Shipbuilding
Dae Sun delays delivery of a nuclear waste carrier
On February 27th, South Korea’s Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering announced in a regulatory filing that the delivery date of a low/medium-level radioactive waste carrier was delayed to April 15th. The shipbuilder said, “We reached an agreement w...
2009-03-03 11:47:19
Rescue Plans: Worldwide
The move is spreading worldwide for governments to devise and enforce financial support measures to their shipbuilding industry. The measures being mulled are not necessarily conventional direct subsidies to be handed out by governments to shipya...
2009-03-03 07:42:35
Fincantieri floats Silver Spirit
Fincantieri may be having trouble securing new orders, but its Italian yards at least have work for the immediate future. In Ancona on Friday, the company floated out Silversea’s latest luxury cruiseship, Silver Spirit, at a ceremony at the yar...
2009-03-03 07:24:27
GE trims orderbook
Great Eastern (GE) Shipping, India’s largest private sector shipping company, is negotiating with shipyards to cut part of its orderbook of 10 ships worth about $600 million (Rs 3,000 crore) to overcome the downturn in the freight rate for dry bulk...
2009-03-03 07:06:49
Only nine: Newbuilding orders
Orders for only nine ships were made in January worldwide, a meager six percent of last year's 151 ships, according to the global shipbuilding industry researcher Clarkson. Four went to South Korea and five to China, while shipbuilders in other r...
2009-03-03 07:00:26
Daewoo continues facilities investment
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has recently completed the construction of its new ship-block factory. On February 27th, DSME held a ceremony for the completion of its No. 5 Assembly Factory of which construction ha...
2009-03-03 06:17:37
Eitzen negotiating for change in orders: Sasaki
Eitzen Gas is "discussing a change" in a six-ship order at Sasaki Shipbuilding, parent Camillo Eitzen said Friday as it described a falloff in demand for such semi-refrigerated units. "The negotiations have not been finalized," the Norwegian owner...
2009-03-02 07:41:22
Supras set back at Cosco Zhoushan
Cosco Zhoushan has again been stung by delivery delays after the arrival of three supramaxes was put back by up to eight months. The hold-up means at least 18 bulkers have been delayed at Cosco yards over the past three months. Singapore-listed Co...
2009-03-02 07:36:04
Hudong may build new type LNG carriers for BG, Golar
As reported earlier, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding of China is said to be in talks with U.K. energy giant BG Group and John Fredriksen-led LNG carrier company Golar LNG Ltd. for the construction of LNG carrier newbuildings. It is now presumed that the...
2009-03-02 07:31:08
Small and midsize Chinese yards to face stiff challenge
It is reported that large sized shipyards will surely benefit from the revitalization plan of shipbuilding industry in China. By comparison, medium and small size ones are likely to be washed out firstly amid the sluggish market. Reporters from Shang...
2009-03-02 07:19:08
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