Shipbuilding
Hyundai Mipo to win LPG carrier order
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard seems to have received an order for additional two 20,700-cbm LPG carriers from A. P. Moller – Maersk A/S for delivery in 2010. It appears the shipowner had exercised another option. The Danish owner had already ordered...
2008-09-10 09:37:01
STX to win a large-scale deal for VLCC newbuilding
South Korea’s STX Shipbuilding has received $1.3bn newbuilding order, the biggest order it has got this year so far. The yard on September 9 revealed that it had won an order for eight VLCCs (including options) from Denmark’s A. P. Moller ...
2008-09-10 09:27:20
A demonstration of barge ships carrying blocks
On September 7, shipbuilding and marine enterprises, Seho Engineering and Bumin Engineering in Ulsan metropolitan city South Korea gave a demonstration of new method of carrying heavy blocks more conveniently. An official of Ulsan city said the tw...
2008-09-09 09:45:08
STX may win aircraft carrier newbuilding contract
South Korea’s STX Business Group has finished the 10-month long process of takeover of Aker Yards. Aker Yards was renamed ‘STX Europe ASA’ and major officials were elected at the extraordinary general meeting held in Aker Yards headquarters...
2008-09-09 09:19:47
Sungdong to win VLCC orders in quantities
South Korea’s Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering appears to have received an order for two 316,000-dwt VLCCs (very large crude oil carriers) with an option for one more from Greece’s Tsakos Group. It also seems to have won the same order ...
2008-09-07 23:12:27
South Korean small and medium shipbuilders in a financial de...
Some small and medium shipbuilding companies in South Korea are having difficulties in ship construction owing to the lack of fund required for facility investment. Banking facilities try not to grant loans to them because of the recent worries on...
2008-09-07 22:55:55
STX to strengthen cooperation with France
Duk-Soo Kang, chairman of STX Business Group, who had visited Europe to attend STX Europe’s (ex-Aker Yards) general meeting of stockholders, met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss various ways of cooperation. He had a meeting at th...
2008-09-07 22:36:09
HHIC to first receive VLCC newbuilding order
South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) on September 4 announced that it has won an order for the construction of two 320,000-dwt VLCCs from UAE’s Emarat Maritime LLC for some $330m. The two very large crude carriers will h...
2008-09-05 09:17:48
Japanese yards trying to win high-priced newbuilding order w...
Japanese shipbuilders are trying to improve business performance through offering earliest delivery date and concentrating on high value-added ship newbuildings as the prices of steel material kept increasing. They are endeavoring to hasten ship c...
2008-09-04 09:28:23
Nanjing Changjiang to order two more VLCCs
Chinese national tanker owner, Nanjing Changjiang Oil Transportation seems to be largely expanding its VLCC fleet. It has placed an additional order at compatriot Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for the construction of two 297,000-dwt VLCCs, inc...
2008-09-03 09:45:10
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