Shipyards
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Mitsui E&S and Tsuneishi to join forces
Another Japanese shipbuilding tie-up is on the cards. Local business newswire Nikkei reports that Mitsui E&S Holdings is in talks…
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Adnoc Wanhua joint venture orders VLGC trio at Jiangnan Shipyard
AW Shipping, a shipping joint venture set up by UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and China’s Wanhua Chemical, has…
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Boxship orderbook-to-fleet ratio ducks below 10% for the first time this century
The global containership orderbook, seen as a percentage of the world fleet, has dropped to its lowest level in more…
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Tokyo dishes out cash to entice owners to order new ships
Japan is to increase the amount of state financing it dishes out to owners who choose to order newbuilds at…
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Damen unveils composite hull section that could lead to ships being 40% lighter than today’s steel vessels
European shipbuilding group Damen has unveiled a section of an ocean-going hull made by composites, potentially leading to ships that…
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Sinokor adds boxship quartet at Huangpu Wenchong
South Korean owner Sinokor has returned to CSSC-affiliated Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding to order four 1,100 teu feeder boxships, according to…
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JMU on verge of suspending operations at Ariake as coronavirus hits yard
Japanese shipbuilder Japan Marine United (JMU) is considering suspending operations at its facility in Ariake following a coronavirus outbreak among shipyard…
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Hyundai Heavy fined for unfair trade
South Korean’s Fair Trade Commission has imposed a KRW970m ($805,000) fine on the country’s shipbuilding giant, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI),…
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Korean Register, Hyundai Mipo and Korea Marine Transport developing ballast-free boxship
The Korean Register (KR), Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and Korea Marine Transport have entered into a memorandum of understanding for a…
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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard makes progress in its bid to commercialise ammonia-fuelled ships by 2025
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is pressing ahead with plans to commercialise ammonia-fuelled ships by 2025. The Korean yard has been working…
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LNG retrofits touted as way to meet IMO 2030 targets
Newport Shipping, a UK-based ship repair coordinator, is touting LNG conversions as a new angle for business in the post-scrubber…
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Dajin Heavy and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding partner up on Aston bulker order
Chinese shipbuilding and ship design firm Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design has announced that its subsidiary yard Dajin Heavy Industry…
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Two former Sainty Marine OSVs to be auctioned
The administrators of the bankrupt Sainty Marine has listed two offshore support vessels for auction via online platform Taobao. One…
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DSME working with Busan and Rotterdam ports to develop smart ships
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has signed an agreement with the Port of Rotterdam Authority to…
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Kumiai Navigation signs for third dual-fuel VLGC newbuild
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries has won another order from compatriot Kumiai Navigation for an additional 84,000 cu m VLGC, set…
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Shanghai Changjiang Shipping orders MPP vessel at Damen Yichang
Shanghai Changjiang Shipping, a shipping subsidiary of China Merchants Group, has placed an order at Damen Yichang Shipyard for the…
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New Dayang Shipbuilding secures orders for four bulkers
China’s New Dayang Shipbuilding has secured newbuilding orders from two domestic owners for the construction of four bulk carriers in…
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Shanghai Bestway awarded windfarm vessel order
Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design has announced that its subsidiary yard Dajin Heavy Industry has won a bid to build…
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Sembcorp Marine CEO volunteers to take 50% pay cut
Sinagapore shipbuilding group Sembcorp Marine’s CEO Wong Weng Sun has volunteered to take a 50% pay cut as part of…
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EU antitrust investigation into Hyundai Heavy’s DSME merger put on hold again
EU antitrust regulators have put their investigation into Hyundai Heavy Industries’ $1.8bn merger with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)…
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