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'Dapeng Sun' repair finished
China's first LNG newbuilding, the 147,000-cbm Dapeng Sun (built 2008), is trading again after the completion of a long and complex repair job. Electronic data shows the vessel calling at Dampier in Australia last week, where it is understood to b...
2009-09-14 07:23:38
Hanjin continues expansion
South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction is pressing ahead with a second yard in the Philippines after delays caused by the financial crisis. The $2bn shipyard complex at the Philippine Veterans Industrial Development Corp (...
2009-09-14 07:20:06
Buyers seek 65% discount on Hanjin ships
A trio of 6,572-teu boxship newbuildings are on the verge of being sold at a strikingly low price. Bids for the Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction-built newbuildings are worse than feared, with offers hovering around $35m per ship, say sources...
2009-09-11 14:20:46
ClassNK’s onboard wireless LAN guidelines
Japan's ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has published a new guideline entitled, Guidelines on Shipboard Wireless LAN Systems. In a statement, the classification society said the use of wireless LAN systems is becoming more a...
2009-09-11 07:35:26
Fresh moves to convert VLCCs to ore carriers
The move for converting single-hull (SH) VLCCs to ore carriers has begun to emerge once again. According to market reports, South Korean operator Sinokor Merchant Marine Co. and Brazilian resource giant Vale SA will purchase an SH VLCC carrier each a...
2009-09-11 07:24:30
Shipowners scrap more than ever
With the Baltic Dry Index hovering around the 2,500 mark, close to 2009 lows and the tanker freight market suffering from loss-making rates, it seems that ship owners, both from the dry bulk and the tanker market segments should be scrapping as many ...
2009-09-11 07:10:49
Jiangyin scrapping all-time high
Obsolete ship scrapping volume at Jiangyin city, Jiangsu province, China, the world's second largest shipbreaking city, hit an all-time high so far this year. The Jiangyin Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China (JYMSA) sa...
2009-09-11 06:33:41
Odense boss quits after restructuring
Odense Shipyard managing director Finn Buus Nielsen has resigned following a decision to divide the organization into two separate divisions. The company restructuring represents the final details of a plan to close down the Lindø Shipyard first ...
2009-09-10 07:46:16
German shipyard turns wind yard
Hamburg-based wind turbine manufacturer Siag Schaaf is to take over Emden-based shipyard Nordseewerke from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Siag chief executive Rüdiger Schaaf and TKMS chief executive Hans Christoph Atzpodien have agreed on a dra...
2009-09-10 07:43:37
STX Europe bags French navy deal
The STX Europe shipyard at Saint Nazaire in France has landed a contract worth more than €40m ($58m) for maintenance work on four French navy oil supply tankers. The contract is to run until 2013 and covers four vessels, Meuse, Var, Marne and So...
2009-09-10 07:40:18
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