Shipbuilding
Jindo new shipyard delayed
Korea Shipbuilding, which has been constructing a new shipyard in Jindo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, decided to postpone the completion of the shipyard facility by one year till June 2010. An abrupt fall in newbuilding demand seems to be t...
2009-07-06 06:27:46
NITC in talks to order VLCCs
National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) is reportedly in contact with Chinese shipyards over its VLCC newbuilding requirements. China’s state-owned Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) are said to be i...
2009-07-06 06:19:53
Greenpeace orders hybrid newbuilding
Greenpeace has jumped on the bandwagon of environmental protection trend and ordered a new hybrid vessel. The pressure group, which has previously converted older vessels, has inked its first newbuilding at Fassmer Shipyard in Germany. Its Rainbow...
2009-07-03 07:26:16
Metrostar sells newbuildings
Greece’s Metrostar has reportedly sold two 160,000-dwt newbuilding tankers on order in South Korea. The ships are set for delivery from Hyundai Heavy Industries in October this year and in January 2010, according to foreign media report. Sources...
2009-07-03 07:23:41
Newbuilding cancellations jump in China
The China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (Cansi) says up to 5% of newbuildings ordered at Chinese shipbuilders may have been cancelled. Figures from Cansi show newbuilding cancellations are soaring, with 27 vessels cancelled in...
2009-07-03 07:06:44
Admiralty orderbook extends 8 years
Admiralty Shipyards are booked for 8-10 years says Aleksandr Buzakov, Director of Western Center of Shipbuilding OJSC (sub-holding of the United Shipbuilding Corporation). According to him, it is too early to speak about transfer of the shipyard ...
2009-07-03 07:02:18
Future of Korean shipbuilding: Digital ship
South Korean shipbuilding industry is challenged by Europe and Japan which lead the IT shipbuilding equipment market, and China which is fast growing as one of the world’s biggest shipbuilding countries. In the 21st century, shipbuilding industry m...
2009-07-03 06:28:21
World’s largest dry dock completed
A dry dock claimed to be the largest in the world in terms of physical size began operation Wednesday at Changxing Island in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning province, local media reported. STX (Dalian) Shipbuilding, a subsidiary ...
2009-07-02 14:12:17
Daehan promotes tanker designs
Emerging South Korean shipbuilder Daehan Shipbuilding has recently developed a new type of tanker. Daehan, currently undergoing debt workout program, has been specializing in building capesize bulkers, but it moved to expand its product menu agai...
2009-07-02 07:38:28
USC builds $1bn new shipyard
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is investing $1bn in the construction of a new shipyard in Kronshtadt, said Valery Venkov, head of USC’s advanced development department. The site on Kotlin Island is 15 miles from St Petersburg. ...
2009-07-02 07:14:12
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