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VLCC sale for demolition emerging
Sale of VLCCs for demolition surfaced for the first time after a long hiatus. According to a market report, a 254,956-dwt VLCC completed in 1984, the Eleuthera, was sold to a Bangladesh dealer at a per-light ton price of $355. VLCC scrapping will ...
2009-04-13 07:29:49
Bonyad grabs bargain capesize
An Iranian player is making the most of depressed bulker values. Iran's Bonyad Shipping has taken advantage of rock-bottom bulker values to make a break into the capesize sector. The company has picked up Toyo Sangyo's 141,000-dwt Lady Madonna (bu...
2009-04-13 07:12:45
"Sea Asia 2009" in Singapore
Sea Asia 2009, the region's leading maritime conference and exhibition, opens in Singapore on Apr. 21, with more than 350 companies from 27 countries participating. A symposium for Asian business executives will be held during the three-day session a...
2009-04-11 12:04:08
TTA scraps elderly bulker
Thoresen Thai Agencies has sold a 27-year-old bulk carrier for scrap. Its 17,326-dwt Thor Merchant (built 1982) was bought by Gibraltar-based Unisoft International for $2.01m, a statement says. TTA, which says the sale price matches up with the sh...
2009-04-10 07:47:58
Bangladesh steel price fall hurts ship values
Ships sold for demolition have lost 15% of their asset values in the last week, after Bangladeshi scrapping prices fell suddenly. Steel prices in Bangladesh have plummeted by around $70 per ldt, and the fall has been “echoed around the world”,...
2009-04-10 07:31:08
Hanwha to sue KDB over aborted DSME sale
South Korea's Hanwha Group plans to file a lawsuit this month to reclaim a deposit seized by a state-run bank after the group's aborted deal to buy a shipbuilder, industry sources said Thursday. Hanwha had been selected by the Korea Development Bank ...
2009-04-09 16:35:34
Suspend IPO plans
The IPO hopes of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC), one of the country's largest shipyards, are being obstructed by the deteriorating shipbuilding industry worldwide, an industry supervisor said. "The possibility of CSIC to get listed in 2009 i...
2009-04-09 10:49:37
Croatia stands firm on shipyard sale
European Union candidate Croatia says it is ready to confront Brussels over the sale of its shipyards, even if it makes it impossible to conclude its accession talks this year. Croatia has five Adriatic shipyards, four of which have piled up huge ...
2009-04-09 07:22:03
Gap in orders to limit tonnage supply: Long-term
The lack of newbuilding orders worldwide has now reached more than six months, as shipowners have cut down their investments, while order cancellations keep on coming, even at the risk of painful lawsuits following. During the first quarter of 20...
2009-04-08 09:54:43
Swan song
The last cranes from the historic Swan Hunter shipyard have been loaded on to a heavy-lift ship in the UK, as the North Tyneside skyline loses its most distinctive feature. More than 1,600 vessels have been built at the Wallsend yard, but the rem...
2009-04-08 08:44:06
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