Shipbuilding
VLCC leads newbuilding market this year
VLCC, which stands for very large crude carrier, is playing a major role as a relief pitcher of the shipbuilding industry. Despite the recession of newbuilding business, VLCC orders are booming. It turned out that the VLCC has been replacing some ...
2008-09-19 10:12:22
STX Shipbuilding to win an order for four 80K bulkers
South Korea’s STX Shipbuilding seems to have signed a $240m deal for bulker newbuildings with Greece’s Dilek Transporting. The Greek shipping company has ordered two Kamsarmax bulkers plus two on options at STX for delivery at the end of Octob...
2008-09-17 10:20:23
Imabari to win an order for two 61K bulkers
Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding has received an order for two 61,000-dwt handymax bulkers. According to foreign media reports, the newbuildings were ordered from a joint-venture company DBCN between Drylog, a bulker subsidiary of Greece’s Peter L...
2008-09-17 09:45:57
STX Shipbuilding to join Aker’s cruiseship construction pr...
South Korea’s STX Shipbuilding has decided to participate in Aker Yards’ construction plan for a series of cruiseships ordered from Italy’s MSC Cruises. STX business group had recently completed its takeover of the Norwegian shipbuilder and...
2008-09-17 09:35:51
HHI and Hyundai Mipo to get Maersk order for two LPG carrier...
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard appear to have received orders for two additional medium-sized LPG carriers each from A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. HHI will build two 22,500-cbm ships for delivery in 2011 and ...
2008-09-16 14:14:23
Hanjin unofficially to receive an order for two 82K bulkers
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction will reportedly construct panamax bulk carriers. According to a market report, the South Korean shipbuilder is negotiating with a compatriot shipowner for the construction of two 82,000-dwt bulkers. Delive...
2008-09-15 22:42:32
DSME to unofficially receive order for eight Kamsarmax bulke
Germany’s large shipmanager NSB Niederelbe revealed that its recently nullified $610m deal with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) had not been caused by financing problem. The owner said the order had been cancelled...
2008-09-12 09:58:12
Hanjin to receive order for 180K bulker
Sealink in Shanghai, China has placed an order for one 180,000-dwt class bulk carrier at South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction. The capesize newbuilding will hit the water in March 2011 and the ship price is said to be $99.6m. ...
2008-09-12 09:29:03
STX to win an order for two 12.8K chemical tankers
Reederei Nord of Cyprus has placed an order for two chemical tanker newbuildings at South Korea’s STX Shipbuilding. The two 12,800-dwt product oil / chemical tankers will be delivered in late 2009. Shipowner Christiane E Oldendorff, wife of t...
2008-09-11 10:03:59
Suezmax newbuilding price to reach $100m
The price of Suezmax tanker newbuilding seems to be rapidly increasing. According to a market report, South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an order for the construction of four 158,000-dwt Suezmax tankers from Greece’s Car...
2008-09-11 09:27:51
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