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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Consortium Awarded Design Contract for Large Maritime Yard in Saudi Arabia
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Consortium Awarded Design Contract for Large Maritime Yard in Saudi Arabia

A consortium made up of engineering firm HaskoningDHV UK and Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been selected to perform the Front-End Engineering

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 121

Monday, October 10, 2016
France Vows to Keep Stake in Struggling STX Shipyard
Maritime News

France Vows to Keep Stake in Struggling STX Shipyard

PARIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The French government said on Monday it was not planning to take a majority stake in the French subsidiary of struggling South

October 10, 2016
Total Views: 6

Monday, October 3, 2016
Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard
Maritime News

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Tumbles Most in Eight Years on Outlook

By Chris Cooper (Bloomberg) — Shares of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. plunged the most in eight years after the company cut its full-year profit

October 3, 2016
Total Views: 21

Thursday, September 29, 2016
DSME shipyard
Maritime News

Korean Exchange Tells World’s No. 2 Shipbuilder to Improve Financials Or Else

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, was told to improve its

September 29, 2016
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
BIMCO: New Ship Orders at Lowest in 20 Years
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BIMCO: New Ship Orders at Lowest in 20 Years

(BIMCO) – The shipyards become the next victim of the deteriorating conditions in the dry bulk, container and offshore markets as 2016 looks to set the

September 13, 2016
Total Views: 72

Thursday, September 8, 2016
Shipbuilding Groups Damen, Fincantieri in Running for STX France -Report
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Shipbuilding Groups Damen, Fincantieri in Running for STX France -Report

PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Dutch group Damen shipyards and Italian group Fincantieri are the two potential buyers that have emerged for STX France, a

September 8, 2016
Total Views: 14

Friday, August 26, 2016
MV Werften Stralsund
Cruise Ships

New MV Werften to Build Two Polar Expedition Ships

Europe’s newest mega-cruise ship builder MV Werften says it has signed of Letter of Intent to build two Polar-class luxury expedition vessels for Crystal

August 26, 2016
Total Views: 83

Bulker under construction at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in China
Maritime News

Chinese Shipbuilder to Cut 2,000 More Jobs Amid Ordering Slump

SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd said it plans to cut 2,000 additional jobs, just under 10 percent

August 26, 2016
Total Views: 6

Friday, August 19, 2016
samsung-heavy-drillship-construction
Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Raises Nearly $1 Billion

By Joyce Lee (Reuters)  South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd said on Friday its board of directors have approved a plan to raise about 1.1

August 19, 2016
Total Views: 19

Friday, August 12, 2016
VARD Confirms Expedition Cruise Ship Order
Maritime News

VARD Confirms Expedition Cruise Ship Order

Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has confirmed the order for four expedition-style cruise ships for French luxury cruise company PONANT. The shipbuilding contracts

August 12, 2016
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Cruise Ships a Beacon for Germany’s KfW in Dire Shipping Market
Maritime News

Cruise Ships a Beacon for Germany’s KfW in Dire Shipping Market

By Nicholas Brautlecht (Bloomberg) — The call of the Caribbean is proving irresistible for Germany’s KfW IPEX, the development bank that funds the

August 3, 2016
Total Views: 120

Friday, July 29, 2016
samsung-heavy-drillship-construction
Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Stock Down On Heavy Loss

by Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world’s third-largest shipbuilder, reported a quarterly loss that was bigger than estimates as

July 29, 2016
Total Views: 19

Wednesday, June 15, 2016
DSME Shipyard South Korea
News

Korean Banks Holed Below the Waterline by Shipping Debt

By Christopher Langner (Bloomberg) — Now, the ship really has sailed. After kicking the can down the waterway for a few years, Korean banks will have to

June 15, 2016
Total Views: 9

Thursday, June 9, 2016
hyundai heavy industries shipbuilding
Maritime News

Battered Korean Yards Battle Slump With State-Led Overhaul

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — The world’s three biggest shipyards, battered by the deepest industry slump in at least two decades, are getting a

June 9, 2016
Total Views: 9

Tuesday, May 31, 2016
South Korean Shipbuilding Hub Battens Down the Hatches as Orderbooks Shrink
Maritime News

South Korean Shipbuilding Hub Battens Down the Hatches as Orderbooks Shrink

By Joyce Lee GEOJE, South Korea, June 1 (Reuters) – Geoje Island, off the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula, appears as prosperous as ever:

May 31, 2016
Total Views: 8

Monday, May 30, 2016
STX Offshore Files for Court’s Aid Amid Korean Industry Woes
Maritime News

STX Offshore Files for Court’s Aid Amid Korean Industry Woes

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. filed for court protection, the latest trouble to surface in

May 30, 2016
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, May 4, 2016
DSME Shipyard South Korea
News

DSME Posts Operating Loss on Offshore Costs

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-biggest shipbuilder, posted a first-quarter loss

May 4, 2016
Total Views: 39

Tuesday, May 3, 2016
LX109
News

ULSTEIN Unveils New High-Capacity Cable Lay Vessel

ULSTEIN has designed an innovative new cable lay vessel capable of carrying 12,500 tonnes of power cable that can be laid as one single piece. The vessel,

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 31

Friday, April 15, 2016
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Maritime News

NYK Takes Delivery of 14,000 TEU Container Ship

Japan Marine United Corp. recently delivered the 14,000 TEU container ship NYK Blue Jay to shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The vessel, which

April 15, 2016
Total Views: 191

One Chinese Shipyard Is So Unprofitable It’s Literally Becoming a Parking Lot
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One Chinese Shipyard Is So Unprofitable It’s Literally Becoming a Parking Lot

By Ma Jie (Bloomberg) — Chinese shipbuilders are under so much financial strain that one of them is literally being turned into a parking lot. China

April 15, 2016
Total Views: 13
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