Shipbuilding
Year-end Order Surge?
Shipbuilders having suffered from order drought are expected to welcome year-end order surge for commercial ship, reaching around $5bn, during the fourth quarter. Chilean owner CSAV is now in progress for newbuilding project for up to 20 boxships ...
2012-10-05 07:00:13
Daewoo takes No.1
Recently, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering was successfully awarded orders for overall five drillships and made a new record. The Korean shipyard inked an order for four drillships from Transocean of the US on October 2, the first order ev...
2012-10-04 07:06:46
Kouan nets German BCs
China's Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding has won an order for two 76,000-dwt bulkers from Germany's MST-Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport. The German shipowner has ordered the newbuildings for delivery in 2014. An industry source says th...
2012-10-04 06:32:57
JES wins 94K Eco BC
China's Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of Singapore-listed JES International Holdings, has won an order for one 94,000-dwt bulker from Germany's Oldendorff Carriers. The contract includes one more same-type ship option. Delivery i...
2012-10-04 06:29:04
STX nets LPGC trio
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has recently won an order for three LPG/ethylene carriers. The Korean shipbuilder said that it signed the contract with Unigas Pool on September 27 to build the 12,000-CBM vessels. The newbuilding price is estimated ...
2012-10-04 06:26:03
Chinese August orders surge
China contracted a total of 2.95m dwt newbuildings during August of this year, recording the monthly largest in 2012. However, the order declined by 34% year-on-year. According to China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI),...
2012-10-02 07:18:09
Daewoo hits order target
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has overfulfilled its new order target this year by recently winning five drillships, including its 2012's first drillship. The Korean shipbuilder inked one drillship from Houston-based offshore drilling co...
2012-10-02 07:14:28
STX may win 10 MRs
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is said to have received a letter of intent to build up to 10 MR tankers from a US private equity fund. A US fund known as Highpoint signed a letter of intent (LOI ) for six firm MR PCs plus four options. Newbuilding...
2012-10-02 07:00:46
Jiangnan wins more VLGC
Frontline 2012 has ordered two more very large gas carriers (VLGC) at China's Jiangnan Shipyard. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2014. The shipowner had booked two VLGCs at the same yard in June this year. Newbuilding price is $63....
2012-10-02 06:36:03
HMD pens Green MRs
Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has signed additional contract for two eco MR tankers with D'Amica International Shipping of Italy. The 50,000-dwt products carriers with designs of the highest fuel efficiency are costing $33m each with de...
2012-09-28 07:52:10
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