Shipbuilding

Stay updated on global shipbuilding news, including new ship orders, shipyard construction projects, and technological advancements in the shipbuilding industry.


Monday, November 5, 2012
Sembcorp Marine Reports Record Shipyard Backlog While Profit Figures Drop 48%
Engineering News

Sembcorp Marine Reports Record Shipyard Backlog While Profit Figures Drop 48%

SINGAPORE–Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) Monday reported a 48.1% fall in its third quarter net profit as revenue fell due to lower recognition of rig

November 5, 2012
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Friday, November 2, 2012
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News

Zhejiang Shipbuilding Delivers New X-Bow PSV for Bourbon Offshore

China’s Zhejiang Shipbuilding delivered the platform supply vessel Bourbon Calm today, the third in a series of four platform supply vessels of

November 2, 2012
Total Views: 145

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Shipbuilding

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Shipyard Launches the Ulusoy 15 RoRo Freight Ferry

German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) announced this morning they have successfully launched the second of two identical RoRo freight ferry

November 2, 2012
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Samsung Heavy Rallies after Profits Far Exceed Estimates
Finance

Samsung Heavy Rallies after Profits Far Exceed Estimates

(Bloomberg) — Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world’s second-largest shipyard, rallied the most in eight months in Seoul trading after

November 2, 2012
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Hyundai Heavy Ship Construction
Shipbuilding

Ship Prices Fall to Eight-Year Low as Hyundai Heavy Competes for Orders

(Bloomberg) — Prices for new ships have fallen to an eight-year low as shipyards sacrifice margins to win orders. Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the

October 31, 2012
Total Views: 322

Two Killed in Explosion at South Korean Shipyard
Ship Fires

Two Killed in Explosion at South Korean Shipyard

An explosion at a South Korean shipyard has killed two workers and injured nine others, Yonhap News Agency has confirmed with Police. The explosion occurred at

October 31, 2012
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Canada’s Fednav Orders New Icebreaker
Shipbuilding

Canada’s Fednav Orders New Icebreaker

Fednav, the world’s largest operator of ice-classed vessels and Canada’s leading deep-sea bulk transporter, announced Tuesday that it has placed an

October 30, 2012
Total Views: 86

Friday, October 26, 2012
Batista Shows You Need to Spend Money to Make Money
Offshore

Batista Shows You Need to Spend Money to Make Money

(Bloomberg) — Billionaire Eike Batista is pledging as much as $2 billion to shore up the finances of his oil and shipbuilding companies after drilling

October 26, 2012
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
With Shipbuilding Orders Down 40%, Hyundai Heavy Will Not Meet 2012 Targets
Engineering News

With Shipbuilding Orders Down 40%, Hyundai Heavy Will Not Meet 2012 Targets

SEOUL–Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE), the world’s largest shipbuilder by sales, on Thursday posted a 35% slump in third-quarter operating

October 25, 2012
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Engineering News

Wärtsilä Wins Power Systems Order for Pair of Russian Icebreakers

Wärtsilä announced today that they have been awarded the contract to supply integrated power and automation systems for two new icebreakers being built

October 25, 2012
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
T-AKE Class Completed with Delivery of USNS Cesar Chavez
Navy

T-AKE Class Completed with Delivery of USNS Cesar Chavez

General DynamicsNASSCO on Wednesday delivered the USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) to the U.S. Navy, marking the completion of a highly successful U.S.

October 24, 2012
Total Views: 130

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
maersk triple E propeller
Engineering News

Maersk Line’s Ginormous Triple-E Class Propellers are on their Way to Okpo

Construction of the world’s largest ship is picking up speed. Recently, the very first propeller was loaded onto the Maersk Salalah container ship in

October 23, 2012
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News

American Petroleum Tankers Places Newbuild Order with NASSCO

American Petroleum Tankers (APT) announced today that it has signed a commitment to build two new state-of-the-art product tankers at the National Steel and

October 23, 2012
Total Views: 91

damen ASD tug 2810 hybrid iskes salvage
Engineering News

Diesel-Electric Power Plus Batteries Makes for a Very Efficient Tugboat

Netherlands-based Iskes Towage & Salvage accepted delivery today of the first ever Damen Shipyards-built Hybrid tug at a signing ceremony at the Offshore

October 23, 2012
Total Views: 479

UT 775 SE rolls-royce platform supply vessel
Engineering News

Bravante Group Places £24 Million PSV Order with Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce announced today they have won a £24 million order to design and equip four platform supply vessels (PSVs) for Brazilian ship owner Bravante Group,

October 23, 2012
Total Views: 78

Monday, October 22, 2012
mpahsv zhenjiang shipbuilding
Engineering News

Zhenjiang Shipbuilding Delivers the Sealink 179, a Multi-Purpose Anchor Handling Supply Vessel

Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard recently launched the 84.8m SEALINK 179, an ABS-classed Multi-Purpose, Anchor Handling Supply Vessel (MPAHSV) built for Sealink

October 22, 2012
Total Views: 199

ksy shipyard kherson ukraine tanker
News

Kherson Shipyard Launches First-Ever Ukrainian Tanker

On October 19th, a launching ceremony of a RST27 Project Tanker Product-Carrier took place at Ukraine’s Kherson Shipyard (KSY), a division of Smart

October 22, 2012
Total Views: 121

rongsheng heavy industries
Finance

Speculators Elevate Rongsheng Stock 22 Percent on Offshore Market Optimism

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. jumped by a record in Hong Kong trading as a new manager and an order to build a

October 22, 2012
Total Views: 44

Saturday, October 20, 2012
abb azipod c
Engineering News

Azipods Chosen by Swire Pacific for Windfarm Installation Vessels

ABB recently delivered four Azipod C propulsion systems for the Blue Ocean II Wind Turbine Installation Vessel built by Samsung Shipyard in Korea. This is a

October 20, 2012
Total Views: 83

shagang sunshine
News

NYK Lines Accepts Delivery of Namura-Built “WOZMAX” Bulk Carrier

On 17 October, a naming and delivery ceremony was held at Namura Shipbuilding Co. for the Shagang Sunshine, a new 250,000 DWT, WOZMAX ore carrier.  This is

October 20, 2012
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