Shipbuilding
USC boosts Far Eastern shipbuilding
The Board of Directors of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, Russian: OSK) has approved the concept for shipbuilding development in the Far East, Governor of Khabarovsk Territory Vyacheslav Shport said at the meeting of OSK BoD held in ...
2009-09-30 12:27:04
Orient delivers its first newbuilding
South Korea’s Orient Shipyard has delivered its first-ever newbuilding to compatriot Sunwoo ST on September 30th. The ship, named ‘Ocean World’, is the first in 33,300-dwt bulk carrier series ordered by the shipowner at the yard. Orient S...
2009-09-30 11:08:37
Cosco suffers further cancellations
Cosco Corp (Singapore) has again taken a hit by order cancellations and delivery delays. Related company Cosco International Ship Trading has chopped an order for two car carriers on the same day as a mystery European shipowner held up the deliver...
2009-09-30 07:23:09
Vale builds more VLOCs
The world’s largest iron ore exporter Vale has reportedly ordered another four very large ore carriers. The Brazilian miner has declined to confirm reports that the contract was signed with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineerin...
2009-09-30 07:02:18
Cancellations hit 181 ships in China
The China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) announced on September 25th in its report on the state of the country's ship industry for the January-August 2009 period that the number of newbuildings in the country whose orders w...
2009-09-30 06:55:44
China in full chase of Korea
In the global shipbuilding industry, China is now in hot pursuit of South Korea, the world’s No. 1 shipbuilding nation. According to the statistics collected by Clarkson Research Services, Chinese shipbuilders secured new orders of 670,000 cgt i...
2009-09-30 06:20:44
Western builds $100m yard
Bangladesh’s Western Marine Shipyard is planning to construct its second domestic yard next year. The company is in talks with South Korean, Japanese and Danish interests over a $100m facility at Anwara. It already has a yard at Colagoan. Bos...
2009-09-29 07:45:14
Zhoushan shipyards take the lead
Chinese shipbuilders in Zhoushan city, Jiangsu province, are likely to outperform other shipbuilding hubs in terms of revenue as a result of steady demand from shipowners specializing in China’s domestic trade, foreign media reports. Leading shi...
2009-09-29 07:35:44
Bangladeshi shipbuilding potential
Shipbuilding could become Bangladesh's second largest export currency earning production industry by the year 2015. If it is to reach its potential, and indeed flourish as a pillar of Bangladesh's economic development, the ground must be laid to f...
2009-09-29 07:33:41
Korean shipbuilding still faces downturn
Future prospects for Korean shipbuilders are cloudy as demand for new ships remains weak amid economic uncertainties, a survey showed. According to the survey of key 18 sectors conducted by the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the local ship...
2009-09-29 07:31:14
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