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China delivers Ice class boxship
MV HERCULES, China’s first 1000TEU ice strengthening boxship, was recently delivered to German shipowner after its successful sea trial. The ship was built by Jiangdong Shipyard, a subsidiary enterprise of SINOTRANS. The newbuilding is of 13,...
2010-02-22 11:49:23
Korea joins hands with Norway
Park Mang-woo, the mayor of Ulsan City of Korea, discussed measures for cooperation of shipbuilding industry with Norwegian ambassador Didrik Tonseth at City Hall on Feb. 19th. Mayor Park said, "There will be much room for cooperation since Norway i...
2010-02-22 07:37:43
STX awarded grand prize
A Korean shipbuilding giant, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (STX O&S) was awarded the grand prize of 2010 labor-management cooperation among conglomerates on Feb.19th, said Houg Kyeong-jin, CEO of STX O&S. This awards was held at Grand ballroom of Ch...
2010-02-22 07:35:06
Subcontracters exposed to disaster
Out of ten serious accidents occurred at Korean shipyards for the recent three years, eight cases happened to subcontracted workers. It is pointed out that due to the lax management and supervision of Korean Ministry of Labor, subcontracted worker...
2010-02-22 07:28:33
Industry leaders meet at APM 2010
With the world economic crisis winding down, members of the maritime industry are gearing themselves to look out for new opportunities and ideas to become more competitive in a new economic environment, where Asia’s role in the maritime world conti...
2010-02-22 07:26:14
CSIC joins forces with energy giant
China Huadian Corporation, a state-owned energy tycoon in the country, recently signed strategic cooperation agreement with China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) in Beijing. The two giants will implement diversified co-operations includin...
2010-02-19 12:05:08
Sembawang bags $90m repair deal
Sembawang Shipyard has bagged S$130m ($90m) in repair and upgrading contracts and renewed its long-term contract with the Eitzen Group. The Singapore yard is to carry out a longevity project for North West Shelf LNG Venture on the LNG carrier Nor...
2010-02-19 08:27:16
KR chairman Oh to serve consecutive
Oh Kong-gyun, Chairman & CEO of Korean Register of Shipping (KR), seems most likely to win the consecutive terms. The only international ship inspector in Korea said on Feb. 17th that only Mr Oh, the current chairman, had registered as a candidat...
2010-02-19 07:21:53
Taiwan yards crisis
Chinese government recently forced Indonesian fishing companies to remove their business away Taiwan’s shipbuilders. As was reported, the Indonesian government announced local fishing enterprises would stop ordering fishing trawlers in Taiwan, ...
2010-02-18 16:03:14
Turkish in dire straits as orders dry up
Pre-crisis, the Tuzla shipyards were building 150 ships each year, but as global trade screeched to a halt the shipyard zone has been pulled into toward economic paralysis. Last year, the shipyards, located at the southern tip of Istanbul, saw produc...
2010-02-18 09:18:30
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