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DSME fined by anti-trust authority

December 26th, 20180 The Korea Fair Trade Commission, South Korea’s anti-trust authority, has fined the country’s major shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)...

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Keppel secures $218m worth of contracts

December 26th, 20180 Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has been awarded contracts worth a combined value of about S$300m ($218m) for the design and construction of an ice-class LNG...

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Japan has the largest orderbook in the world

December 24th, 20180 Japanese owners boast the world’s largest orderbook, according to data from Clarksons Research. While the Asian nation might be behind market leader Greece and...

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Harland and Wolff up for sale again

December 21st, 20180 A famous name in British shipbuilding is seeking new owners. Harland and Wolff, the giant Northern Irish yard that built the Titanic, has been put up for sale as its...

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Esvagt declares option on SOV at Havyard

December 19th, 20180 Havyard has announced that Danish offshore wind support specialist Esvagt has declared an option to build a service operation vessel. Esvagt ordered two vessels, with...

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Koreans rush to New Times for Vale newcastlemaxes

December 18th, 20180 New Times Shipbuilding in China has done a tremendous job of pitching its newcastlemax capabilities to Korean customers. Following on from yesterday’s news that...

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Enesel back at Daehan for suezmaxes

December 18th, 20180 Making the most of cheap prices on offer Greek owner Enesel is back at Korean yard Daehan Shipbuilding for more tankers. Brokers report the Lemos family controlled owner...

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Sun sets for former Chinese yard highflyer

December 18th, 20180 The career of Sun Bo, once one of China’s brightest shipbuilding stars, is now firmly over. The deputy head of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has been...

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CSIC Leasing goes for cape quartet at Qingdao Beihai

December 18th, 20180 CSIC Leasing, the financial leasing arm of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), is ending 2018 in busy fashion. Brokers report the company has placed an order...

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Unisea opts for Hanjin Subic aframaxes

December 18th, 20180 Adam Lemos-led Unisea of Greece has ordered its first tanker newbuilds since 2015. Brokers report the company has ordered two 113,000 dwt aframaxes at Hanjin Heavy...

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Milaha to upgrade Mesaieed shipyard

December 17th, 20180 Milaha has appointed Royal HaskoningDHV to develop plans to upgrade its shipyard facilities in Mesaieed, Qatar. The yard is being prepared for further growth and...

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Crane occupied in DSME strike

December 13th, 20180 A worker’s strike at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has seen operations at a giant dock crane come to a halt for much of this week. Two workers...

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Further arrests linked to Vietnam yard fraud

December 11th, 20180 The multi-million dollar fraud scandal surrounding Vietnam’s top shipbuilder has snared another couple of executives. A former Vinashin chief and a serving deputy...

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Angelicoussis back at DSME for another LNG carrier

December 10th, 20180 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has bagged another order from one of its most loyal customers. John Angelicoussis’s Maran Gas Maritime has...

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NYK adds two more LNG carriers at Samsung for Total charter

December 10th, 20183 Japan’s NYK has ordered a pair of 174,000 cu m LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy Industries as part of a long-term contract signed with Total Gas & Power...

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Hyundai Heavy takes Turkish suezmax deal

December 7th, 20180 The world’s largest shipbuilder is still filling out its 2020 slots and is offering deals for ship types it would turn away in the busier times of its...

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BlackRock ups DSME stake

December 7th, 20180 The world’s largest fund operator BlackRock has increased its stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to 5.57%, becoming the third biggest...

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Algoma acquires Oldendorff bulker trio in CSL pool

North’s post-Brexit Irish subsidiary up and running

Saipem awarded $1.3bn worth of offshore contracts by Saudi Armanco

CMA CGM bids adieu to the MacAndrews brand

Algoma acquires Oldendorff bulker trio in CSL pool

Seacor Marine acquires three more PSVs from Cosco

Ocean Infinity awarded Petrobras survey work

Dole books reefer boxship pair at CSSC Chengxi

Saipem awarded $1.3bn worth of offshore contracts by Saudi Armanco

ADNOC acquires boxship from Celsius Shipping

Oman Shipping Company in for four DSME VLCCs

ZIM readies the end of paper bills of ladings

Manila broadens discussions with overseas firms to acquire bust Hanjin Subic

Shipping’s black box gets blockchain upgrade

BW completes Hafnia merger

Oshima markets rare 2019 bulker resale

Nord/LB files court case against Brightoil

Bureau Veritas reveals Donche-Gay’s successor

Shanghai Bestway chairman fails to sell his shares again

Last Union Rich Shipping vessel sold at auction

GEFO adds four chemical tankers at AVIC Dingheng