Shipyards
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Gadani scrap yards labelled ‘slaughter houses’
The ship scrapping sites along the shores of Gadani in Pakistan have been labelled “slaughter houses” by a leading local…
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Primerose Shipping orders two bulkers at CSSC Chengxi Shipyard
China’s CSSC Chengxi Shipyard has signed shipbuilding contracts with an unnamed European owner for the construction of two 81,000dwt bulk…
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McDermott International and Saudi Aramco ink new MOU
Houston-based oil industry services company McDermott International has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco, coinciding with US…
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Fincantieri seals $88.6m deal for majority stake of STX France
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a share purchase agreement with STX Europe to acquire their 66.66% stake of STX France…
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Authorities rule out terrorism in blasts at two Cartagena shipyards
Colombian authorities say they are treating explosions at two different Cartagena shipyards which left seven people dead and 23 wounded…
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Fire breaks out at Samsung Heavy yard
A fire broke out at Samsung Heavy Industries’s Geoje shipyard on Wednesday morning, only 18 days after a major crane…
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Damen to develop 3D printed propeller
Marking a major step forward in the application of 3D printing techniques in the maritime sector, Damen Shipyards has entered…
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Colombian shipyard explosions kill six
A series of explosions occurred at shipyards in the coastal city of Cartagena in Colombia, killing at least six people…
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DSME loses patent suit
South Korea’s Supreme Court closed a three-year-old patent dispute among the nation’s top three major shipbuilders, siding with Hyundai Heavy…
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Containership orderbook ratio hits lowest ever level
The boxship orderbook-to-fleet ratio has fallen to its lowest level ever recorded, according to a new report from Alphaliner. As…
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Japan’s main yards are full up through to the end of 2019
To the envy of most of their Asian rivals Japan’s main yards are hanging up metaphorical ‘Full’ signs outside their…
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Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding launches operations with chemical tanker orders
Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, previously known as Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry, held an opening ceremony yesterday and officially…
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Pasha Hawaii heading to Keppel in Texas for containership pair
Pasha Hawaii has chosen Keppel Offshore and Marine yard Keppel AmFELS in Brownsville Texas to build two new LNG-fueled 2,525 teu containerships.…
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Greeks dominate ship orders this year
The Greeks have led the charge to order new ships this year, according to analysis out today from online pricing…
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Taiwan Navigation orders bulker duo at Oshima Shipbuilding
Taiwan Navigation has announced that it has ordered two 62,000dwt ultramax bulk carriers at Japan’s Oshima Shipbuilding. The price for…
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Golar and Ophir award FLNG conversion contract to Keppel Shipyard
Ophir Energy has announced that its partner Golar LNG has awarded construction contracts for the floating liquefied natural gas vessel,…
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Crane collapses at Falmouth Docks
A crane collapsed at Falmouth Docks in Cornwall in the southwest of the UK this morning. A ship under repair…
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H. Vogemann orders four bulkers at Taizhou Kouan
China’s Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding has announced that it has signed shipbuilding contracts with an unnamed European owner for the construction…
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Korea Line chooses Chengxi to build bulker quartet
Korea Line Corporation has revealed where it placed orders recently for a quartet of bulkers, news that will infuriate yards…
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VLCC newbuild orders this year already more than double 2016’s total
Temptingly low prices have already seen more than twice as many VLCC orders placed this year than in the whole…
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