Shipyards
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Weak yen and attractive financing make Japanese yards competitive again for first time in more than a decade
Tokyo: Japanese yards are competitive once again, offering deals that put them very close to their East Asian rivals for…
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Yard Intel: Shipbuilding monitor seeks investors
Oslo: A new Norwegian shipyard monitor has been launched. Yard Intel has been founded by Sasan Mameghani, whose background is…
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Sainty Marine slammed for information disclosure violations
Shanghai: Shenzhen Stock Exchange has made an announcement in which it has denounced Sainty Marine for violations of information disclosure…
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Atomflot orders $116m Vyborg icebreaker
Moscow: FSUE Atomflot is spending $116m on a new icebreaker to be built by Vyborg Shipyard in Russia. The vessel…
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Jindal Steel to buy 10 mini-bulkers from Bangladesh
Chittagong: India’s Jindal Steel has placed a 4.8bn Bangladeshi Taka ($61.3m) order for 10 new mini bulk carriers with Bangladesh’s…
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STX Dalian assets to be auctioned in May
Dalian: Dalian Intermediate People’s Court has announced that it will auction the assets of shipbuilding group STX Dalian and its…
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Cochin Shipyard looks to set up shipbuilding unit in Kandla
Cochin: Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) is exploring avenues for establishing a shipyard at Tuna Kandla port, in Gujarat. The Indian…
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Norwegian Car Carriers orders pair of PCTCs from Samho Heavy Industries
Oslo: Oslo-listed Norwegian Car Carriers has signed a contract with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the construction of two 6500…
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Vard hawking PSV pair at 15% discount, admits downsizing likely
Singapore: The pair of PSVs under construction at Vard’s Vietnam yard which were cancelled by Germany’s ER Offshore last month…
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Reederei NSB completes pioneering boxship widening process
Shanghai: German owner Reederei NSB has completed a world-first ship widening project, giving a one of its ships an extra…
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Rongsheng Heavy Industries sale looms
Shanghai: Hong Kong-listed Chinese shipyard Rongsheng Heavy Industries, which has officially changed its name to China Huarong Energy, has announced…
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Sembcorp Marine secures FSO conversion contract
Singapore: Sembcorp Marine has announced today that its Sembawang Shipyard has secured a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) conversion contract…
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Medvedev pushes for subsidies for Russian shipbuilding
Moscow: Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev is pushing for subsidies for Russian shipbuilding At a workshop about Russia’s shipbuilding sector, Medvedev…
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Chinese yards seek growth with special purpose vessels
Singapore: With the traditional shipping market still in the slow recovering process and the offshore market struggling, some Chinese shipyards…
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Tuco Marine Group: Workboat specialist
Faaborg: Danish shipbuilder Tuco Marine Group has recently launched its 2015 version of its popular ProZero series, the ProZero 10.5m…
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Crane fall kills worker at Yangzhou Wanlong Shipbuilding
Shanghai: A crane fall at Yangzhou Wanlong Shipbuilding has killed a female worker over the weekend. The new crane has…
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World’s first LNG-powered containership launched
San Francisco: On Saturday, General Dynamics NASSCO launched the 3,100 teu Isla Bella, the world’s first LNG-powered containership. More than…
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ABG Shipyard to bring in equal partner by August
Mumbai: India’s largest private sector shipbuilder ABG Shipyard is in talks with local and overseas companies to divest 50% of…
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ZPMC to expand shipbuilding facility
Shanghai: Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), the world leading port machinery builder, is going to expand its offshore shipbuilding facility.…
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Falling ship block kills two at Shanghai yard
Shanghai: A falling ship block killed two workers at Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding-controlled Jiangnan Changxing Shipyard yesterday. Another two men are…
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