Shipbuilding
Rongsheng inks 4 VLOCs
Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries, China’s largest privately-owned shipbuilder, signed a $483m contract with Oman Shipping on July 10th for constructing four 400,000-dwt very large ore carriers. It was witnessed by Jiangsu Rongsheng president C...
2009-07-13 06:54:35
Bohai Sea yards to deliver 8m-ton ships
2009 Bohai Sea Shipbuilding Exhibition was held in Dalian, China on July 10th. Organizers said the shipbuilding output at shipyards in Bohai Sea would exceed 8 million tons in 2009, and their current order backlog stood at 46.75 million dwt worth...
2009-07-13 06:12:46
Shipbuilding output in Nantong jump 91%
Shipbuilders in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province launched 51 ships totaling 2.1m dwt in the first six months of 2009, up 64.5% and 90.9% year-on-year respectively. Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) and Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries, repre...
2009-07-13 06:08:24
New orders pick up in June
Shipyards around the world received newbuilding orders of 1.8532m dwt in June alone. Though down by 93.98% year-on-year, they broke the 1m-dwt barrier for the first time since November last year, making a significant rally for 2009. According to s...
2009-07-13 06:03:35
Thor Dahl cancels four bulkers in China
Thor Dahl Shipping of Norway has cancelled an order for four 37,000-dwt bulk carriers at Jiangsu Eastern Shipyard in China. The ships were scheduled for delivery in 2008 and 2009 but were considerably delayed, according to the annual report of Tho...
2009-07-10 14:28:01
STX in talks with Petrobras for new yard
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding of South Korea is mulling constructing a new shipyard in Brazil in an alliance with oil major Petrobras. The move comes in anticipation of a newbuilding boom in Brazil. State-owned Petrobras has launched an ambitious f...
2009-07-10 14:14:20
Imabari eyes output milestone
The group of family-owned shipyards that dot the coastline of Japan’s inland Seto Sea has long been dominated by the Imabari Group of shipyards. The shipyards remain secretive and vessels built there are revealed only at half and full year. But ...
2009-07-10 07:36:17
Alba newbuilding program on track
Alba Maritime Services president Sotiri Dushas has confirmed that most of his company’s newbuilding program is in place, despite the transfer of three units to one of the company’s banks prior to their resale to another owner. The status of Alba ...
2009-07-10 07:29:40
Yards still strong in cancellation talks
Shipbuilders are in a strong position when it comes to dealing with shipowners seeking order delays and cancellations. Martin Stopford, managing director of Clarksons Research Services, said the total orderbook of more than $500bn was broadly cov...
2009-07-10 07:22:23
STX develops LNG ro-ro
Australia's Roadships, recently listed on the Nasdaq Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, has set its eyes on US shortsea shipping with the unique high-speed monohull ro-ro design. The transport outfit on June 26th asked STX Canada Marine to include L...
2009-07-09 16:26:35
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