Equipment
Equipment makers making fire sales
With shipbuilders being forced to accept newbuilding contract cancellations centering on Chinese yards, the growing surplus of marine equipment once scheduled for installation on such newbuildings is holding the spotlight. There is information f...
2009-04-14 08:48:59
MKU bags $35m armoring order
Defence solutions provider MKU said Monday it has bagged an order worth $35 million for armouring 186 high-speed boats procured for coastal security forces. The order has been received from Goa Shipyard and Garden Reach Shipyard and Builders for the ...
2009-04-14 07:33:42
Japanese develops new antifouling paint
The Cooperative Association of Japan Shipbuilders (CAJS), a group of midsize shipbuilders, will launch a new project in fiscal 2009 to develop an antifouling paint that can prevent organisms from attaching to the ship bottom. The one-year project wit...
2009-04-13 07:34:09
China iron ore imports rise
Chinese iron ore imports reached a record monthly high of 51m tonnes last month, as capesizes fixed during February’s 2009 freight rate surge discharged their cargoes. The figure represents a 9% rise from February’s imports of 46.7m tonnes, bu...
2009-04-10 07:19:56
ABG installs India's largest Syncrolift
ABG Shipyard, India's largest private shipbuilding company, is to install a Rolls-Royce Syncrolift shiplift at its Dahej shipyard, reports the Times of India. The 270 m long by 47 m shiplift, with a 30,000 t lift capacity, will be the largest in ...
2009-04-10 07:10:55
Shipbuilding subcontractors sales jump
Shipbuilding subcontractors in Japan are expanding their business operations markedly. According to a field survey on member companies recently undertaken by the Japan Shipbuilding Subcontractors' Association (JSSA), their sales have increased fo...
2009-04-09 06:57:34
Chinese iron ore inventories mounting
Chinese iron ore inventories have continued to rise and could stay high, "which could likely keep a lid on day rates," a US analyst said Tuesday. Wachovia's Justin Yagerman said inventories have risen to 68.1 million tonnes, a 17% increase from Fe...
2009-04-08 07:28:04
Daewoo awards MacGREGOR crane orders
MacGREGOR has received an order for 28 hose handling and provision cranes from South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). ”For many years now MacGREGOR has enjoyed fruitful co-operative agreements with DSME and we ...
2009-04-07 17:58:49
Nanyang Hanye signs supply pact with Wuchang
It is reported that Nanyang Hanye Iron & Steel Co Ltd signed a long term direct supply agreement with Wuchang Shipyard Heavy Engineering Co Ltd days ago. As one of the steelmaker’s key customers, Wuchang Shipyard Heavy Engineering Co is a sole subs...
2009-04-07 07:09:41
Japanese holds back plate exports to China
It is reported that Japanese integrated steelmakers are expected to hold back on their deals of ship plate exports to China's local shipbuilding companies with no Japanese affiliation for shipments in the April to June 2009 quarter. Behind the outloo...
2009-04-03 07:53:23
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