Shipbuilding

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


Saturday, May 11, 2013
Multimedia

Shipyard Photo of the Day: Anyone Need an Engine?

Former shipmate Christopher Dale took this photo the other day while working at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo, Korea. The crane

May 11, 2013
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Friday, May 10, 2013
News

Chinese Shipyards Win Orders for Dozen Deltamarin-Designed Bulk Carriers

Naval architecture firm Deltamarin announced today a handful of orders for their B.Delta bulk carrier design, all to be built at Chinese shipyards.

May 10, 2013
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Shipbuilding

Bollinger Delivers Crowley’s Newest Workhorse, the DP2 Ocean Sun

Bollinger Shipyards on Friday said that it has delivered the Ocean Sun, the third of four Ocean Class tugs for Crowley Maritime Corporation and the first that

May 10, 2013
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Shipbuilding

HHI Ends China Slump with 18,400 TEU Containerships

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. failed for eight years to win ship orders from China. That ended when it pledged to build the world’s biggest container

May 10, 2013
Total Views: 92

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Multimedia

An Inside-the-Shipyard Look at Keppel [IMAGES]

While in Singapore last month, I had the unique opportunity to tour Keppel FELS, one of the world’s most prolific and capable shipyards. Over the past

May 9, 2013
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
News

Subsea 7 Signs Newbuild Order with HHI for Heavy Construction Vessel

Subsea 7 announced today that it has ordered a new DP3 heavy construction and flexible pipelay vessel from Hyundai Heavy Industries. Powered by six main

May 8, 2013
Total Views: 160

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Shipbuilding

HHI Introduces Miniature Shipbuilding Robots

Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder (and also a leading industrial robot manufacturer), says it has developed miniature welding

May 7, 2013
Total Views: 159

Navy

U.S. Navy Internal Report Slams Contested LCS Program

U.S. Navy leaders were warned last year that a $37 billion program to build Littoral Combat Ships can’t meet its promised mission because the vessels

May 7, 2013
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Monday, May 6, 2013
Interesting

Hyundai to Build World’s Largest Container Ships for CSCL

CSCL orders five 18,400 teu containerships from

May 6, 2013
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Offshore

Technip’s New State-of-the-Art Pipelay Vessel, Deep Energy

Technip officially named its new state-of-the-art pipelay vessel during a ceremony on Friday at the Westcon Yard in Florø,

May 6, 2013
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
Shipbuilding

France Spurns Call To Take Over STX’s Saint-Nazaire Shipyard

France's government dismissed a call to nationalise the Saint-Nazaire

May 5, 2013
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Finance

As Debt Problems Worsen, STX May Sell off Shipyards Worldwide

South Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co is considering the sale of shipyards in France, Finland and

May 3, 2013
Total Views: 94

Thursday, May 2, 2013
News

SEACOR Orders Pair of VLGCs from Hyundai Heavy

After a $10.9 million loss in the first quarter this year, SEACOR Holdings’ (NYSE:CKH) Executive Chairman of the Board, Charles Fabrikant was justifiably

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 59

News

1 Year-Old VLCC Bought for $74 Million, Heads Back to Yard for Conversion

In 2010, Teekay and their JV partner paid just under $100 million to order a newbuild VLCC, but since then quite a bit has changed in the crude tanker

May 2, 2013
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News

Saudi Arabian Shipper Expands Fleet with Latest Delivery from Hyundai Mipo

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) announced yesterday that it has accepted delivery of the Bahri Hofuf, a 26,000 DWT general cargo ship

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 86

News

Pemex Needs Product Tankers, Seeks Stake in Spanish Shipyard HJB

MEXICO CITY, May 1 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Pemex on Wednesday said it is seeking to take a controlling stake in a Spanish shipyard with a view to

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 67

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
News

Huntington Ingalls Awarded $487 Million Contract for 6th National Security Cutter

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today they have been awarded a $487 million contract to build the sixth National Security Cutter (NSC) for

May 1, 2013
Total Views: 107

Monday, April 29, 2013
News

CSCL to Build Five 18,000 TEU Containerships

In a stock exchange announcement over the weekend, China Shipping Container Lines has expressed their intentions to build five, 18,000 TEU containerships. The

April 29, 2013
Total Views: 115

Sunday, April 28, 2013
News

Sinopec, China Shipping, MOL Joint Venture Orders $1.5 Billion in New LNG Carriers

In a stock exchange filing today, 6 Hong Kong-based investment holding companies jointly owned by Sinopec Kantons, China Shipping Development, and Mitsui

April 28, 2013
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Friday, April 26, 2013
News

Tsakos Takes Delivery of Second DP2 Shuttle Tanker from Sungdong

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (NYSE: TNP) took delivery today of its second fully-coated DP2 suezmax shuttle product tanker, Brasil 2014, from Sungdong

April 26, 2013
Total Views: 256