Equipment
Naikai develops new PCC model
Naikai Zosen has developed a new pure car carrier (PCC) fitted with an energy-saving device called "Spray Tearing Plate (STEP)". The Japanese yard and the National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI) announced on January 14th that they jointly deve...
2011-01-18 09:01:36
CSBC intends for outsourcing
As revealed earlier, Taiwanses CSBC recently sent a delegation to Fujian Province of China. The delegation might visit some shipyards in Fujian, including Xiamen Shipbuilding, Yifan, Baima, Funing, and FSIGC. The cooperation between CSBC and shipy...
2011-01-17 00:59:36
Posco steel plate sales drop
Korea's steel giant Posco saw a 2.2% drop only in steel plates while all of the other products showed an upturn in sales last year. Main reasons for the drop are analyzed as follows; shipyards' diversified purchasing lines, Hyundai-Steel's enteri...
2011-01-14 12:34:31
MOU inked between STX and LR
Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has recently signed a MOU with the world-class ship performance verification authority Lloyd's Register (LR) in STX R&D Center in Changwon, Korea, for joint R&D to develop LNG-fueled eco-ships. LNG-fueled ships...
2011-01-14 09:28:06
India plans Mega-yards
New shipyards capable of building large tanker and bulkers, a four-fold increase in national tonnage and a tripling of port capacity are on the cards of the “Maritime Agenda 2010-2020” unveiled on Thursday by the shipping minister G. K. Vasan. Th...
2011-01-14 07:51:28
Chinese raise output
2010's total deliveries of Chinese yards all together increased. The local reports say that Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, the first runner, in terms of new building output, delivered 7.06m DWT, becoming the first yard in China to exceed 7m DW...
2011-01-13 10:57:10
Danish interest in Indian shipbuilding
The Danish Maritime Group is on a fact-finding mission in India, concerning the potential of shipbuilding industry in India. Mr Ulrik Dahl of the Danish Export Association said that their main objective was to find a place in India, and help to ma...
2011-01-12 08:32:25
Damen wins nuke ship order
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has won a contract to build a nuclear waste ship from the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co (SKB). The new vessel is to replace SKB’s existing 2,044-dwt vessel Sigyn (built 1982), which is managed by Gotland R...
2011-01-12 07:31:16
Korean focus IT Tech
Korea's shipbuilding industry is seen to make an intensive investment into establishing the next generation PLM system (Product Lifecycle Management) this year. This is for strengthening a global competitiveness as the latecoming shipyards, such ...
2011-01-12 07:07:44
BN targets $900m sales
Korea's BN Group, which reserves total 14 affiliates and accounts for 30% of the world's fire-panel market share with its annual sales reaching KRW 500bn, has recently announced that it will attain KRW 1trn ($900m) in sales in 2011. The 62-year-o...
2011-01-11 12:55:55
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