Shipyards
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Diana Shipping books methanol-powered kamsarmaxes at Tsuneishi
New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping is back ordering ships with a deal for two methanol dual-fuel kamsarmaxes. The…
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Ship Concept 2030: Are the world’s shipbuilders doing enough to foster innovation?
Owners question whether the yards are offering the right solutions. Are shipyards doing enough for foster innovative designs? Sure, they…
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Will a reversal of fortunes position shipyards for the era of decarbonisation?
After three torrid years of low profitability, a combination of falling costs and rising prices put yards on a stronger…
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Hapag-Lloyd earmarks seven ships for mid-life upgrades
Seven 2011- and 2012-built 8,004 teu Hapag-Lloyd sister boxships have been earmarked for major mid-life upgrades. Alphaliner reports that the…
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Japan’s Modec and reborn Dalian shipyard forge floating wind partnership
Japanese FPSO specialist Modec has signed a cooperation framework agreement with China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Company (DSOC) to jointly develop…
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50% of the global orderbook held by just two shipping sectors
More startling data on the extraordinarily skewed nature of the global ship orderbook has emerged. According to data from Clarksons…
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Nexans contracts cable layer newbuild at Ulstein
French cabling specialist Nexans has returned to Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein with a contract for the construction of a large DP3…
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Samsung Heavy debuts laser welding robot as it wades through record LNG orderbook
Samsung Heavy Industries has developed a laser high-speed welding robot, aimed at substantially enhancing the productivity of constructing LNG carriers,…
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Chinese yard books first VLCCs
The world has a new yard accepting VLCC orders. Hengli Heavy Industry, the yard formerly known as STX Dalian, has…
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Ship Concept 2030: Identifying what tomorrow’s newbuilds will look like
Ship Concept 2030 is the latest magazine out of the Splash Special Reports stable, a publication designed to give readers…
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COSL snaps up four abandoned jackup rigs at DSIC in $446m deal
Offshore driller China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) is expanding its fleet with the acquisition of four jackup rigs abandoned by…
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Shipyard surprises in latest rankings: Samsung on top, Oshima above Imabari
The Geoje shipyard of Samsung Heavy Industries in the far southeast of South Korea has the largest orderbook backlog of…
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New hydrogen system for liquified hydrogen carriers gets stamp of approval
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), along with its subsidiaries HD Hyundai Heavy Industry and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard,…
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Trajectory of soaring newbuild prices divides opinion
The trajectory of newbuild prices which have soared up by as much as 50% in less than three years is…
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Rosetti Marino scores $161m in new contracts
Italian fabricator and shipyard Rosetti Marino has won two new contracts worth a total of more than €150m ($161m). The…
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Procopiou signs for more bulk carriers in China
Greek owner George Procopiou has added four more newbuilds to his growing orderbook in China. Procopiou’s dry bulk unit, Sea…
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Turkey’s Feyz Group returns to Damen for two more ships
Istanbul-based Feyz Group has returned to Dutch shipbuilder Damen for two more combination carriers. The deal comes hot on the…
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Form follows function when it comes to ship design
What will ships of the future look like? For those hoping for something more atheistically pleasing, don’t hold your breath,…
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Sirius Shipping orders methanol-ready tankers
Swedish tanker owner Sirius Shipping has placed an order for up to four methanol-ready oil and chemical carriers in China.…
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Samsung Heavy supersizes ammonia carrier designs with 200,000 cu m vessel
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has developed a 200,000 cu m ammonia carrier. The new design, unveiled at…
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