Shipbuilding
Mitsubishi & Imabari boxship alliance
Tokyo, May 28, 2012 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have signed a technological collaboration agreement on container carriers. The initiative aims to combine MHI's technological capabilities, as in the dev...
2012-05-29 07:11:30
Yangzijiang wins 1,100TEU's
Lomar Shipping continues its 2012 order spree with a deal for up to six new fuel-efficient boxships in China. The owner said the 1,100-teu vessels will be built at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and are designed by China’s Shanghai Merchant Ship Desi...
2012-05-29 06:38:31
China rapidly sink
Amid global shipbuilding market depression during the first four months, Chinese shipbuilding industry saw its major shipbuilding-related indexes fall. Also, its total production value slowed down, export ship decreased, etc. According to the Chin...
2012-05-29 06:29:43
Competition for Ichthys LNGCs
Shipyards are still on a race for Ichthys newbuilding LNG carriers. Ichthys partners Inpex of Japan and Total are seeking at least three LNG carriers — two of around 180,000 cbm and one of 155,000 cbm — to ship volumes from the upcomin...
2012-05-25 12:35:13
Hyundai wins four PCCs
Eukor Car Carriers of South Korea has placed an order for up to four pure car carriers. The owner has signed up for two 6,600-ceu vessels plus two options at Hyundai Heavy Industries. They are slated for delivery in the second half of 2013. ...
2012-05-25 08:31:05
Shipbuilding to bottom out?
China's private-owned Rongsheng Heavy Industries has delivered overall seven newbuildings of a cumulative 1.3m dwt year-to-date, up from five vessel delivery during the same period of last year, according to the group's CFO Wang Shao Jian. In 2012...
2012-05-25 07:29:58
New orders continue
Despite Eurozone crisis, global shipowners continued to place orders due to attractive contract terms and newly developed eco-friendly designss. According to Clarkson Hellas, in various types, particularly specialized ships have seen an active ord...
2012-05-25 07:16:54
STX ink $120m LPGC, MR & LNGC
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding of South Korea revealed that it contracted two 6,500-cbm LPG carriers with Greek owner on May 22 (local time). Including two 50,000-dwt tankers inked last week, STX bagged overall $120m of order in May, 2012. Recentl...
2012-05-24 09:30:06
Qatar yard in full-swing
With seven LNG carriers drydocking at the facility this month, Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) is one of the leading shipyards for LNG repairs, leveraging on Qatar's position as top LNG exporter. As part of the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma...
2012-05-24 08:02:17
Japan needs overseas production
In a local survey with Japan's oceangoing ship owners/operators regarding domestic shipbuilding industry, 58% responded that it is "necessary" to develop overseas production. Many selected Asia would be the best region to make advancement, while s...
2012-05-24 07:21:19
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