Offshore
DSME offshore orders to surge
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the world’s second-largest shipyard by orders, aims to almost triple contracts for offshore facilities this year as economic growth spurs energy demand. The company may win $5 billion worth of orders fo...
2010-05-19 07:26:30
LPG carrier orders rising
Lower newbuilding prices have encouraged shipowners to order 27 new liquefied petroleum gas carriers in the last six months, including 14 so far this year. There were no orders placed between January and October of last year and there were only 15...
2010-05-18 08:22:37
SHI expects offshore order boom
Samsung Heavy Industries expects offshore plant orders to jump almost seven-fold this year as global economic recovery offsets concerns of project delays in the Gulf of Mexico following an oil spill. The world’s largest builder of drillships ma...
2010-05-18 07:29:33
Weihang delivers Stanley Ho’s TSHD
On May 17th, China’s Weihang Shipyard delivered a 3,000-dwt trailing suction hopper dredger, namely MV S.T.D.M. NO.16. Weihang Shipyard was established by the family of Stanley Ho who is gambling tycoon of Macau. The yard covers an area of 100,0...
2010-05-18 02:10:00
DSIC rolls out drilling platform dock
On May 13th Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited (DSIC) rolled out a special dock for drilling platform. This is the first Chinese modern special dock designed to the construction of drilling platform. The dock was built by compatriot...
2010-05-17 09:57:27
Brazil orderbook to surge
Rolls-Royce says it expects to pocket $18.6m from fresh systems orders placed by Brazilian shipowners. The company will supply propulsion and control systems for seven offshore support vessels (OSVs) that are under construction in Brazil. Rio d...
2010-05-17 07:05:25
SHI may win 4 more LNG ships
Greece's GasLog Group is reportedly in talks with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to build up to four LNG carriers. Sources say the owner is eyeing 160,000-cbm vessels of the same design as the two it recently named at the Korean shipyard. Tal...
2010-05-14 14:18:53
TSC Offshore orders soar 200%
Hong Kong-listed offshore rig components manufacturer TSC Offshore is looking to its collaboration with offshore rig building giants to further buoy sales this year. The company saw massive growth of more than 200% to $30.7m in new orders in the ...
2010-05-14 07:27:13
SHI targets high-end
Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea is going all-out to further sharpen its competitive edge in high-end ships, a lucrative field which few shipbuilders are allowed in due to high technological entry barriers. The shipbuilder has already made headw...
2010-05-14 07:18:42
China’s largest ro-pax out
On May 11th 2010, the MV BO HAI FEI ZHU, China’s largest ro-pax ship finished trial voyage successfully. The ship will be put into operation in Bohai Bay in late May. The ship, valued at CNY350m ($51.5m), was built by China’s Bohai Ferry C...
2010-05-13 09:51:31
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