Shipbuilding
LNG newbuilding orders to rise
Samsung Heavy Industries, which had been turning out around 15 LNG carriers per year, is now content with two to four per annum. While the yard is confident the demand for LNG carriers will increase, officials say there is “no need to hurry”. ...
2011-03-21 06:37:05
Samsung soon pens 13,000TEU's
S. Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries is seen to be on the verge of signing a newbuilding contract with OOCL to build 10 13,000-teu boxships. According to industry sources and other foreign reports, the final negotiators from both sides are now tal...
2011-03-20 22:10:25
China new orders jump 44%
The combined newbuilding output of Chinese yards during January to February came to 8.46m DWT, decreasing by 7.8% y-o-y while new orders grew by 44.3% to 8.26m DWT. According to the report released by the China Association of National Shipbuildin...
2011-03-20 22:01:08
Samho & Sungdong win bulkers
South Korean shipyards have won rare 'bulker' newbuilding orders. Turkish shipowner Manta Denizcilik has booked three bulker newbuildings at two shipyards. Captain Yucel Say of Manta confirms the Turkish owner has inked two 35,200-dwt handysize...
2011-03-18 14:27:11
Hyundai scores 9,700TEU's
Hyundai Heavy Industries has reportedly won a $1bn containership newbuilding order. Germany's Hamburg Sud is said to be ordering up to 10 post-panamax ships at the South Korean shipbuilder. The deal consists of six firm ships of around 9,700 te...
2011-03-18 13:00:11
Sinopacific kicks off two lead ships
Yangzhou Dayang Shipbuilding, an affiliated yard of China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group, started building two lead ships in March. One of them is the bulk carrier Crown 63 (63,500DWT), classified under BV register and self designed by Sinopa...
2011-03-18 07:33:16
Major remain intact: Japan
Japan's major shipbuilders escaped the full impact of the earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeastern coast of the country with full force a week ago. An official at the Japan Ship Exporters' Association said the devastating natural disaster ...
2011-03-18 06:58:37
Japanese in crisis
Japan's shipbuilding industry seems to face more troubles in new order intake in the wake of the recent earthquake and tsunami. First, the disruption in supplying ship equipment and various kinds of facilities would mess up building schedule of Ja...
2011-03-17 22:05:13
Ouhua wins two 4,800 TEUs
China's Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding (pictured) has won two 4,800-teu boxships plus two optional ships from Greece's Thenamaris. The newly ordered ships feature 250 meters long, 37.3 meters wide and 19.6 meters high. The yard will start buil...
2011-03-17 12:35:42
Not "High-Tech" only "Experience"
Korean and Chinese shipbuilders are diversifying away from conventional commercial ships into ultra-high-value offshore and deep-sea facilities for energy projects. Especially, Korean yards are trying to keep ahead of the Chinese yards by building...
2011-03-17 07:12:22
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