Shipyards
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Court freezes entire assets of Evergreen Holding
Evergreen Holding, the parent group of Sinopacific Shipbuilding, has had all the fixed assets of the company frozen by courts…
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Eastern Mediterranean Maritime cancels boxship at CSBC
Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC says it has received notice from Syra Shipping cancelling an order for a 1,800 teu feeder containership.…
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Enesel leads the Greek charge for cheap Korean VLCC newbuilds
Greek shipowners are hurrying to South Korea to take advantage of incredibly low prices for VLCC newbuildings. Enesel is leading…
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Big data: The top 5 priorities the maritime industry should know
Dutch website Shipbuilder has the following useful checklist for Splash readers. Big data. Many maritime organisations are preparing to start…
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Solvang orders ethylene carriers
Solvang and partners have today signed a letter of intent with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of…
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Samsung C&T orders four deck carriers at Hubei Offshore Engineering
South Korea’s Samsung C&T has signed shipbuilding contracts with Hubei Offshore Engineering Equipment, a unit of Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry, for…
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding growing fast as a bulker owner
Like other Chinese shipbuilders facing squeezed circumstances Yangzijiang, China’s largest private shipbuilder, is growing as a fully-fledged shipowner. Singapore-based Yangzijiang…
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Dr Martin Stopford on the future of shipping
The world’s most famous shipping analyst presents Splash readers with a compelling picture of the challenges facing the maritime industry…
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Excelerate signs for up to seven Daewoo FSRUs
Excelerate Energy has provided a much needed vote of confidence to Korean shipbuilding major, Daewoo Shipbuildng & Marine Engineering (DSME),…
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Chartworld Shipping orders four bulkers at Jinhai Heavy Industry
Greek owner Chartworld Shipping has signed shipbuilding contracts with HNA-affiliated yard Jinhai Heavy Industry (JHI) for the construction of four…
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Call for new round of Japanese yard mergers
At the turn of the century as Japanese yards handed the baton to their Korean neighbours, local shipbuilders in the…
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Turkish consortium add to Hyundai Heavy’s FSRU tally
2017 is proving a whole lot better for the world’s largest shipbuilder after 2016, the worst year in a generation.…
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Fukujin Kisen heads to Vietnam for a product tanker
Diverse Japanese owner Fukujin Kisen has ordered one firm plus one option 50,000 dwt MR product tanker at Hyundai Mipo’s…
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Kyoei Tanker taps Namura for a VLCC
Japan’s Kyoei Tanker has gone to Namura Shipbuilding to order a VLCC. The Japanese yard will deliver the 310,300 dwt…
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Damen takes over management of ship repair yard in Curacao
Damen has taken over management of a ship repair yard on the Caribbean island of Curacao. Dutch company Damen Shipyards…
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to spin off yards
Once Japan’s largest private company and the biggest shipyard in the world now faces an uncertain future. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries…
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One-third of shipbreakers in Bangladesh at risk from lung diseases
Bangladesh’s Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE) has unveiled a shocking study that claims one third of workers in…
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Tankers and gas ships banned from Gadani
Tankers and gas ships will not be allowed to be broken up at Pakistan’s prime ship recycling area, Gadani, until…
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Singapore’s millionaires are not best suited to build rigs
The obituary for Singapore’s shipyards has been written many, many times. It’s Indian summer – roughly 2006 to 2012 –…
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German owners named and shamed for dire shipbreaking record
German shipowners have come in for sharp criticism for their shipbreaking choices. In a new report from NGO Shipbreaking Platform…
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