Equipment
Chinese yards rekindle cancelled orders
Some Chinese shipbuilders have notified Japanese marine equipment manufacturers of their decision to revive their cancelled purchase orders. Exactly what has prompted them to take the decisions is unclear. There is the possibility that they have c...
2009-06-23 07:34:46
MHI looks abroad for shipbuilding equipment
Japan’s Mitsubiushi Heavy industries is set to source more marine equipment for its newbuildings from overseas suppliers. In the face of a dire shipbuilding market and the relative strength of the domestic currency, MHI said it would capitalise...
2009-06-23 07:30:28
L-3 Offshore teams with STX Engine
L-3 Offshore of Coventry, U.K, has signed a teaming agreement with the STX Engine subsidiary of South Korea's STX Group. The two organizations are to collaborate in the marketing and supply of integrated power, electric propulsion, dynamic positionin...
2009-06-22 09:37:49
Engine makers to cut NOx emission
Japanese marine engine builders have made headway on the development of technologies that can meet the mandatory nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission cuts required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). They are now at the stage of validating ...
2009-06-22 07:17:48
Gunsan rises as wig building base
Gunsan City, North Jeolla Province, South Korea is expected to grow into a wig craft construction base. The vessel is in the limelight as the next generation marine logistics and passenger transport vehicle. The city on June 18th signed a memorandum ...
2009-06-19 07:05:57
Daewoo bids for Indonesian submarines
South Korea's Daewoo International Corp said Wednesday it has made a bid for a contract worth about $1.2 billion to build two diesel-powered submarines for Indonesia. At the public tender are participating established submarine manufacturers in Ru...
2009-06-18 06:18:45
Gunsan dock to be finished in July
World’s largest goliath crane and dock are scheduled to be completed by the end of next month. Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea on June 16th said that the goliath crane and dock which are under construction at its Gunsan Shipyard will be ...
2009-06-18 06:13:10
Gunsan yards delayed
Hyundai Heavy Industries is delaying the completion of its Gunsan Shipyard in an effort to preserve cash. Hyundai officials confirmed that the yard will now be finished by February 2010. It was due for completion in August this year. Hyundai ...
2009-06-17 11:01:15
Hyundai Picks Siemens PLM
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced that Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipbuilding division (HHI),...
2009-06-17 10:39:10
Shipbuilding steel prices fall again: $490/ton
According to information from overseas, China's largest steelmaker Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Group (Baosteel) seems to have lowered its price to 3,400 yuan/ton (about $490, Y48,000) for shipments in June, down 300 yuan/ton from the previous month. ...
2009-06-16 07:40:57
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