Shipbuilding
China No.1 in orderbook with 36.5% share
The decrease in global newbuilding orderbook is gradually accelerating, according to industry statistics. As of the end of June, worldwide shipbuilding order backlog stood at 9,134 ships of 534.22m dwt, down 9.99% year-on-year. The orderbook sh...
2009-07-09 14:22:46
CSBC wins product tankers
CSBC Corp, Taiwan’s largest shipbuilder, has won an order to build two products carriers for state refiner CPC Corp. The yard group said the ships will cost TWD 3.2bn ($97m) in total. CPC ordered the double-hulled tankers to replace single-skinn...
2009-07-09 07:27:21
China acquires 87% of new orders
Global new ship orders finally saw a glimmer of hope in June. Latest statistics from Clarkson show that the new ship orders in June totaled 1.83m dwt, with Chinese yards grabbing 1.6m dwt while South Korean rivals bagging the remainder. Chine...
2009-07-09 07:20:43
CSBC delays delivery of 14 boxships
Taiwan’s CSBC has agreed to delay delivery of 14 containerships to All Oceans Transportation, a subsidiary of compatriot shipowner Yang Ming Marine. Five 8,240-teu ships have been pushed back by 15 months on average. Four 6,600-teu vessels have...
2009-07-09 07:16:45
New cruiseship orders to come
Orders for new cruiseships could well resume next year as shipbuilders buckle under the financial pressure of a long-running dearth of fresh business. Richard Jansen, global head of the cruise and ferry group at DVB Transport, said that while Mey...
2009-07-09 07:07:46
Chinese tug-of-war for NITC orders
An order for the construction of six VLCCs for National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has spurred fierce competition between Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co of CSIC and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding of CSSC. The two Chinese shipyards are report...
2009-07-09 06:25:25
Keel laid for Queen Elizabeth at Fincantieri
On July 7th, at Monfalcone shipyard there was a keel laying of the passengership the Queen Elizabeth, ordered by Carnival group for the British shipowner, Cunard Line. Following the Queen Victoria, built at MarGhera shipyard in 2007, the delivery ...
2009-07-08 16:44:25
Samsung postpones delivery date of LNG ships
A.P. Moller - Maersk will delay deliveries of two LNG carrier newbuildings on order in South Korea. According to foreign media report, the company will postpone the receipt of two 165,500-cbm LNG carriers currently under construction at Samsung He...
2009-07-08 07:25:27
Newbuild benchmark prices remain elusive
Shipbrokers agree that a realistic benchmark price for newbuildings remains as elusive as ever, despite a bundle of orders and resales over the last month. There is keen interest in the new price levels, to measure the extent of any fall since the...
2009-07-08 07:17:43
Russian super shipyard project starts in 2010
The construction of a super shipyard in Kronshtadt (Kotlin island, Leningrad region) is to commence in 2010 provided that Vnesheconombank (VEB) grants a credit, local media reported. According to Georgy Poryadin, BoD Chairman of Vyborg Shipyard, V...
2009-07-08 07:06:35
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