Shipyards
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Fredriksen tipped to be behind LNG pair at Samsung Heavy
John Fredriksen’s Flex LNG has been tipped by brokers to be behind orders for another pair of LNG carriers worth…
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Samsung Heavy debuts revolutionary VLCC design
South Korea’s top shipyards are busy developing the next generation of VLCC designs. At yesterday’s Nor-Shipping exhibition on the outskirts…
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Hyundai Heavy pushes ahead with LNG-fuelled VLCC with rotor sails
On Wednesday at Nor-Shipping Lloyd’s Register presented South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with approval in principle (AiP) for a…
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Norway blacklists shipbuilders over human rights abuses
Norway is pushing to create a shipbuilding regulation akin to the ship recycling sector’s Hong Kong Convention whereby yards will…
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Former Sainty Marine president gets 18-year sentence
Jiangsu Supreme Court has sentenced Wang Junmin, former president of bankrupt Chinese yard Sainty Marine, to prison for 18 years…
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CSC RoRo Logistics orders two car carriers at China Merchants Heavy
CSC RoRo Logistics, the car shipping subsidiary of China Merchants, has placed an order at China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu)…
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Hyundai Heavy’s due diligence of DSME hit by protests
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is not finding it at all easy in its pursuit of compatriot yard Daewoo Shipbuilding &…
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Hyundai Heavy shareholders vote in favour of DSME merger
Despite fierce opposition from its workforce all week, shareholders in Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, voted in…
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HI Kaptanoglu: New BIMCO boss stars on the cover of Maritime CEO magazine
Şadan Kaptanoğlu stars on the cover of the latest issue of Maritime CEO magazine, launched today just in time for…
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John Fredriksen initiates tanker newbuild spree in China
Norwegian shipping tycoon John Fredriksen has started a new round of tanker fleet expansion with a newbuilding program in China…
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China Ocean Industry forced to transfer Nantong Xiangyu shares
Hong Kong-listed shipbuilding group China Ocean Industry has received an enforcement order by a court in Jiangsu, ordering the company…
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Asian owners urge China and India to ratify Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling
The Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) has called on China and India to hurry up and ratify the Hong Kong Convention…
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Hyundai Heavy merger protest turns violent
Shipyard workers in South Korea have repeatedly made their feelings known about the proposed merger between two of the nation’s…
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Maersk adds four LR2 tankers at DSIC
Maersk Product Tankers has placed an order at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) for the construction of four LR2 tankers, taking…
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Cosco takes over control of Rui Tai Shipyard
Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (CSHI) has launched a new yard in Nantong, further expanding its ship repairing business. Cosco inked…
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Nine-year-old boxship sent for demo in Bangladesh
A very young boxship has been sent for scrap. The , a Chinese-built, nine-year-old boxship, has arrived at Chittagong’s anchorage,…
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Tsuneishi’s Philippine ship recycling ambitions thwarted
Japanese shipyard giant Tsuneishi’s long-held plans to develop a ship recycling site in the Philippines have been put on hold,…
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Prices spike as near full repair yards scrub up
Ship repair yards across the world are working at near full capacity according to brokers Intermodal with their normal work…
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MIIT shipbuilding head under investigation
China’s National Supervisory Commission has announced that Li Dong, chief director of the industrial equipment department at the Ministry of…
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Ships ought to be designed with dismantling in mind
Panagiotis Galanis, aged 14, is a grade nine student at the Hellenic-American Educational Foundation. He writes exclusively for Splash on…
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