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STX invites 1,000 new workers
STX Business Group of South Korea invites public applications for 1,000 jobs in the second half of the year. It will receive application on its employment website www.yourstx.co.kr since September 14th. Applicants who pass through the documentatio...
2009-09-07 06:18:18
Poem and kite over Daewoo shipyard
“One day I couldn’t sleep comfortably due to shame. Many days I couldn’t have meals because I felt myself to be blamable. I remember those days I felt uneasy having a liquor up......” A man writes poem, makes and flies kites. His name i...
2009-09-04 12:01:07
S&P goes down 50%
Sale-and-purchase activity fell by nearly 50% in August as shipowners sat back to see how the market developed and those with older tonnage were tempted by scrap deals. Sales of dry-cargo vessels and tankers both saw a “serious slowdown” as vo...
2009-09-04 07:34:09
Metrostar VLCC newbuild sold for $97.5m
According to foreign media report, brokers have said that Metrostar Management has sold one of two VLCC newbuildings on order at Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea to NJ Goulandris for $97.5m. If confirmed, the price marks a near 25% loss on ...
2009-09-03 13:32:46
KR wins S. Africa inspection authority
South Korea’s ship classification society Korean Register of Shipping (KR) received the government ship inspection right from the Republic of South Africa on September 1st. Under the agreement, KR will conduct various ship inspections and issue ...
2009-09-03 12:02:18
Pipavav to focus on defense & offshore
India’s private shipbuilder Pipavav Shipyard, co-promoted by engineering firm Punj Lloyd, will focus on building ships for the defense and oil and gas sectors, a top executive said. The shipbuilding firm, India’s newest in the private sector, ...
2009-09-03 07:27:21
ClassNK sets up new office in UAE
Japanese ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) announced the establishment of its new Local Area Representative Office at Fujairah, United Arab Emirates effective September 1st 2009. Establishment of the Local Area Representative ...
2009-09-02 14:10:47
Stolt-Nielsen retires
Jacob Stolt-Nielsen has stepped down as chairman of Oslo-listed shipowner Stolt-Nielsen after 50 years in the top seat. Stolt-Nielsen, who founded the company in 1959, will be replaced by director Christer Olsson. Stolt-Nielsen says he leaves w...
2009-09-02 14:04:28
Poland yards sale fails
Poland has officially asked Brussels for more time to sell off its shipyards after Qatar-backed buyers finally walked away from the deal. The Polish Ministry of the Treasury had agreed to sell off the two state owned yards in Gdynia and Szczecin f...
2009-09-02 07:39:09
Gantry cranes collapse at Chinese
According to China's local media report, two 50-ton class gantry cranes collapsed in a tornado at Jierui Shipyard and Shuntian Shipyard in Jiangdu city, Jiangsu province, China in the evening on August 26th. And the tornado caused power failure at...
2009-09-02 06:49:02
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