Shipbuilding
CSBC wins four bulkers
Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC has signed a contract to build four bulkers for Taiwan Power Co. The bulkers, of which size was not revealed, will cost TWD 6bn ($182.11m), the ministry of economic affairs, which controls CSBC, said. The vessels will ca...
2009-07-17 17:06:31
GSI wins two bitumen carriers
Chinese state-owned shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) under CSSC has ended its order drought by winning orders for two specialized bitumen carriers. The newbuilding contracts are understood to involve a pair of 10,000-dwt vessels ...
2009-07-17 14:07:46
Tsakos behind Sungdong suexmax order
Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea says it has secured an order for two 158,000-dwt suezmax tankers from a player it describes as one of the "top-10" leading tanker companies in the world. A yard official declines to disclose t...
2009-07-17 13:54:45
Yangfan & Xiamen win 10 supramaxes
Chinese coal player Lanyue Energy Development has ordered 10 57,000-dwt supramax bulkers at Yangfan Group Co and Xiamen Shipbuilding through its shipping unit Lanhai. A source familiar with Lanyue says the energy company is one of the top coal tra...
2009-07-17 13:42:32
Jinhaiwan wins another 30 bulkers
China’s Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard has received an additional 30 bulker orders from Grand China Logistics, which had become a new stakeholder of the shipbuilding company. According to sources, ship types are said to be 57,000-dwt and 83,000-dwt...
2009-07-17 11:34:21
Wadan expects orders from Russia
Andrey Burlakov, the owner of bankrupt German shipbuilder Wadan Yards, believes a rescue is imminent, expecting a big order spree from Russia. He said Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel was likely to order ten ships and marine oil and gas platfor...
2009-07-17 07:11:17
Daewoo in talks for suezmax
According to market sources, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea appears to be in negotiations for two suezmax tanker newbuildings. The reports claim that the entities are in talks concerning the delivery of the newbuildings in...
2009-07-17 07:09:31
Imabari defers facility renewal
Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding is set to change its policy of boosting production by raising efficiency and increasing the number of outside workers, according to its President Yukito Higaki at a press conference on July 15th. The shipbuilder proj...
2009-07-17 07:05:00
Germany mulls aid for Wadan
German chancellor Angela Merkel said that state aid is being considered for bankrupt Wadan Yards in Rostock-Warnemünde and Wismar. Following a meeting with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, she said that everything would be done to help the...
2009-07-17 06:57:48
Chongqing shipbuilding biz grows rapidly
Despite global financial crisis, shipbuilding industry of Chongqing City China is still prospering with its export volume increasing by large in the first half of this year. Shipbuilders in the city achieved revenue of 5.6bn yuan ($820m) in the fi...
2009-07-17 06:27:49
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