Shipbuilding
German cancels 12,800-teu boxships
German KG financier Lloyd Fonds said that two 12,800-teu super post-panamax vessels ordered from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Philippines will not be built. Four others may also be cancelled. The ships are part of an eight-ship order joi...
2010-02-16 13:37:32
Wibro at Hyundai
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) takes the initiative in realizing the dream of Wibro shipyard, a mobile office. HHI digitalized all of its worksites for the first time among the world shipyards in September 2009 by installing Wibro (Wireless Broad...
2010-02-16 06:58:06
Shipbuilders extend holidays
Through the Lunar New Year holidays, the lights of big shipyards located in Ulsan, Geoje, Jinhae, and Busan, South Korea have been turned off. According to Korean shipbuilders, they have decided to have an exceptional long break this Lunar New Ye...
2010-02-16 06:56:17
Glovis confirms PCTC orders
Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary Glovis has decided to order pure car/truck carrier newbuildings for the first time. The logistics unit said a board meeting held on February 11th has approved a newbuilding project of three PCTCs. The ma...
2010-02-16 06:53:31
GSI signs MR-tanker pair
China’s Shanghai North Sea Shipping (SNS) has booked two medium-range (MR) product tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). Delivery is set for late 2011 and early 2012. Newbuilding price is said to be around $35m each. SNS is a tan...
2010-02-12 15:13:33
Majors hunting kamsarmax
It is reported that South Korea's large shipbuilders are targeting growing interest in kamsarmax bulker sector. After being starved of new orders for more than a year, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Samsung Hea...
2010-02-12 15:10:26
Samsung returning to bulker
Samsung Heavy Industries is reportedly preparing to switch one of its two block factories in China to shipbuilding in a move to return to bulker newbuilding. Industry sources say the South Korean large shipbuilder is looking to build vessels below...
2010-02-12 15:09:11
Chinese wins two kamsarmaxes
Croatia's Atlantska Plovidba has ordered two kamsarmax bulkers at China's Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industries. The two 79,800-dwt vessels are for delivery in June and September 2012. No price has been announced but brokers estimate they are costing ...
2010-02-12 15:02:53
Hyundai Mipo inks 82K bulkers
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has secured an order for two 82,000-dwt kamsarmax bulkers from Turkey’s Ciner Group. Newbuilding price is said to be amounting to about $74m in total for delivery in the third and fourth quarters of...
2010-02-12 14:57:36
Qingdao Beihai bags cape duo
China’s state-owned Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry has ended its two-year orders drought by securing an order for two capesize bulkers from a domestic owner. Market sources say Henan Guotai Group has booked two 180,000-dwt vessels at...
2010-02-12 14:54:34
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