Shipbuilding
Rush of LNG carrier orders
As there are a number of newbuilding talks on progress for LNG carriers worldwide, it is highly expected to see increasing new LNG ship orders in a fast pace. Russia's Gazprom is planning to hire four new LNG carriers for up to 15 years, raising...
2011-03-06 23:37:31
Chinese hunt 57K & 180K BCs
China's CSC Jinling Shipyard and CSIC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry have won newbuilding orders from China's emerging shipowner, Shandong Marine, to build two 57,000-dwt bulkers and three 180,000-dwt bulkers respectively. The total of n...
2011-03-06 23:36:00
Korea retakes No.1
Korean shipbuilders beat Chinese counterparts by a wide margin in February in terms of monthly new orders, occupying the world's first position. According to the Clarkson Research Services data released on last Friday, world's total of new order...
2011-03-06 23:32:40
Handy-bulkers wanted
While new bulker orders have decreased in general, handsize bulkers of between 20,000 and 60,000 DWT are in increasing demand. Some Japanese shipowners, including Daiichi Chuo Kisen and Sanko Kisen, are organizing their handy-bulker fleet in an a...
2011-03-04 11:10:06
Kor-Jap vie for KOTC new tankers
Korean and Japanese shipbuilders are competing to win a rare tanker newbuilding order, from Middle Eastern shipowner. Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC) has launched a tender for nine new tankers worth around $1bn. The tender invites yards to bid on f...
2011-03-04 10:31:15
PIL orders 4,300TEUs in China
Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) continues to order new boxships. PIL, which booked two 2,800-teu ships plus four options at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea in January this year, has returned to its favourite yard in China R...
2011-03-04 10:20:20
Hyundai-Vinashin scores kamsarmax
Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard, joint South Korean and Vietnamese shipbuilder, continues to win bulker orders. Market sources say Greece’s St Michael Shipping has ordered a 82,600-dwt bulker at the yard. The vessel is the largest newbuilding cont...
2011-03-04 10:09:51
Hyundai-Gunsan aims 20 newbuilds
Hyundai Heavy Industries's Gunsan shipyard has gained newbuilding orders for 14 ships so far this year, which is a sharp growth against only three ships of 2009 and nine of 2010 and is highly expected to win over 20 newbuildings in total this year. ...
2011-03-04 09:59:16
Shanghai Shipyard inks 3,600TEU pair
China's Shanghai Shipyard has won this year's first boxship order from Germany's F.A. Vinnen & Co to build two 3,600TEU ships. Delivery is set for the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. Financial terms were not revealed. The ...
2011-03-04 07:14:37
Hyundai-Vinashin only newbuild
Hyundai-Vinashin Shipbuilding (HVS), a Vietnam-based subsidiary of Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, is to end ship-repair business and to focus on only shipbuilding. HVS has repaired overall 967 ships and revamped 23 ships since its first operation...
2011-03-03 23:04:54
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