Shipbuilding
Jebsen pressing ahead with Vinashin orders
Norwegian shipowner Atle Jebsen says he is pressing ahead with an order for 12 bulkers of 24,500 dwt at Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corp (Vinashin) following reports that the deal had been dropped. Bulker player Kristian Jebsens Rederi had also bee...
2009-05-25 07:05:10
Jinse workout plan collapses
Jinse Shipbuilding’s workout program failed due to disagreement among its creditors. Management normalization plan for the South Korean ailing shipbuilder did not get over 75% approval from its creditors and the workout scheme ended in vain with...
2009-05-25 06:31:35
Rongsheng denies cancellations
Greek shipowner Thenamaris is said to be selling its two 156,000-dwt suezmax-tanker newbuildings under construction at Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries. Informed sources say the company has found a buyer and is finalising the deal. The identity ...
2009-05-22 16:01:24
STX says no cancellations by Safe
A foreign media reported Safe Bulkers has cancelled two Kamsarmax bulker newbuildings at South Korea’s STX Shipbuilding. But an STX official told Asiasis Friday that the report is groundless and the owner is just requesting delivery delays of th...
2009-05-22 14:06:54
Ananda exports eighth ship
Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd, one of the leading ship manufacturing and exporting companies of Bangladesh, is going to export its eighth vessel. The managing director of the company, Afroza Bari, told bdnews24.com that the vessel named 'Stella Mo...
2009-05-22 07:14:41
Korea wants global shipbuilding certification
South Korean shipbuilders, who lead the global shipbuilding industry, are seeking to make their skills the international standard. The Human Resources Development Service of Korea said Wednesday it will hold a three-day workshop starting Thursday...
2009-05-22 07:05:16
SPP’s new ‘load-out’ method
South Korea’s SPP Shipbuilding on May 18th succeeded in ‘loading-out’ a ship by a new skid way method using ‘Link Plates’ and ‘Rail Transporters’ at its Gosung Shipyard. In the ‘load-out’ process, the shipbuilder used 19 Rail Tra...
2009-05-22 06:25:36
Shipbuilding strengthening rush
Resource-rich countries are recently embarking on construction and renewal of shipyards following one after another. The nations are planning to build the ships needed to export their resources at its own shipyards and South Korea’s shipbuilders...
2009-05-22 06:20:23
Japan wants new OECD shipbuilding agreement
Moves by the Japanese government to establish a new shipbuilding agreement via the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development will not come as a surprise to many. While the original negotiations aimed at eliminating market distorting ...
2009-05-21 07:34:53
Germany won 46 new orders last year, lowest since 2001
German shipyards booked their lowest number of new orders last year since 2001 as the slump hit. The German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) said 2008 had been an excellent year in terms of revenue, but the global economic crisi...
2009-05-21 07:19:21
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