Shipbuilding
35 VLCC orders to be delayed/canceled
Up to a fifth of the world’s tanker orderbook is likely to be cancelled or deferred, says Overseas Shipholding Group chief executive Morten Arntzen. He said no one actually knew how many very large crude carriers were on order as estimates varie...
2009-06-29 07:08:10
Stolt cancels another tanker at SLS
Stolt Tankers has reportedly canceled another chemical tanker order placed at South Korea’s SLS Shipbuilding after the shipyard failed to meet delivery deadlines. Two vessels from a four-ship order of 44,000-dwt coated parcel tankers have now be...
2009-06-29 07:05:03
China ship industry to improve by year end
According to Mr Zhang Shengkun director general of Shanghai Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, China ship industry will look up through the end of 2009 as the phasing-in of the revitalization plan. At present, the industrial participator...
2009-06-29 07:01:53
Rongsheng president confirms VLOC orders
China’s Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries has confirmed it had sealed a deal with Oman Shipping for the construction of four very large ore carriers, according to a foreign media. Jiangsu Rongsheng president Chen Qiang confirmed the order for f...
2009-06-29 06:43:03
Japan’s order intakes slump 86%
Japan Ship Exporters’ Association on June 25th said that its member shipbuilders received newbuilding orders for eight ships of 141,880 gt or 97,214 cgt in May, down 85.6% year-on-year. Japan’s monthly order receipt fell year-on-year for the eigh...
2009-06-29 06:16:50
Samsung names Petrobras drillship
Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea held a naming ceremony for a drillship at its Geoje Shipyard today. The vessel had been ordered by Brazil’s Petrobras at Samsung on July 19th 2006 for $590m. The drillship was named ‘Petrobras 10000...
2009-06-26 16:24:24
Samsung builds shipyard eyeing Gazprom project
Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea has agreed a tie-up with Russian shipbuilding group United Industrial Corp (UIC). The main purpose of the memorandum was to construct a new shipbuilding complex at Severnaya Verf in St Petersburg. UIC said b...
2009-06-26 14:35:58
China accelerates M&A of shipbuilders
Chinese government says it will use credit, taxation and other measures to cushion the impact of the global financial crisis on the country's shipbuilding industry. And it says it will push ahead with restructuring of the sector. China has 3,000 ...
2009-06-26 14:18:02
Daewoo signs two passenger ships
On June 25th, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea has signed a contract with Greece’s Attica Group to construct two passenger ships for some $200m. The vessels have a length of 145 meters and breadth of 23 meters with a cruis...
2009-06-26 10:31:35
Ketchikan Shipyard catches ferry order
US shipyard Alaska Ship & Drydock (ASD) has won an order to construct a new ferry to serve Ketchikan International Airport. The shipbuilder’s Ketchikan Shipyard will complete and deliver the Ken Eichner II early in 2011. The vessel will operate ...
2009-06-26 07:51:23
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