Shipbuilding
Japan ship orders soar 71.5%
Japanese export ship orders rose for the first time in 15 months in December 2009 on a year-on-year basis, surging a robust 71.5 percent to 471,600 gross tons, according to figures released by the Japan Ship Exporters' Association. It may be too ...
2010-01-22 07:24:06
Azerbaijan builds modern facilities
In 2010 Azerbaijan will lay a foundation for a modern shipyard, said President Ilham Aliyev. "Negotiations on construction of a shipyard have been held in Azerbaijan. They have already been completed. All issues have been negotiated and financial...
2010-01-22 07:21:24
Philippines eyes world-class shipyard
The Philippines should develop its maritime prowess up the next level by building world-class ocean-going vessels, said Jack Enrile, economic and development consultant to his father, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. “We are a maritime nation...
2010-01-22 06:35:15
China's output exceeds 40m dwt in 2009
Despite the global financial crisis, China's completed shipbuilding output in 2009 surged by more than 40 percent, with its share in the global market rising further. In 2009, China overtook South Korea as the country with the largest volume of n...
2010-01-21 15:41:40
STX bags two 81K bulkers
Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is said to have clinched its second new order in the New Year. According to industry sources, STX reportedly signed a contract with a shipowner based in Europe to build one plus one 81,000-dwt bulkers...
2010-01-21 12:22:00
China leading shipbuilding ?
In 2009, China managed to bypass the volume of shipbuilding orders of South Korea, which had been a leader in recent twenty years. For the first time in its history China shipbuilders have outrun its major rival. Last year, China won 44.4% of con...
2010-01-21 08:15:18
Drydocks World focuses on current orders
South-east Asia, which has seen new orders drying up, capped off a difficult year by focusing on the orders it has on hand and pushed out seven deliveries in December. The deliveries for domestic and international owners include three offshore mai...
2010-01-21 08:12:54
China’s largest CSD delivered
On January 19th, China Merchants Group subsidiary China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) held a delivery ceremony for the ‘Tian Jing Hao’, China’s largest-ever self-propelled cutter suction dredger (CSD), which was ordered by compatriot shipowne...
2010-01-21 06:59:59
New orders crash 71% in Japan
Japan Ship Exporter's Association (JSEA) announced on Jan. 19th that its 22 shipbuilder members received newbuilding orders of 2.53m CGT (5.7m gt) in 2009, dropping by 71.3% over a year earlier. This is the worst record ever since CGT-based statis...
2010-01-21 06:58:21
Chinese weather the toughest crisis
Having experienced amazing growth during the couple of years to 2008, China’s shipbuilding industry suffered severe blow in 2009 due to global financial crisis. As government’s preferential policy came out for the industry, Chinese shipbuilde...
2010-01-20 16:30:15
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