Shipbuilding
STX wins MR tankers
South Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has received massive newbuilding orders in the commercial ship sector. STX O&S said on June 15th that it has won an order for the construction of a total of eight 50,400-dwt tankers (options for four uni...
2009-06-15 12:18:18
MES delivers recycling ship
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding has completed its first capesize bulk carrier to be fully compliant with International Maritime Organization’s Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships.
2009-06-15 07:27:39
Jinhaiwan wins 32 bulker orders
Grand China Logistics is reported to have come to the rescue of Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard with a major order for 32 bulkers and is understood to be in talks to take a majority stake in the shipbuilder. News of the deal, however, was received wi...
2009-06-15 07:17:03
Sinopacific Shipbuilding markets new bulker
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group of China is gearing up its marketing activity with a newly developed 64,000-dwt bulker design, which it claims will save on fuel costs. Company chairman and chief executive Simon Liang says the design is an upsized ...
2009-06-15 06:48:06
Japan yards to see more cancellations
The informal nature of some of Japan's domestic orders may lead to its cancellation tally rising. Japanese shipbuilders could yet be hit by order cancellations as the regional shipowning community based around the Seto Inland Sea prepares to pull ...
2009-06-12 15:16:21
Hyundai Gunsan Shipyard completion delayed
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries provisionally delayed the completion of the Gunsan Shipyard until next year due to shipbuilding industry slump. Construction of the shipyard was set to be completed by this month but it will now be complete...
2009-06-12 11:51:45
Samsung-Dohle/CSAV order talks ongoing
Negotiations between Samsung Heavy Industries and shipowners Compania Sud Americana Vapores of Chile and German owner Peter Dohle surrounding orders for 12 mega-boxships have yet to reach a conclusion. An SHI source said, “The negotiations are ...
2009-06-12 07:20:26
Danaos postpones delivery
Danaos has delayed the delivery of five 12,600 teu containerships by a year, to 2012. This brings the total number of newbuilding delivery delays worked out by John Coustas’ New York Stock Exchange-listed and Athens-based containership owner th...
2009-06-12 06:59:13
Hanjin still eyeing new shipyard in MisOr
South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has not totally abandoned its shipbuilding facility project in Misamis Oriental but the date of resuming construction hinges on a small window of positive outlook amid the present global...
2009-06-12 06:51:45
CSBC delays delivery of 24 boxships
CSBC Corporation said on June 10th that it has agreed to delay deliveries of 24 containership newbuildings ordered by two shipowners. The Taiwanese shipbuilder said in a regulatory filing that shipbuilding and shipping industry slump amid financia...
2009-06-12 06:11:15
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