Shipbuilding
Hyundai Mipo pens 39K BCs
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard of South Korea is told to have contracted two 39,000-dwt bulkers with Turkish owner GSD Marin. Delivery is slated for May 2013. The newbuilding bulkers seem to be the yard's newly developed handysize. It is assumed that...
2012-05-09 09:48:57
Big John eyes $12bn orders
John Fredriksen has raised $1bn after selling a slice of his shares in Seadrill, sparking suggestions he could set about a $4bn spree in the tanker and bulker sectors. “I've typically done deals owning 30% to 50% of the projects or companies, s...
2012-05-09 08:02:11
Korean S&M in deep crisis
While South Korean small-and-medium size shipyards are facing troubles with lack of orders and financial difficulties, this may eventually reinforce competitiveness of Chinese yards and damage Korean shipbuilding industry, a senior analyst says. S...
2012-05-09 07:06:12
Sasebo pens 3 75K BCs
Japanese shipyards have contracted new panamax bulkers in a row. Their strategies to differentiate themselves with fuel efficiency seem to be well received by owners. Sasebo Heavy Industries revealed that it booked orders for overall three 75,000-...
2012-05-08 09:33:34
STX Dalian wins handy BCs
South Korea's Dongbu Insurance, a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate Dongbu Group, is said to be behind an order of four handysize-bulker newbuildings at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. Dongbu has ordered the quartet on the back of at least a s...
2012-05-08 07:27:32
1/4 of newbuild yards to close
It is estimated that 24% of the 2011 global newbuilding capacity (63m cgt), or 15m cgt, would disappear from the market for the next three years. Danish Ship Finance reported, yard capacity has grown too big for future newbuilding demand, which wi...
2012-05-08 07:04:55
Ouhua eyes 1,700TEU order
Greece's Avin International, better known as a tanker owner, is set to enter boxship sector with placing newbuilding order. The Vardinoyannis group wing is negotiating an order for two 1,700-teu containerships with China’s Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbu...
2012-05-07 07:31:41
Mitsui wins ‘flexible’ 66K BC
Niovis Shipping of Greece has opted for a new flexible bulker design and booked a 66,000-dwt vessel plus one option at Japan's Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding. Basil Mavroleon of Niovis confirms the firm unit is due for delivery in the first qu...
2012-05-07 07:25:59
Stena delays LNGC LOIs
Sweden's Stena Bulk manages to push back dates on which it has to declare planned LNG-newbuilding berths. The shipowner is understood to have extended letters of intent on two pairs of LNG newbuildings at Samsung Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipb...
2012-05-07 07:21:17
STX pens ethylene pair?
Greek gas-ship owner Benelux Overseas is said to be in talks with STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in South Korea for a pair of 9,000-cbm ethylene carriers. The ships are slated for delivery in 2014 with a price tag of around $32m each. Meanwhile, ...
2012-05-04 14:11:17
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