Shipyards
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CIMC Enric suspends partnership with Lloyd’s Register
CIMC Enric, an investment unit of China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has sent an internal notice to all of its…
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Jianlong Group quits Qingdao Yangfan restructuring, Huatong Group takes over
Jianlong Group, the controlling shareholder of bankrupt Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding, has decided to quit the restructuring of the shipyard. The…
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3D printed ships move a step closer
A 3D printed ship moved a step closer yesterday. Shares in New York-listed 3D Systems rocketed on news it has…
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Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding files for bankruptcy
Chinese private shipbuilder Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding has filed for bankruptcy with Zhoushan Intermediate People’s Court. Splash reported in January that…
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Newport re-emerges with unique ship repair offering
UK-headquartered Newport Shipping Group has appointed a new executive team made up of many well known names in the industry…
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All systems go for Elon Musk’s SpaceX at the Port of Los Angeles
The Los Angeles City Council yesterday approved a lease agreement for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build rockets capable of interplanetary…
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Tsuneishi and Mitsui Shipbuilding join forces
Japanese shipbuilders continue to collaborate to stay competitive amid fierce competition from rivals in East Asia. Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has signed…
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Okouchi Kaiun and Fukuji Kisen order ultramaxes at Cosco Dalian Shipyard
Japanese owners Okouchi Kaiun and Fukuji Kisen have each placed an order at China’s Cosco Dalian Shipyard for a single…
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CNOOC awards Liuhua FPSO construction contract to Beihai Shipbuilding
Chinese state-run energy giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has awarded a contract to CSIC-affiliated Beihai Shipbuilding Industry for…
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AVIC orders panamax bulker pair for Shandong Shipping at Jinling Shipyard
Chinese financial leasing firm AVIC International Leasing has placed an order at Sinotrans & CSC affiliated Jinling Shipyard for the…
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China bans foreign ships heading for scrap
China, which has led the world in green ship recycling, is shutting its doors to foreign ships heading to its…
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Zodiac adds four 14,300 teu boxships at Hyundai Heavy Industries
Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime has placed an order at South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of…
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China’s state-owned yards regain dominance not seen since before the global financial crisis
New analysis from Clarkson Research shows how China’s state-owned shipyards have emerged as the survivors in the near decade-long shipbuilding…
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Vard to build cable lay vessel for Prysmian Group
Norwegian offshore shipbuilder Vard has been awarded a contract by Italy’s Prysmian Group to design and construct a cable laying…
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CIMC buys into Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard
Chinese container manufacturer China International Marine Containers (CIMC) and Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard have entered into an agreement to collaborate…
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China Navigation orders boxship quartet at Huangpu Wenchong
Singapore’s China Navigation has signed shipbuilding contracts with CSSC-affiliated Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for the construction of four 2,750 teu sub-panamax…
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Sembcorp Marine and GTT sign licensing agreement
Leading Singaporean shipbuilding group Sembcorp Marine has taken another big step in fulfilling its LNG ambitions. It has signed a…
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding acquires major stake in domestic bulker owner
Chinese major private shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 60% stake in…
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Sinopacific Shipbuilding parent defaults on bond payment
Evergreen Holding, the parent group of Sinopacific Shipbuilding has announced that it has been unable to make a bond payment…
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Pakistan to resume tanker scrapping
Sources tell Splash there has finally been a breakthrough in Pakistan with authorities signing off and consenting to the lifting…
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