shipbuilding

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

Monday, August 20, 2012
Aker pennsylvania product tanker jones act
Engineering News

Big Win for Aker Philadelphia, Crowley Signs $250 Million Contract for Pair of Jones Act Tankers

Aker Philadelpha Shipyard (Oslo: AKPS) breathed a huge sign of relief today as it signed a contract with Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation for

August 20, 2012
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rongsheng heavy industries china shipbuilding
Engineering News

Rongsheng Heavy Withdraws Plan to Acquire Engine Manufacturer

HONG KONG–China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. said it has decided to withdraw its CNY2.15 billion (US$336 million) bid to buy a Chinese

August 20, 2012
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News

Offshore Sector Continues to Sustain Shipyards as DSME Wins $1.96 Billion Platform Order

(Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. won a 2.22 trillion won ($1.96 billion) order to build five fixed platforms as rising

August 20, 2012
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Fincantieri Launches Largest Ship To Date

Fincantieri Launches Largest Ship To Date

Fincantieri’s Manfalcone shipyard on Thursday launched Princess Cruises new flagship, Royal Princess, which is the largest ship ever built by the Italian

August 17, 2012
Total Views: 106

Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Ask and You Shall Receive: Arctic OSV’s To Be Delivered Ahead of Schedule to Russian Owner

Ask and You Shall Receive: Arctic OSV’s To Be Delivered Ahead of Schedule to Russian Owner

Arctech said Wednesday that it plans to deliver the harsh-environment offshore supply vessel Vitus Bering four months ahead of schedule at the request of

August 15, 2012
Total Views: 47

Monday, August 13, 2012
hyundai heavy shipbuilding shipyard
Engineering News

South Korean Shipbuilders are Taking it in the Teeth

SEOUL–The world’s top two shipbuilders on Monday posted sharp declines in their second-quarter net profit, bled by the heavy discounts they have

August 13, 2012
Total Views: 119

Wednesday, August 8, 2012
ocean rig poseidon tanzania offshore drilling drillship deepwater
Engineering News

Singapore-Based Shipbuilders Win Over $8 Billion in Drillship Orders from the Brazilians

Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine announced today that they have secured contracts worth approximately USD $4 Billion from Sete Brasil ParticipacÇ’es S.A.

August 8, 2012
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
astra centaurus
Engineering News

Daewoo’s New Shandong Shipyard Delivers First Ship, a Supramax for Rethymnis & Kulukundis

Principals of Rethymnis & Kulukundis Ltd., the UK-based shipbrokers and agents, have taken delivery of the first vessel built at Daewoo Shipbuilding and

August 7, 2012
Total Views: 159

Monday, August 6, 2012
No Slowdown in Sight for Deepwater Rigs, Keppel Signs $4.1 Billion Order
News

No Slowdown in Sight for Deepwater Rigs, Keppel Signs $4.1 Billion Order

SINGAPORE–Keppel Corp. Ltd. (BN4.SG) Tuesday said it has firmed up contracts to build five additional semisubmersible drilling rigs for Sete Brasil

August 6, 2012
Total Views: 43

Friday, August 3, 2012
petrobras 10000 drillship
News

Petrobras Signs Newbuild Contracts for a Dozen Hi Spec Offshore Drilling Rigs

Petrobras signed contracts today with Sete Brasil, Queiroz Galvão, Petroserv, Odebrecht, Odfjell and Seadrill for the chartering and operation of 12

August 3, 2012
Total Views: 50

Thursday, August 2, 2012
j.j. ugland supramax bulk carrier launch
Uncategorized

Tsuneishi Group Launches Supramax Bulker for J.J. Ugland

The SS-097 is the last in a series of six newly acquired bulk carriers by Ugland Bulk Transport of the same design. The pool operating company Ugland Bulk

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 97

rastar 3200
News

RAStar 3200 Tugs Chosen by Smit Lamnalco for Long Term ExxonMobil Contract

Smit Lamnalco, a global provider of towage and associated marine services to offshore oil and gas terminals, placed an order today for a series of four 32m

August 2, 2012
Total Views: 129

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Bow oceanic odefjell tanker chemical
News

Odfjell Looks to Expand Fleet with $160M Chemical Tanker Newbuild Order

Odfjell announced today they have signed a newbuild contract worth close to USD $160 million with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for four new 46,000 DWT chemical

August 1, 2012
Total Views: 129

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
vale china vloc rongsheng heavy industries
Engineering News

Rongsheng Heavy Faces Even Tougher Times, Market Value Has Fallen by Over $5 Billion

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd., which hasn’t announced any 2012 ship orders, may find winning deals even harder

July 31, 2012
Total Views: 167

Monday, July 30, 2012
rongsheng heavy
News

Rongsheng Shipbuilding Chairman Tied to CNOOC-Nexen Insider Trading Scandal

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. plunged to its lowest level since 2010 in Hong Kong trading after the U.S. Securities

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 86

Friday, July 27, 2012
sete brasil petrobras fpso
News

OSX Brasil Positioning Itself to Compete for Big Petrobras Contracts

RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian shipbuilder and oil-field-services company OSX Brasil SA (OSXB3.BR), part of billionaire businessman Eike Batista’s

July 27, 2012
Total Views: 52

Thursday, July 26, 2012
pacific orca windfarm vessel samsung swire
News

World’s Largest Windfarm Installation Vessel Delivered by Samsung Heavy

Singapore-based shipping company, Swire Pacific Offshore, has accepted delivery of the Pacific Orca, which at 161 meters in length, is the world’s

July 26, 2012
Total Views: 197

China’s Shipbuilding Slump “Pretty Depressing”
Engineering News

China’s Shipbuilding Slump “Pretty Depressing”

(Bloomberg) — China has too many ships. The glut has pushed new vessel prices to eight-year lows and caused a 49 percent plunge in first-half orders at

July 26, 2012
Total Views: 72

Tuesday, July 24, 2012
fpso conversion keppel fels singapore
News

Keppel Signs $81 Million in FPSO Conversion Contracts

SINGAPORE–Keppel Corp. Ltd. (BN4.SG) said Monday that its shipyard unit has secured three conversion contracts totaling S$103 million. The contracts are

July 24, 2012
Total Views: 84

Monday, July 23, 2012
sinopacific shipbuilding spp35 osv psv
News

Sinopacific Signs Newbuild Contract for Half-Dozen PSVs Destined for Nigeria

The SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group announced last Friday the signing of a newbuilding contract for (4) SPP35 platform supply vessels (PSV) and a Letter of

July 23, 2012
Total Views: 226