Shipbuilding
Samsung eyes bulker biz
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) may resume building bulkers after a break of 10 years. SHI was among the shipbuilders who made their offers in connection with a project by India's Reliance Group to procure 6-10 200,000-dwt class bulker newbuildings. ...
2009-09-15 07:29:35
Lula boost Brazilian yards
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has criticized Rio de Janeiro-based Vale, the world’s largest iron ore exporter, for not playing a bigger part in the recovery of the country’s shipbuilding industry. “It’s impossible that Vale...
2009-09-15 07:27:10
Rongsheng orders hit world's top
A high-ranking official from Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries, the largest private shipbuilding enterprise in China, said it has secured the largest volume of new orders on the planet so far this year and it will deliver up to 20 newbuildings this ...
2009-09-15 06:34:09
SLS’ cancelled MR tankers unsold
Foreign media reported Chinese bunker player Brightoil Petroleum has bought two MR tanker resales at South Korea’s SLS Shipbuilding. Reportedly, it has paid $33m each for hull No. 511 and 512 both 51,000-dwt, IMO III ships which are set to be deli...
2009-09-14 13:46:30
Design of "Cleaner Bulker"
Oshima Shipbuilding said on September 10th that it has almost completed a design for a new Panamax bulker model that can meet a targeted 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The company has been working on the design since 2008. Oshima also ...
2009-09-14 07:17:47
Oshima's future business plans
The top executives of Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding discussed the company's future business plans at a press briefing in Tokyo on September 10th. Sho Minami, CEO, said that the shipbuilding industry is currently in a state of an oversupply much to...
2009-09-14 07:15:11
Indonesia-China build shipyard
Indonesia is seeking Chinese investment cooperation to boost its shipyard industry from next year. I Nyoman Sudiana, director of shipyard and shipping association Iperindo, said a feasibility study would begin this year. The potential partnership ...
2009-09-14 07:02:33
Transpetro inks 10 tanker orders
Brazil’s Transpetro placed orders for 10 tankers, including $1.22bn worth of contracts at compatriot Atlantico Sul Shipyard, the company said Friday. The tanker owning arm of state-run oil company, Petrobras, said it will pay $747m for four suezmax...
2009-09-14 06:50:13
Samsung-Atlantico kicks off
Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea said a keel laying ceremony for a 150,000-dwt tanker, which will be built by Samsung’s technical support, was successfully held at Brazil’s Atlantico Sul Shipyard on September 11th. It said at the ceremo...
2009-09-14 06:15:00
STX tanker order collapsed ?
A huge newbuilding order placed by a Greek company at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding of South Korea in June is said to have collapsed. According to foreign media report, Standard Development of Greece had contracted four medium-range (MR) tankers wit...
2009-09-11 12:16:44
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