | Italy | Fincantieri | | Antonio Marceglia | FREMM multipurpose frigate | For Marina Militare |
| 1 February | France | Naval Group | Lorient | Normandie | FREMM multipurpose frigate | For Marine Nationale |
| 2 February | Germany | Ferus Smit | Leer | Symphony Space | Ferus Smit Ecobox | For Symphony Shipping BV |
| 2 February | China | Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Yuan Gua Hai | Valemax | For China COSCO Shipping Corporation |
| 2 February | Japan | Imabari Shipbuilding | Marugame | Ever Goods | Evergreen G-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine |
| 6 February | China | Dalian Shipbuilding | Dalian | Cosco Shipping Libra | Constellation-class container ship | For China COSCO Shipping Corporation |
| 7 February | Turkey | Cemre Shipyard | Yalova | Victoria of Wight | Ferry | For Wightlink. |
| 9 February | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | | Mærsk Hamburg | Maersk H-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 14 February | France | Transmetal Industrie | Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer | Méditerranée XIV | | For TLV-TVM |
| 16 February | France | Socarenam | Boulogne | Lieutenant Commander Paul Brutus | light pump boats | For City of Marseille |
| 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 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 |
| 2 March | United Kingdom | Babcock Marine Ltd. | Appledore | George Bernard Shaw | Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel | For Irish Naval Service. |
| 2 March | Republic of Korea | Daewoo | Geoje | Maastricht Mærsk | Maersk Triple E class | For Maersk Line |
| 8 March | China | Shanghai Waigaogiao Shipbuilding | | Cosco Shipping Sagittarus | Constellation-class container ship | For China COSCO Shipping Corporation |
| 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 |
| March | Germany | Lux-Werft | | St. Nikolaus | | |
| 5 April | France | Piriou | | Seine | BSAH | For French Navy |
| 10 April | China | Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Cosco Shipping Andes | Himalayas-class container ship | For China COSCO Shipping |
| 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 |
| 28 April | Spain | Puerto Real | Navantia | Monte Urbasa | crude oil tankler | For Ibaizábal |
| 30 April | China | Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Pacific Harvest | Valemax | For China Merchants Energy Shipping |
| April | China | Dalian Shipyard | | | aircraft carrier | For Chinese Navy |
| 3 May | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Alf Pollak | car carrier | For Siem Car Carrier |
| 9 May | Japan | Imabari Shipbuilding | Marugame | Ever Given | Evergreen G-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine |
| 10 May | Italy | Fincantieri | Ancona | Viking Jupiter | Venice-class cruise ship | For Viking Ocean Cruises |
| 11 May | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | | Mærsk Herrera | Maersk H-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 18 May | Netherlands | Royal Bodewes | Hoogezand | Arklow Villa | Arklow V-class cargo ship | For Arklow Shipping |
| 19 May | Croatia | Maj shipyard | Rijeka | Siem Ashanti | vehicle carrier | For Siem Industries |
| 19 May | Australia | ASC Pty Ltd | Adelaide | HMAS Sydney | Hobart-class destroyer | For Royal Australian Navy |
| 24 May | Germany | Fassmer | Bern | Branddirektor Westphal | | |
| May | Germany | Abeking & Rasmussen | Lemwerder | Elandess | yacht | |
| May | South Korea | Hanjin Heavy Industries | Busan | | aircraft carrier | For South Korea Navy |
| 1 June | Finland | Meyer Turku | Turku | Mein Schiff 2 | cruise ship | For TUI Cruises |
| 9 June | Croatia | Brodosplit | Split | Hondius | | For Oceanwide Expeditions |
| 14 June | France | STX France | Saint Nazaire | MSC Bellissima | project vista | For MSC Cruises |
| 22 June | Italy | Fincantieri | Monfalcone | Costa Venezia | Vista-class cruise ship | For Costa Crociere |
| 28 June | China | Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Yuan Yi Hai | Valemax | For China COSCO Shipping Corporation |
| 30 June | China | Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Yuan Bao Hai | Valemax | For China COSCO Shipping Corporation |
| 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 |
| 22 July | Romania | VARD Tulcea SA | Tulcea | Hanseatic nature | Expedition-class cruise ship | For Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten |
| July | China | Keppel Nantong | | Diogo Cao | dredger | For Jan De Nul |
| 2 August | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Maria Grazia Onorato | car carrier | |
| 17 August | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | | Mærsk Havana | Maersk H-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 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 |
| 6 September | Egypt | | Alexandria | Port Said | Gowind-class corvette | For Egyptian Navy |
| 6 September | China | Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Pacific Vision | Valemax | For China Merchants Energy Shipping |
| 14 September | Netherlands | Royal Bodewes | Hoogezand | Scot Carrier | | |
| 27 September | China | China Merchants Heavy Industry | Jiangsu | Pacific Prosperity | Valemax | For China Merchants Energy Shipping |
| September | | Nichols Brothers Boat Builders | National Geographic Venture | passenger ship | For Lindblad Expeditions |
| September | Italy | Cantiere Navale Vittoria | | Rom-Moskau | tugboat | |
| 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 |
| 28 October | Portugal | WestSea Shipyard | | World Explorer | cruise ship | For Mystic Cruises |
| October | Spain | Barreras | Vigo | | cruise ship | For Ritz Carlton Cruises |
| October | Australia | Austal | Henderson | Express 4 | High-speed catamaran | For Molslinjen |
| 10 November | Netherlands | Royal IHC | Krimpen aan den IJssel | Spartacus | Cutter suction dredger | For DEME |
| 14 November | Japan | Imabari Shipbuilding | Marugame | Ever Gentle | Evergreen G-class container ship | For Evergreen Marine |
| 23 November | Mexico | ASTIMAR | Salina Cruz | ARM Reformador | Reformador-class frigate | For Mexican Navy |
| November | Spain | Navantia | Ferrol | HMAS Supply | | For Royal Australian Navy |
| 6 December | Italy | Fincantieri | Marghera | Carnival Panorama | Vista-class cruise ship | For Carnival Cruise Line |
| 8 December | Germany | Fassmer | Bern | Potsdam | Potsdam-class patrol boat | For Federal Police |
| 9 December | Norway | Kleven Verft | | Fridtjof Nansen | | For Hurtigruten AS |
| 9 December | United States | Bath Iron Works | Bath, Maine | Lyndon B. Johnson | Zumwalt-class destroyer | For United States Navy |
| 14 December | Germany | Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft | Flensburg | Honfleur | ferry | For Brittany Ferries |
| 15 December | United States | Marinette Marine | | USS St. Louis (LCS-19) | Freedom-class littoral combat ship | For United States Navy |
| 15 December | Netherlands | Ferus Smit | Westerbroek | Thun Evolve | | |
| 15 December | South Korea | Hyundai Heavy Industries | | Mærsk Huacho | Maersk H-class container ship | For Mærsk Line |
| 22 December | Australia | Incat | Hobart, Tasmania | Saint John Paul II | High-speed catamaran | For Virtu Ferries |
| 29 December | China | Shanghai WaiGaoQiao Shipbuilding | Shanghai | Cosco Shipping Star | Universe-class container ship | For China COSCO Shipping |
| December | Germany | Lürssen | Bern | Project Redwood | yacht | |
| December | Vietnam | | | Coral Adventurer | cruise ship | For Coral Expeditions |