Shipbuilding
Korea export more than China
Chinese shipbuilding industry turned out to be still behind Korea in the volume of ship exports in 2012, showing a decrease compared to 2011. According to a data of the general administration of Customs of China, the amount of ship export in China to...
2013-02-21 06:55:29
ZPMC wins massive NBs
China's Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) announced that the company had signed two contracts worth US$114m and CNY1.58bn separately. The company has signed a sales contract with Brazilian company Girocantex Sociedad Anonima for 128 iron o...
2013-02-21 06:49:39
CSIC revamp order portfolio
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) is said to be still in process to optimize its contract structure. CSIC’s recent orderbook compared to that from the first half of 2012 showed an increase in proportion of overall shipbuilding and s...
2013-02-20 06:51:39
Backlog 10-year Low
Orderbooks secured by nine major shipbuilders in Korea have dropped to the lowest level in 10 years that it showed a 56% decrease compared to the highest mark. According to statistical data from the Korea Shipbuilders Association (KOSHIPA), a tota...
2013-02-20 06:48:47
Aker Phil books PCs
FEBRUARY 18, 2013 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), and an undisclosed potential buyer have signed a non-binding term sheet regarding the const...
2013-02-20 06:42:13
L&T objects to subsidy
An official from India's Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding urged the country’s shipyards to focus on improving shipbuilding efficiency instead of lobbying for government subsidies. He said local shipbuilders do not require any subsidies from the gove...
2013-02-19 10:49:44
Samsung confirms 9,000TEU LOI
Requested answer of regulatory filing regarding newbuilding contract for containerships with Chilean state-owned owner, on February 18, Samsung Heavy Industries revealed that it recently signed a letter of intent to build seven containerships with se...
2013-02-19 07:35:57
"Titanic II" ready for construction
China’s CSC Jinling Shipyard has announced on February 16 that, “With related equipment and materials on board, every process for building 'Titanic II' is ready.” It added that it will push harder itself for a China-built cruise ship to con...
2013-02-19 07:29:17
NB market rebounding?
As new contracts for commercial ship have been on the road to recovery this year, positive perspectives are offered that the commercial ship market will be back to normal since 2008 of the global economic crisis. Analyst Choi Kwang-Sik from LIG In...
2013-02-19 06:52:19
SPP MR orders reported
Elandra turns out to have ordered two more MR products carriers at SPP Shipbuilding, increasing its orderbook to 12 ships. Industry sources say the UK-based shipowner inked the two 52,000DWT tankers last year. Its earlier 10 newbuildings were b...
2013-02-18 10:15:12
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