Equipment
Japan steel prices face 25% hike
Japanese shipbuilders are said to have almost agreed with domestic steel makers to raise shipbuilding thick steel plate prices by about 25% year-on-year, retroactive to April this year to coming September. It is the first time in two years that sh...
2010-08-20 07:24:49
Samsung completes WT factory
South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries held a ceremony on August 19th for completion of a wind turbine production factory with an annual output capacity of 500MW. The factory is located at a site of about 32,000㎡ within Hannae shipbuilding indus...
2010-08-19 12:16:12
Equip makers recover, gradually
Shipbuilding equipment makers are starting to feel the recovery mood in the market, gradually. South Korean shipbuilders posted decent business results in the second quarter of this year and their order intakes picked up in the first half. Agai...
2010-08-19 06:59:47
Technical jobs ↑, white-collar ↓
The proportion of engineers at South Korean large shipbuilding companies is increasing with the total workforce of nine Koshipa-affiliated shipbuilders came in at 105,188 at the end of 2009, up 4% against a year earlier. According to a workforce s...
2010-08-18 07:27:37
Hyundai Wia exports goliath crane
Hyundai Wia, South Korea's comprehensive machinery company exported the world's largest goliath cranes to Brazil's Estaleiro Atlantico Sul. The company said on August 16th that it has completed installing a pair of 1500-ton goliath cranes which ca...
2010-08-17 06:59:32
DSME exports Tech
South Korean major shipbuilders are active in exporting their shipbuilding technologies to emerging shipbuilding countries. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has recently set up 'Global Operation Center', an organization dedicated to offeri...
2010-08-17 06:42:31
Jurong extends ties with Aveva
AVEVA Group, one of the world's leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, announced that Jurong Shipyard, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine has extended its association with...
2010-08-16 07:12:32
Hyundai retakes No. 1
Hyundai Heavy Industries has won back the global No. 1 spot by newbuilding backlog. According to Clarksons data, the South Korean shipbuilder's orderbook as at the end of June stood at 8.236m cgt including Gunsan Shipyard's backlog. It retook t...
2010-08-16 06:24:35
Bulk carrier delivery hits 53%
In 2009, the delivery rate of bulk carriers was just 63.27% against expectation. The Capesize was 69%. The Panamax (80,000-100,000dwt) was 55%. The Panamax (60,000-80,000dwt) was 68%. The Handymax was 58% and Handysize was 56%. In the first half y...
2010-08-13 01:04:29
Zhenhua purchases F&G
It is announced on August 10th that China’s Zhenhua Heavy Industry purchased a 100% stake in rig designer Friede Goldman United (F&G) for $125m. The news seemed extremely surprising. As early as February 2nd, compatriot International Marine Cont...
2010-08-13 01:02:30
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