Shipbuilding
Dalian to keep receiving orders for VLCCs
Sanko Steamship (Japan) jointly placed an order with Wah Kwong Shipping (Hong Kong) for the construction of a 300,000-dwt VLCC at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (China). The construction of the vessel will be completed toward the end of 2011 and the...
2008-08-20 09:29:26
South Korean shipyards to focus on tankers
South Korean shipbuilding companies seem to receive orders mainly for tankers increasingly. As for the six major shipbuilding companies in South Korea, the order amount for tankers (except Product Oil carriers and Chemical tankers) placed at them ...
2008-08-19 15:04:05
SHI to receive an order for a drill ship
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries on 18 announced that it has received an order for the construction of a drill ship for KRW 729bn. Shipowner is known to be a US company and delivery is scheduled for February 2012.
2008-08-19 09:44:33
STX to receive an order for two VLCCs
South Korea’s STX Shipbuilding announced on 18 that it has received an order for the construction of two VLCCs for KRW 322bn. Ship owner is a European company and delivery is slated for March 2012.
2008-08-19 09:34:47
Ocean to order six more VLCCs
Ocean Tankers (Singapore) has decided to order an additional sextet of VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS, China). With this, the shipping company now has a total of 12 VLCC new buildings on order at the yard. A...
2008-08-19 09:15:26
KOTC plans to place an order for four VLCCs
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME, South Korea) seems to be going to receive an order for the construction of VLCCs (very large crude carriers) in large quantities from state-owned Kuwait Oil Tanker Co (KOTC), a shipping subsidiary of Ku...
2008-08-18 11:44:23
Aker Yards to receive an order for luxury cruise ships
Aker Yards (a Norway-based shipbuilding company) on 14 announced that it has received an order for the construction of the two luxury cruise ships (90,000 GT) from MSC Cruises (Italy, the third-largest cruise operator in the world). The ships will...
2008-08-18 09:19:36
HHIC to receive an order for a 180K bulker
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC, Korea) recently announced that it has received an order for the construction of a Capesize bulk carrier (180,000 DWT) from Ya-Sa Shipping (Turkey) for $95m. The bulker will be 292 meters in length, wit...
2008-08-18 09:18:33
Yuyo to order for 1 VLGC newbuilding
Yuyo Steamship Co., Ltd. (Japan) has placed an order for the construction of one VLGC (83,000m³, Very Large Gas Carrier) at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan), due for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2011. Yuyo decided to order the vessel, exp...
2008-08-14 15:20:06
Shanghai Waigaoqiao receives order for 6 VLCCs
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) in China, according to a market report, seems to have received an order for the construction of six VLCCs (Very Large Crude-oil Carriers, 316,000dwt) from Ocean Tankers in Singapore. The deliveries of the tan...
2008-08-14 09:34:54
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