July 30th, 20190Samsung Heavy Industries has developed a lithium-ion battery power system for ships. The system, jointly developed with local battery manufacturer Samsung SDI, has...
July 26th, 20192American politicians this week have been discussing a 21st century update to the Jones Act. Congressman John Garamendi and senator Roger Wicker have reintroduced the...
July 26th, 20190Chinese private shipbuilding group China Ocean Industry is looking to move into the LNG sector as it looks to expand its shipbuilding business. The company has...
July 26th, 20190China Merchants Offshore Engineering Investment, a fully owned subsidiary of China Merchants Group, has completed the takeover of 69.77% equity interest in AVIC Weihai...
July 25th, 20191The Nikkei Asian Review is reporting Australian shipbuilder Austal and US private equity firm Cereus Capital Management have entered exclusive talks to take over one of...
July 24th, 20190A court in Fujian has ruled to liquidate defunct Fujian Crown Sea Shipping, along with its subsidiary Fujian Crown Ocean Shipbuilding. Fujian Crown Sea Shipping was...
July 23rd, 20190Yonghua Shipping, a shipping unit of Shanghai-based Ningshen Group, has placed an order at AVIC Dingheng Shipbuilding for the construction of a 11,960 dwt chemical...
July 23rd, 20190The fractious relationship between management and workers at the world’s largest shipbuilder is set to take another turn for the worse. Hyundai Heavy Industries...
July 22nd, 20190China Ocean Industry has announced that a court in Jiangsu has ruled to liquidate its subsidiary yard, Huakai Heavy Industry, at the request of creditors due to the...
July 19th, 20190Bahrain's ship repair and fabrication yard ASRY has appointed Magdy Sharkawy as the acting CEO of the company, replacing Andy Shaw who has been transferred to an...
July 17th, 20190Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured a dredger newbuild contract and FPSO modification contract worth a total of around S$130m ($95.7m). The dredger...
July 16th, 20190Saudi Arabian owner Bihar International has placed orders at China's New Times Shipbuilding for the construction of up to eight tankers. According to shipbroking...
July 11th, 20190UK owner Union Maritime has signed a newbuilding contract with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (CSHI) for the construction of up to four 113,000 dwt aframax...
July 10th, 20190China Merchants Group has moved forward with the consolidation of offshore yard assets with China International Marine Containers (CIMC) and AVIC, a merger which will...
July 9th, 20190South Korean owner Kmarin has entered into letters of intent with two Chinese yards for the construction of eight VLOCs. According to shipbroking sources, the company...
July 8th, 20190Clarkson Research has identified Nissen Kaiun as the mystery owner to have ordered ten 42,000 dwt log-fitted handymax bulkers, split between Tsuneishi Cebu and Tsuneishi...
July 8th, 20190A consortium of Chinese companies led by Cosco and classification society Lloyd’s Register have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly develop a design for a...
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