Shipbuilding
Conrad adds to order backlog
Conrad Industries, Inc. has announced the signing of new contracts that bring its current backlog to approximately $86.0 million compared with $41.0 million at June 30, 2010, $38.3 million at December 31, 2009 and $56.1 million at September 30, 2009....
2010-10-14 08:08:55
Mitsubishi inks new PCTC pair
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won orders for a pair of new pure car and truck carriers from Norwegian shipowners. Oslo-listed Wilh Wilhelmsen has penned one new PCTC at the Japanese yard while subsidiary Wallenius Lines has added another, tappin...
2010-10-14 07:35:28
Shipbuilders getting polarized
Recently, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding won a gigantic $1.4bn order for 10 mega containerships (four firm and six optional) and South Korean 'Big 4' shipbuilders, namely Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine E...
2010-10-13 08:33:05
Canada shortlists yards to build ships
Five Canadian shipyards were short-listed to build large ships under a procurement strategy. They are Davie Yards Inc., Levis, QC, Irving Shipbuilding Inc., Saint John, NB, Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd., North Vancouver, BC, Kiewit Offshore Service...
2010-10-13 08:14:56
China vs. Korea: Bloodier fight to come
China’s Jiangnan Shipyard is building a new dock. In 2015, the annual shipbuilding capacity of Jiangnan will be increased from 4.5m tons to 12m tons. At that time, Jiangyan may become the largest shipyard in the world, replacing South Korea's Hyund...
2010-10-13 01:15:11
China shipbuilding rises
As is reported earlier, Clarkson research statistics showed that Chinese order backlog had surpassed Korean and the gap was becoming larger. The report indicated that at the beginning of October Chinese orderbook reached 51.93m CGT, occupying 36....
2010-10-13 01:13:52
STX pens $1.4bn 13,000-teu ships
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding announced today that it has inked a milestone contract with European shipowner to build 10 13,000-teu containerships including optional units, worth about $1.4bn in total. Asiasis reported last week that STX was rumored...
2010-10-12 12:23:20
SLS delivers 11 newbuildings
South Korea's SLS Shipbuilding said Monday that it has successfully delivered the 45,000-dwt chemical tanker BUNGABALSAM to Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC) on September 30th. The vessel, hull number S522, with a length of 174.0 ...
2010-10-12 08:38:21
Bangladesh: Next shipbuilding hub
Bangladesh has the potential of becoming a shipbuilding hub as foreign investors are coming with investments in the sector, said the chief of a Dutch delegation yesterday. The country has already proved that it can produce ocean-going vessels with ch...
2010-10-12 08:03:07
DSIC wins additional MPP pair
China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp has been awarded a contract to build two 24,000-dwt multi-purpose (MPP) vessels by Pacific Shipping Trust (PST). The deal is worth $60m and deliveries are set for the third and fourth quarters of 2012. ...
2010-10-12 07:40:35
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