Shipyards
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Ultra large floating dry dock needed at Gioia Tauro
The port authority of Gioia Tauro in Italy has launched a tender aimed at finding a company to help it…
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Pan Ocean confirms LNG carrier order at Samsung Heavy
South Korea owner Pan Ocean has confirmed an order at Samsung Heavy Industries for the construction of a large LNG…
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New Havyard Ship Technology appoints new managing director
Havyard Group’s New Havyard Ship Technology (NHST) has appointed Karsten Sævik as its new managing director, replacing Erlend Hatleberg who…
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Shanghai city centre bids farewell to shipbuilding
For more than a century visitors to Shanghai have been able to see deepsea ships in dock, under construction. This…
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Former CSIC chairman expelled by Chinese Communist Party
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party (CCDI) has announced it has expelled Hu Wenming, former chairman…
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China Ocean Industry in talks with local government to revive shipbuilding business
China Ocean Industry is looking to revive its shipbuilding business at its Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding as part of a plan…
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Qingshan Shipyard secures ship conversion contract
Sinotrans-affiliated Qingshan Shipyard has entered into a contract with Hunan Weisen Logistics to covert five ships into dedicated vegetable oil…
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Yangzijiang secures orders for 24,000 teu boxship pair
Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has announced that it has secured a contract to build two 24,000 teu containerships. The order…
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Bocomm Leasing orders mega boxship quartet at CSSC yards, MSC widely tipped as charterers
Chinese leasing house Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (Bocomm Leasing) has entered into shipbuilding contracts with CSSC-affiliated China Shipbuilding Trading, Jiangnan Shipyard…
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Awilco Drilling terminates rig contract with Keppel FELS
Norway’s Awilco Drilling has announced that it has notified Keppel FELS that it has exercised its contractual termination right under…
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China approves Hyundai Heavy’s merger with DSME
China’s anti-trust authority has given the greenlight to the merger between two major South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings (HHI)…
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Aegean Shipping adds two aframaxes at Cosco Shipping Heavy
Greek owner Aegean Shipping has added newbuild orders for the construction of another two 114,000 dwt aframax tanker at Cosco…
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Hapag-Lloyd confirms order for six megamax boxships at DSME
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has finally signed on the dotted line for six 23,500+ teu ultra large container vessels at South Korea’s…
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SITC orders up to ten boxships at Yangzijiang
Chinese feeder boxship operator SITC has placed an order at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for the construction of up to ten 2,600…
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VLCC and LNG carrier orders flood in to Hyundai Heavy
Hyundai Heavy Industries is having a fine end to a tough year, hauling in a host of new orders. Hyundai…
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US adds 29 Chinese shipbuilding entities to sanctions list
The US Commerce Department has added 77 entities, including 59 Chinese companies and 29 Chinese shipbuilding entities, to its sanctions…
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Splash Extra: Beijing nears U-turn on recycling ban
Beijing is close to announcing a U-turn on its two-year-old decision to ban foreign ships from being recycled on its…
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Van Oord orders cable layer at Vard
Dutch dredging and subsea specialist Van Oord has placed an order at Norwegian shipbuilder Vard for the design and construction…
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Dominion Energy orders wind turbine installation vessel at Keppel
US-based Dominion Energy has placed an order at Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine for the construction of a wind turbine…
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SM Line launches bid to take over Hanjin Heavy
SM Line, the four-year-old Asian containerline, is one of three local bidders keen to acquire South Korea’s oldest shipbuilder, Hanjin…
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