Shipbuilding
Knightsbridge mulls orders
US-listed Knightsbridge Tankers is set to renew its fleet and is considering both newbuildings and resale contracts. The company, which is managed by John Fredriksen-controlled Frontline, currently has a fleet of four modern capesize bulkers and ...
2012-04-10 06:58:13
Gas carrier newbuild boom
LNG and LPG carriers newbuilding market is thriving even though 83 LNG carriers and 116 LPG carries are presently on order. Although about 30 LNG carriers are contracted but not employed, there are enough project requirements for LNG to cover tonn...
2012-04-09 07:30:41
Jiangnan wins ethylene pair
Navigator Gas has reportedly ordered up to six 22,000-cbm ethylene carriers at Jiangnan Shipyard in China. The order is understood to be for two firm ships with delivery in the first quarter of 2014, with options for four more to follow at three-...
2012-04-09 07:07:09
Ordering & Orderbook Shrink: Q1
South Korean shipbuilding industries' global new order intake in the first quarter has plummeted in comparison with that in 2011. According to Clarksons, Korean shipbuilders contracted a total of 22 vessels of a cumulative 0.5m cgt in March 2012 a...
2012-04-09 06:51:00
Hyundai to win 14,000TEUs
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries is reportedly in talks with Taiwan's Evergreen and shipowner partner to build ten 14,000-teu giant ships. As Evergreen hammers out the final terms with the shipyard and investor from which it will charter the...
2012-04-06 12:49:09
GSI pens 3+3 MR tankers
Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) contracted three newbuilding 50,000-dwt tankers with options for three more newbuildings included from a Danish Tankers Inc. The newbuildings are for delivery in the first half of 2014 and sources suggest they a...
2012-04-06 12:38:56
Hyundai Mipo inks bulkers?
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is likely to win an order for four 56,000-dwt bulkers from Israeli shipowner Ray Shipping. Market sources say Ray is in close discussions on the 56,000-dwt quartet with the South Korean shipyard. If they are firmed up, delive...
2012-04-06 11:59:37
Samsung wins drillship
Responding to the high level of customer demand driven by an ongoing trend of successful offshore discoveries, Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) has ordered a new advanced-capability, ultra-deepwater drillship to be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries, Co. Ltd...
2012-04-06 07:48:01
LPGC/feeder orders grow
A few years back, LPG and LNG carrier markets were considered a niche segment, only for specialists. Today, more and more shipowners are jumping into gas carrier market. These segments offer the best growth opportunities of other commercial ship s...
2012-04-06 07:12:56
Ordering plunges: Q1
Only 199 newbuildings have been contracted during the first quarter, 2012. Q1 recorded the lowest since the second quarter of 2009, when 98 vessels contracted. According to Clarksons, quarterly average contracts have been 536 vessels since 1996 an...
2012-04-06 06:57:05
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