Shipbuilding
SWS wins kamsarmax
China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has won a newbuilding order for two 82,000DWT bulkers from UK's Norse Management. They are scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2014. The contract also includes an option for three more such ship...
2012-10-22 10:13:22
Newbuild prices fall faster
Newbuilding prices are falling much faster than last year. The Clarkson Newbuilding Price Index stood at 126.8 points at the end of September, down by 0.3p against the previous month. In the first nine months of 2012, the index has dropped by 10.4...
2012-10-22 07:17:04
CIC wins catamaran duo
China's Afai Southern Shipyard has won a newbuilding order for two high-speed ferries. Compatriot Shenzhen Pengxing has booked the ships at the China Shipping Industry Co (CIC)-owned shipyard. The catamaran-type ferries will be designed by Coco...
2012-10-22 06:32:29
AVIC eyes yard M&A
China's AVIC International Investments is planning to acquire shipyards. The Singapore-listed company recently purchased Finland-based ship design firm Deltamarin. AVIC is seeking opportunities to acquire shipyards with niche strengths and comp...
2012-10-19 09:36:48
Meyer Werft wins cruiseship
Norwegian Cruise Line announced it has ordered a new cruiseship at Germany's Meyer Werft in a deal worth EUR700m, due for delivery in October 2015. The ship, code-named Breakaway Plus weighing 163,000-gross tons and housing 4,200 passengers, will ...
2012-10-19 06:41:23
Hyundai orders fall 40%
Hyundai Heavy Industries announced in a regulatory filing Thursday afternoon that it has won new orders worth a total of $13.12bn during the first nine months of this year, on a stand-alone basis. The figure is down by 40.4% against the same perio...
2012-10-19 06:27:52
Japan orders edge down
Japanese shipyards' total order for export ship contracted during the first nine months of the year declined by 7% year-on-year, in terms of GT, to 117 vessels of a combined 5.67m gt (2.66m cgt). According to Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSE...
2012-10-19 06:26:08
Japanese win 17-ship orders
Japanese shipbuilders' new order intake for export ship during September totals 17 vessels of 910,000 gt. They are three boxships, one aframax tanker, one LNG carrier, one LPG carrier and 11 bulkers - four handysizes, six panamaxes, one post-panam...
2012-10-18 07:42:23
China ship export downturn
Chinese shipbuilders' decrease in ship export will continue for a while. According to statistical data from the general administration of Customs of China, during the first eight months of this year, total amount of ship export by Chinese shipbuil...
2012-10-18 07:38:34
Orders slightly pick up
Overall 79 vessels (excluding five drillships) of a combined 3.2m dwt were delivered in September, up by 7.7% from 86 vessels of a cumulative 2.97m dwt, on the same month of last year. With largely increased order for ultra-large containership, a tot...
2012-10-18 07:24:25
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