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Over 9,000 workers to lose jobs at Polish
Around 5,400 workers at Gdynia and another 4,000 at the Szczecin yard will lose their jobs. At Gdynia, around 100 have already gone, another 400 will leave within a couple of weeks and the remainder in stages during April and May. An estimated 500...
2009-03-23 07:05:49
Shipbuilders asked to stretch repair duties
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) recently asked shipyard operators, especially those who plan to close down soon, to stretch their repair operations for a few more months to accommodate ships that need to comply with government requirements. ...
2009-03-23 06:45:41
Goliath fell down at Samsung
A 900-ton goliath crane under construction in a block factory being built by Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea collapsed at night on March 21st due to a gale. Samsung Heavy said that the schedule of the construction of the factory would not ...
2009-03-23 06:06:40
Stimulus plan made public: China
China will extend the policy of giving a 17 percent subsidy on ship prices for domestic ocean-going ship buyers till 2012 and also offer preferential interest rates to shipbuilders as a part of the stimulus package for the industry, a local newspaper...
2009-03-21 16:45:10
Six workers burned at ABG Shipyard
Six workers have suffered burns in an accident at India’s ABG Shipyard. The injured men were taken to hospital at Athwalines following the incident on Wednesday. Abhay Sahu and Mathura Pradhan sustained burns to their faces and legs, while Ra...
2009-03-20 07:41:26
Bangladeshi breakers to fight HC ruling
Bangladeshi ship recyclers and cash buyers from the scrapping industry have reacted with frustration to news that the Bangladeshi High Court (HC) has ordered the closure, within two weeks, of yards operating without environmental clearance. “Thi...
2009-03-20 07:18:28
Large-scale shipyard in operation in Vietnam
The Vietnam Machinery Erection Corp. (LILAMA) on March 18 put into operation a large-scale shipyard in the northern coastal city of Hai Phong. The shipyard which is part of a master plan for shipbuilding industry development till 2010 approved by ...
2009-03-20 07:10:11
STX new cruiseship design unveiled
STX Europe has unveiled a new cruiseship design that aims to reduce greenhouse gasses by using renewable energy. Called Eoseas, the design is part of the company's Ecorizon research and development program, which seeks green solutions to ship desi...
2009-03-20 07:04:37
SCI delays $1bn newbuilding program
Economic turmoil has led Shipping Corp of India to hold off on $1bn worth of newbuilding orders this year. Its plan to pen eight new vessels has been pushed back until the next financial year but it is sticking with its long-term aim of adding 40 ...
2009-03-19 07:59:58
Court orders closure of Bangladesh scrapping yards
The future of the Bangladeshi shipbreaking industry looks grim after the Bangladeshi High Court ordered the closure within two weeks of all breakers’ yards operating without environmental clearance. Industry sources said they were “staggered...
2009-03-19 07:14:33
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