Shipyards
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MPC secures prized 2023 box delivery slots
Hamburg-based MPC Capital has found a rare yard in South Korea able to offer boxship slots in just over a…
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EU blocks Korean shipbuilding mega-merger
The European Commission has ruled against a merger between South Korean shipbuilding giants Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and…
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DSME lands $554m Chevron contract in Australia
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a contract worth KRW656.1bn ($554m) from Chevron to build a…
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German shipbuilder Werften files for bankruptcy protection
German shipbuilder Werften filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday. The yard group, which focuses on cruiseship construction, is owned by Malaysian…
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Maersk firms up methanol-fuelled quartet at Hyundai Heavy
A.P. Moller – Maersk has declared options with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to build four additional 16,000…
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Hudong-Zhonghua lands $1.18bn deal for six LNG carriers
CSSC-affiliated Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has won a contract from Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) to build six 174,000 cu…
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Maran Gas Maritime declares option on LNG carriers at DSME
Maria Angelicoussis-led Maran Gas Maritime, a gas shipping unit of Greece’s Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has exercised an option to build…
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Hyundai Heavy pitches itself as a tech leader at CES in Las Vegas
With shipping shows cancelling en masse because of Covid-19, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has taken a different marketing…
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A lot of boxes: 24,004 teu Ever Alot breaks records
Container shipping has caught a glimpse of the first vessel to break through the 24,000 teu capacity threshold. The 24,004…
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Marco Polo Marine develops ship recycling business in Indonesia
Southeast Asian offshore player Marco Polo Marine is branching out, developing a ship recycling business in Indonesia. Subsidiary Marcopolo Shipyard…
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CSBC presses ahead with leasing plans, starts construction of four 2,800 teu ships
Taiwan’s CSBC Corp has moved ahead with its plans to enter the leasing business, first mooted last September.The island’s top…
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What you missed while we’ve been away
Since the last Daily Splash, our free newsletter, was published on December 20 there has been no let up in…
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World’s largest ethane carrier delivered
Jiangnan Shipyard, located just north of Shanghai, has this week delivered the world’s largest ethane carrier to UK firm Ineos.…
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Kawasaki’s landmark hydrogen carrier heads to Australia
The world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier left Japan on Friday to pick up its first cargo in Australia in a…
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Sumitomo leads the ammonia-fuelled charge
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation is spearheading ammonia-fuelled ship developments both at home and overseas. The giant trading house has launched a…
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Korea’s oldest shipyard rebrands
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has rebranded as is now known as HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC). The company is…
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Keppel receives extension to pay $52.7m owed as part of Brazilian resolution
As part of a global resolution reached in 2017 with authorities in the US, Brazil and Singapore in relation to…
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Jacques de Chateauvieux reemerges with ammonia carrier orders in China
French businessman Jacques de Chateauvieux has returned to the shipping investment market through his development and investment entity JS &…
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Royal IHC names new chief executive
Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC has appointed Jan Pieter Klaver as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2022.…
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Cosco and PetroChina return to Hudong-Zhonghua for more LNG carriers
Cosco Shipping and PetroChina have firmed up orders at CSSC-affiliated Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for three additional 174,000 cu m liquefied natural…
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