shipbuilding

Shipbuilding news and shipyard orders – yard capacity, delivery timelines, construction pricing, orderbook trends by type, and newbuild contract awards.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013
suez canal container ship shipping
News

Record Number of Box Ships to be Delivered in 2013, Yet Orderbooks are Thinning

The ratio of container TEU capacity on-order compared to the trading fleet dropped below 20% in June, reports Braemar Seascope. The broker advises that, as the

June 18, 2013
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Sting Taking Britain’s Shipbuilding Demise to Broadway
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Sting Taking Britain’s Shipbuilding Demise to Broadway

Yes. Sting, the

June 5, 2013
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belships
News

Belships Orders Pair of Supramax Bulk Carriers from Japanese Yard

Oslo-based shipping firm Belships ASA has placed an order for two fuel efficient Supramax bulk carriers from Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The design provided

June 5, 2013
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Monday, June 3, 2013
STX Group
Shipbuilding

STX Group Shares Tumble

(Reuters) STX Group, formerly Ssangyong Heavy Industries, shares tumbled on Monday morning after an official at Woori Bank said the company is considering a

June 3, 2013
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Oceanex Connaigra
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FSG Launches Innovative Ice-Classed ConRo Ferry, the Oceanex Connaigra

8 months after the first plate of steel was cut, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard has launched the 210 meter-long ConRo ferry Oceanex

May 31, 2013
Total Views: 340

Thursday, May 30, 2013
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PPL Shipyard Wins Jack-Up Rig Order from Japanese Consortium

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary PPL Shipyard secured a USD $220.5 million contract to build a Pacific Class 400 jack-up rig from a BOT Lease Co., Ltd

May 30, 2013
Total Views: 90

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Costamare Enters $500 Million Joint Venture to Expand Fleet of Boxships
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Costamare Enters $500 Million Joint Venture to Expand Fleet of Boxships

Athens-based containership owner/charterer, Costamare Inc. (NYSE:CMRE) announced today a new joint venture with investment advisor firm, York Capital

May 29, 2013
Total Views: 227

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Maersk CJ 70
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Jurong Shipyard Wins $596 Million Newbuild Order for Huge Jack-Up Rig

Jurong Shipyard announced they have received a USD $596 million contract from Noble Corporation to build an ultra-high specification jack-up rig with option

May 28, 2013
Total Views: 176

Epic shipping lpg
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Sasaki Shipyard Wins LPG Tanker Newbuild Orders

Singapore-based LPG shipper, Epic Pantheon International Gas Shipping Ltd. has contracted Sasaki Shipyard to build two 5,000cbm fully-pressurised LPG carriers.

May 28, 2013
Total Views: 62

Thursday, May 23, 2013
Sinoceanic shipping
News

SinOceanic Shipping Orders 10 Newbuild Containerships

Oslo-based ship investment company, SinOceanic Shipping ASA, has entered into a contract with Jinhai Heavy Industries to build ten, 8,800 TEU state-of-the art

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
cosco
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LNG Carrier New Build Ordered from COSCO Dalian

COSCO Corporation announced today that their subsidiary, COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co. Ltd, secured a RMB500 million (USD $81 million) contract today from an

May 21, 2013
Total Views: 50

Thursday, May 16, 2013
Gas Carriers Seen Expanding Share of Shipbuilding – Clarkson
Shipbuilding

Gas Carriers Seen Expanding Share of Shipbuilding – Clarkson

Gas carriers accounted for the highest share of total shipping investment last year since 2005, according to Clarkson Plc, the world’s largest

May 16, 2013
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sayendo lng carrier mhi
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines to Order Sayaendo-Class LNG Carrier from Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, to build a Sayaendo-series liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.

May 16, 2013
Total Views: 88

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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News

Norden Orders 17 New Eco-Ships

Since the first of January, Danish tramp shipper Norden has been executing a significant growth plan focused on both the dry bulk and clean product tanker

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 133

ulstein psv seatankers sea flyer
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Zhejiang Delivers 2nd of 12 Ulstein PSVs to Seatankers [UPDATED]

Zhejiang shipyard has delivered the PSV Sea Flyer, the first of 12 Ulstein PX105 PSVs ordered by Seatankers

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 65

Friday, May 10, 2013
Hyundai Heavy Industries
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: 79

maersk line triple-e containership
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Largest Container Ships Help Hyundai Heavy Crack China

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

May 10, 2013
Total Views: 178

Thursday, May 9, 2013
keppel
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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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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
HHI Introduces Miniature Shipbuilding Robots
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: 137

Thursday, May 2, 2013
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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
Total Views: 280