Equipment
Chinese SBQ plate market heavily oversupplied
It is reported that during “China Shipbuilding Steel Supply and Demand Summit” held recently in Shanghai, attendees all believed the shipbuilding steel would see severe over supply this year as shipyard's orders decline sharply and new shipbuildi...
2009-03-09 13:26:42
Greenship wins order for ballast water system
Dutch-based Greenship recently received an order for two SEDINOX ballast water management systems. These systems will be installed on board vessels owned by Dutch inland and coastal chemical tanker concern Chemgas Shipping. Chemgas has been using the...
2009-03-09 13:21:27
BV's fuel cell guidelines
French-based classification society has developed comprehensive new guidelines covering the safe application of fuel cells on ships which, it claims, could have important environmental and commercial advantages for shipowners and operators. BV pro...
2009-03-09 13:13:56
China’s steel output to continue to surpass rivals
Howe Robinson has forecast Chinese steel production to rise 5% in 2009. Chinese steel production grew by 2.9%, or 14m tonnes, last year, to reach a record 502m tonnes, the lowest growth rate since 2000. On this crucial sector for bulk trades Howe ...
2009-03-09 07:30:37
Glut of shipbuilding steel to worsen, China
Surplus of steel supply for shipbuilding in China may worsen due to the decline of new shipbuilding orders and growing production capacity of steelmakers, an expert said. "The maximum steel demand is estimated to reach 20 million tons by 2010, whi...
2009-03-06 15:36:18
Indian steel makers cry foul over taxes
India’s leading steel makers have demanded a level-playing field for catering to the domestic shipyards as exise duty and taxes rendered it uncompetitive vis-a-vis its foreign peers. "We are capable of prodcuing equally good quality of shipbuilding...
2009-03-06 15:19:51
DSME and Xinyu Steel join hands
It is reported that Xinyu Steel inked cooperation agreement with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), the third largest shipbuilding enterprise in the world. So far, Xinyu Steel had become the long term supplier for HHI and ...
2009-03-06 07:50:51
Korean yards’ imports of Japanese plates to fall
Japan’s local media reported that there are signs that Japanese export deals of ship plates for South Korea are falling into chaos concerning shipments in the first half of fiscal 2009 as South Korea's major shipbuilding companies profess to slash ...
2009-03-04 13:17:08
Hitachi Zosen to absorb diesel subsidiary
On April 1, Hitachi Zosen Corp. will newly establish a "machinery & infrastructure headquarters", and absorb its marine diesel engine subsidiary Hitachi Zosen Diesel & Engineering Co. (HZDE) into its "power mover/process equipment division" under the...
2009-03-04 07:31:35
Mitsui to seek massive price cut on ship plate
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Japan’s second-largest shipbuilder, will ask steelmakers to cut plate prices to a four-year low as demand weakens. The company will seek cuts of 30 percent to 40 percent for the fiscal first half starting Apri...
2009-03-03 11:13:25
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