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Cammell Laird workers walk out
More than 100 workers at UK ship repairer Cammell Laird have walked out over redundancy plans. The unofficial strike took place on Monday in an apparent response to management efforts to reduce the workforce following the late cancellation of a c...
2010-05-19 07:38:13
Zvezda-DSME design work begins
Far Eastern Center of shipbuilding, shiprepair (FECSS) OJSC and two South Korean design companies KORPEK and AUDC signed a contract Saturday in Vladivostok for development of technical design of a shipyard Zvezda-DSME, the Primorsky Territory Adminis...
2010-05-19 07:24:35
Nassco lays off 1,150 workers
Nassco, the San Diego subsidiary of General Dynamics has indicated it will lay off 1,150 workers, roughly quarter of its workforce, within two months. The shipyard, which is the only full-service shipbuilding and repair yard on the US West Coast,...
2010-05-18 08:18:17
Sembcorp sues to stop PPL Shipyard sale
Sembcorp Marine Ltd. has gone to court to block the sale of a 15 percent minority stake in PPL Shipyard to China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. Sembcorp Marine said on Saturday that it had commenced proceedings in the High Court of Singapore against...
2010-05-18 07:22:22
'Shipbuilding Offshore Festival' Coming
'The 2010 Shipbuilding Offshore Festival' is to open during June 26th-28th in Ulsan, Korea, combining existing 'Shipbuilding Offshore Day' and 'Shipbuilding Offshore Festival'. During the festivities, a variety of events will be held such as sea c...
2010-05-18 06:53:17
Dislocation competition triggers booming
Global shipbuilding industry mired in recession since global financial crisis broke out. Beyond expectation, Zhongshan, a shipbuilding base located in Guangdong Province China, is swimming against the stream, especially in offshore orders. As is i...
2010-05-18 02:08:48
Collective wage negotiations begin
Negotiations for collective wage agreement have recently started at Korean shipbuilding companies like Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The labor union of HHI held a collective wage negotiation commencement ce...
2010-05-17 12:41:59
Asry boosts ties with shipping firms
Bahrain's Asry looks set to work closer with Abu Dhabi National Tanker Company (Adnatco) and the National Gas Shipping Company (NGSCO) in the future. Asry hosted a delegation from Adnatco-NGSCO which was headed by general manager Ali Obaid Al Yab...
2010-05-17 06:51:56
Greek spree for Boxships
Greek shipowners are accelerating acquisition of containerships following the same move in tanker and bulker sectors. They seem to be believing that now is the right time to increase their fleet as ship prices have plummeted and seaborne box trade...
2010-05-17 06:30:59
RINA holds 2nd KSAC
Italy's ship classification society RINA held the 2nd Korean Shipbuilding Advisory Committee (KSAC) in Busan, Korea, on May 14th and 15th 2010. It followed the success of last year's 1st Korean Shipbuilding Advisory Committee. On the 1st day on...
2010-05-17 06:28:24
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