COSCO Dalian delivers first heavy lifter [Shipbuilding]
COSCO Shipyard Group of China recently completed the Adam Asnyk, its first 30,000-dwt heavy lift vessel, at COSCO Shipyard Dalian. The ship is bound for Chipolbrok, a shipping company jointly set up by Chinese and Polish enterprises. The ship, ori...
2009-11-16 11:39:45
China yards hopeful on faster phase-out [Shipping]
Chinese shipyards are expecting a boost from the decision by the country’s government to accelerate the phase-out of single-hull tankers operating in the domestic tanker trades. According to local reports, the Ministry of Transport has brought f...
2009-11-16 06:57:47
Indian to order a geared post-panamax [Shipping]
Indian dry-bulk owner the M Pallonji group is looking to order a newbuilding as it continues to expand its fleet. The Mumbai-based engineering outfit plans to book a geared post-panamax bulker of 92,000 dwt to 95,000 dwt in the next few months for...
2009-11-16 06:55:07
GDF, Hoegh meet yards for FSRU [Offshore]
The big three South Korean shipbuilders are due to meet representatives from GDF Suez and Hoegh LNG in the country this week for clarification meetings over bids for the planned Triton floating-storage-and-regasification-unit (FSRU) project. Indus...
2009-11-16 06:51:56
Chinese should focus on shipbreaking [General]
Chinese shipyards should focus on becoming ship recycling facilities and the Chinese government should remove import taxes on ships sent to China for scrapping, a leading shipowners representative has urged. Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association man...
2009-11-16 06:48:44
Italy next round of shipbuilding talks [Shipbuilding]
Italy’s struggling shipbuilding industry will be hoping for an encouraging end to a dismal year after the government announced that it would hold the next round of discussions on aid to the sector on November 23. The meeting follows initial cris...
2009-11-16 06:45:30
Allseas to order pipelay vessel at Asian [Offshore]
Swiss shipowner Allseas is seeking Asian shipyards to order one of the largest ships ever built, after finally deciding to invest €1.3bn ($1.9bn) in the newbuilding. Allseas will start building a pipelay and offshore platform installation vessel...
2009-11-16 06:42:58
ABB wins Samsung 'Supplier of the Year' [Equipment]
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been named ‘Best Supplier of the Year 2009’ by South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). ABB has overcome a field of entirely South Korean competition to secure the presti...
2009-11-16 06:39:41
Hindustan plans large shipyard [Shipbuilding]
India’s state-owned Hindustan Shipyard plans to build a large shipyard to accommodate very large crude carrier ships with an estimated project cost of Rs3,000-4,000 crore ($645-861m), a top official said. The proposed shipyard, which will be bui...
2009-11-16 06:36:09
Shipbuilders bow to market change [General]
When your engineers can build the world’s biggest propeller, making wind turbines is a doddle. Hyundai Heavy Industries knows the real challenge will be selling them. At the sprawling Hyundai dockyard at Ulsan on the east coast of South Korea, a...
2009-11-16 06:33:20
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