Shipbuilding
Listed shipbuilders' orders jump
Listed shipbuilders and constructors in South Korea saw a switch of fortunes in regard of their order intake last year. The Korea Exchange (KRX) revealed on February 20th that a total of 234 sales/supplies contracts reported in regulatory filings ...
2012-02-21 07:00:08
PC orders to hit 120
Shipbuilders are expected to see product carrier ordering start to turn around sooner or later, and recover in earnest next year. Analyst Choi Kwang-Sik, LIG Investment & Securities explained on February 20th that Hyundai Mipo Dockyard's share pr...
2012-02-21 06:53:46
Daewoo 18,000TEUs lapse
Maersk Line of Denmark officially cancelled the 10 options it had remaining for 18,000-teu newbuilding boxships at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of south Korea, on 17th February. Maersk has always suggested it was unlikely that it would...
2012-02-20 12:39:25
CNOOC plans smaller LNGC
China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) is eyeing the small-scale LNG-carrier sector. Industry sources say group company CNOOC Energy Technology & Services is looking into the design of a series of 30,000-cbm vessels. The company, which has been...
2012-02-20 07:54:32
Krasnoye eyes 15 deliveries
Russia's Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard is targeting a 50% increase in output for 2013. The yard, part of the MNP Group, plans to build 15 vessels next year, CEO Nikolai Zharkov told reporters. Zharkov named river-sea shipowners in the Volga and M...
2012-02-20 07:29:59
Daewoo readies new captain
The Korea Development Bank (KDB) organized a candidate recommendation committee for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s CEO & President and had their first meeting on February 17th. An official from KDB said, “Daewoo’s internal perso...
2012-02-20 06:54:23
COSCO delivered 47 ships
China's COSCO Shipyard Group made a new record of an estimated operating profit for 2011 having exceeded CNY 20bn ($3.17bn). COSCO made a record delivery in 2011 with 47 vessels of 3m dwt. Also, it successfully entered a new market, having deliver...
2012-02-17 10:12:55
Japan inks 13 export ships
Japanese shipbuilders' export ship contracted in January 2012 totals 13 vessels of 650,000 gt, down by 57% on the same month 2011, the Japan Ship Exporter’s Association (JSEA) announced on 16 February. About 90% of orders last month were contracted...
2012-02-17 09:41:08
Evergreen plans 14,000TEUs
Taiwan's Evergreen is talking with shipowners with the intention of chartering in 10 vessels of 14,000 teu class, say brokers. The project marks a break with the past as chairman Chang Yung-fa has previously refused to get into the larger ship ar...
2012-02-17 08:43:43
Samsung to win LNGC
Golar LNG is about to order further LNG carriers in South Korea. Brokers say the company is expected to confirm another two berths at Samsung Heavy Industries shortly. Golar currently has nine newbuilds on order at Samsung, two of which are f...
2012-02-17 08:36:07
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