Shipbuilding
Hidden cancelled or delayed orderbook
The true size of the bulker orderbook remained uncertain as hidden deals between owners and yards continue to take place, Golden Ocean’s chief executive Herman Billung said. Cancellations, order alterations and negotiations for delays were being...
2009-11-26 07:19:48
Yangfan clinches six pax
China’s Zhejiang Yangfan Shipbuilding has secured a $240m contract with Guangdong Lanyue Energy to build six 80,000-dwt panamax bulkers. A source at the yard confirmed the orders for Guangdong Lanyue Energy, which he said were due to be delivere...
2009-11-26 06:57:45
Daewoo starts ‘Sea Logistics Control’
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said Wednesday that the ‘Sea Logistics Control System’ has been put into operation, which controls every ship entering Okpo Bay where its Okpo Shipyard is located. In the Okpo Bay, barge...
2009-11-26 06:24:32
Yangfan denies PCTC cancellation
Taiwan’s shipowner TMT said last week that it has cancelled orders for four 4,900-unit pure car/truck carriers on order at China’s Yangfan Group. The shipbuilder, however, denied the cancellation. According to industry sources, TMT had planned...
2009-11-25 12:56:12
Bangladesh yards expect overseas JVs
Bangladesh shipbuilders said a number of joint venture investments are likely to come from Denmark, Germany, France and few other countries that would help reduce the dependence on overseas firms ranging from ship designing to painting to build world...
2009-11-25 08:36:43
Mingde inks 115K BC
Chinese fast-growing private-owned shipbuilder Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry announced that it has signed a newbuilding contract with South Korean shipowner HS Line for an 115,000-dwt bulker on November 20th. The contract signing ceremony was atte...
2009-11-25 06:25:27
Majors selling know-how
South Korea’s major first-tier shipbuilders are increasingly cooperating with foreign state-owned shipbuilding companies in a new form of export and business diversification. They help overseas shipyards be modernized or new up-to-date shipyards...
2009-11-25 06:16:44
New ferry order pending
Baltic ferry player Scandlines is mulling newbuildings for its Gedser to Rostock run. It is looking to place an order for two ferries before the end of the year, its Baltic chief Peter Waever told local media. “We believe that the crises ar...
2009-11-24 07:19:42
Lindo unhappy birthday
AP Moller-Maersk’s decision to spend over $500m in state funds to build ships in Asia has been met by an angry response from within its shipbuilding unit, foreign media reports. Staff at Lindo Shipyard, which is downsizing its workforce as it co...
2009-11-24 07:16:42
Azerbaijan MOU new shipyard project
A memorandum of understanding was signed in Baku this week on the construction and operation of the shipbuilding yard by the Singaporean Keppel Offshore & Marine Company. The plant will be built near the Baku Deep Water Jacket Plant named after H...
2009-11-24 07:05:45
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