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

Friday, December 28, 2012
FPSO Lewek Arunothai
Engineering News

Keppel Barely Misses S$10 Billion in Orders with Latest Round of Contracts

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s (Keppel O&M) subsidiaries have secured three new contracts – worth a combined value of S$420 million (USD

December 28, 2012
Total Views: 83

Friday, December 21, 2012
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News

Diana Shipping Purchases New Japanese-Built Kamsarmax Bulk Carrier

ATHENS, GREECE – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced

December 21, 2012
Total Views: 390

Thursday, December 20, 2012
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Engineering News

Teekay to Build Pair of LNG Carriers, Chooses 2-Stroke Dual Fuel Engines

MAN Diesel & Turbo announced today that Teekay LNG Partners (NYSE: TGP) has chosen their ME-GI dual-fuel, two-stroke, gas-injection engines for a pair of

December 20, 2012
Total Views: 79

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Engineering News

CIMC Raffles Delivers Heavy Lift Semi-Submersible Accommodation Vessel

Destined for the Gulf of Mexico, the deep-water semi-submersible crane & accommodation vessel Explorer Lifter was delivered today by Yantai CIMC Raffles

December 20, 2012
Total Views: 166

Tuesday, December 18, 2012
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Engineering News

COSCO Shipyards and Sevan Marine Cash in on FPSO Newbuild Order

COSCO Nangtong and Qidong Shipyards won a USD $370 million FPSO newbuild order yesterday from Dana Petroleum to build a Sevan FPSO for the Western Isles

December 18, 2012
Total Views: 75

Monday, December 17, 2012
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Uncategorized

Rickmers-Linie Orders Pair of Multi-Purpose Break Bulk Ships

Rickmers-Linie announced today their plans to build a pair of 20,000 DWT multi-purpose break bulk vessels at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China.  Scheduled

December 17, 2012
Total Views: 127

Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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Engineering News

Steel-Cutting Commences on MHI’s Next Generation Sayaendo Series LNG Carrier

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced today that construction has commenced on the first ship in their Sayaendo series of new-generation LNG carriers.

December 11, 2012
Total Views: 160

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Japanese Shipbuilding Merger Gets Green Light
Shipbuilding

Japanese Shipbuilding Merger Gets Green Light

TOKYO–JFE Holdings Inc. (5411.TO) and IHI Corp. (7013.TO) on Tuesday said they will proceed with a Jan. 1 merger of their shipbuilding operations,

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 103

Friday, November 30, 2012
Drewry: Shipbuilders Will Have to Fight for Survival Over Next Couple of Years
Shipbuilding

Drewry: Shipbuilders Will Have to Fight for Survival Over Next Couple of Years

Drewry Maritime Research’s latest Annual World Shipbuilding Market Review and Forecast highlights the bleak prospects that are facing the world’s

November 30, 2012
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Global Shipbuilding Outlook – 45% of Shipyards Have No Orders Post 2012
Engineering News

Global Shipbuilding Outlook – 45% of Shipyards Have No Orders Post 2012

By Sanjeev Rana, Deutsche Bank  Global Shipbuilding Downturn Continues Global shipbuilding industry has been going through a downturn for the last four

November 27, 2012
Total Views: 107

Monday, November 26, 2012
BAE Shipyards to Close One Unlucky Shipyard – Report
Shipbuilding

BAE Shipyards to Close One Unlucky Shipyard – Report

LONDON–U.K. defense company BAE Systems PLC (BA.LN) will likely close one of its shipyards, with a decision expected before Christmas, the Sunday

November 26, 2012
Total Views: 101

Monday, November 12, 2012
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News

Wilson Sons’ Fleet Expansion Continues with New Order for 12 Damen Tugboats

Damen Shipyards Group and Wilson Sons announced today they have signed a contract for ten Damen ASD Tugs 2411 and two ASD Tugs of the new 3212-type, destined

November 12, 2012
Total Views: 151

Friday, November 2, 2012
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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
Total Views: 95

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: 347

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
Total Views: 79

Monday, October 22, 2012
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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: 247

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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: 155

Friday, October 19, 2012
Big Day for Canadian Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding

Big Day for Canadian Shipbuilding

Seaspan Marine today broke ground on a $200 million re-development and facilities upgrade at its Vancouver Shipyard facility that will help the yard fulfill a

October 19, 2012
Total Views: 30

Thursday, October 18, 2012
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News

High Overhead and Material Costs Cut Deep into Profits at Keppel Corp

SINGAPORE–Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) Thursday said third-quarter net profit fell 14.7% from a year earlier as a rise in costs outpaced revenue growth. Net

October 18, 2012
Total Views: 72

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
oscv siem offshore
Engineering News

Siem Offshore Orders Another Pair of Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels

STX OSV announced today that Norwegian offshore vessel owner, Siem Offshore has declared options for the design and construction of two additional Offshore

October 10, 2012
Total Views: 133