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

Monday, December 12, 2016
U.S. Shipbuilders Ready to Build Trump’s 350-Ship Navy
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U.S. Shipbuilders Ready to Build Trump’s 350-Ship Navy

The U.S. shipbuilding industry is ready to work with Donald Trump to help realize his goal of a 350-ship Navy, the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA)

December 12, 2016
Total Views: 103

Saturday, December 10, 2016
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Hyundai Heavy Lands $650 Million Ship Order from Iran -Yonhap

SEOUL, Dec 10 (Reuters) – South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd received a $650 million order to build 10 ships for Iran’s

December 10, 2016
Total Views: 111

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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Shipbuilding

Philly Shipyard Delivers Jones Act Tanker To Kinder Morgan

Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI) today delivered the American Endurance, the first of four next generation 50,000 dwt product tankers that it is building for

November 30, 2016
Total Views: 533

Tuesday, November 29, 2016
BAE Shouldn’t Get to Build U.K.’s New Frigate, Review Says
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BAE Shouldn’t Get to Build U.K.’s New Frigate, Review Says

By Benjamin Katz (Bloomberg) — BAE Systems Plc’s Scottish dockyards should be excluded from the lead role on a new class of Royal Navy frigate in

November 29, 2016
Total Views: 68

Type 26 Global Combat Ship
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Britain Should Speed Up Military Shipbuilding to Create Jobs

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Britain needs to speed up shipbuilding for the Royal Navy and spread work more widely across companies and shipyards to help

November 29, 2016
Total Views: 115

Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries
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World’s No. 1 Shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Announces Four-Way Split

SEOUL, Nov 15 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries is being split into four companies, with its non-shipbuilding businesses being

November 15, 2016
Total Views: 100

Thursday, November 10, 2016
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Samsung Heavy Industries Delivers World’s First Very Large Ethane Carrier

Samsung Heavy Industries has delivered the world’s first Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC) ‘Ethane Crystal’ to Reliance Industries, an Indian business

November 10, 2016
Total Views: 139

Thursday, November 3, 2016
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France to Defend Interests in Sale of STX Shipyards

By Emmanuel Jarry PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The French government has told South Korea it will oppose any solution for shipbuilder STX France that is

November 3, 2016
Total Views: 64

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
hyundai heavy shipyard
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After 20,000 Job Cuts, World’s Biggest Shipyards Brace for Even More

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — South Korea’s shipbuilding industry — home to the world’s top three manufacturers — has eliminated

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 127

Thursday, October 20, 2016
Jackup rigs under construction at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore.
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Keppel Profit Hit by Weak Rig Orders

SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp reported a 38 percent fall in its third-quarter profit as low oil prices resulted in a

October 20, 2016
Total Views: 102

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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News

Singapore’s $24 Billion Wipeout Eats Into City’s Shipyard Base

By Jonathan Burgos, Angus Whitley and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Customers have dwindled by the week at Indian Masala Hut, a curry stall in

October 18, 2016
Total Views: 120

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
DSME Shipyard South Korea
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DSME to Cut 24% of Workforce Amid Mounting Losses

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, plans to eliminate 3,000 jobs,

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 80

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South Korean Shipbuilders Eyed for LNG Carrier Deal Worth $3.8 Billion

By Benjamin Kang Lim and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL/BEIJING, Oct 12 (Reuters) – A little-known investment company said it intends to order up to 20 liquefied

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 70

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: 174

Monday, October 10, 2016
France Vows to Keep Stake in Struggling STX Shipyard
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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: 51

Monday, October 3, 2016
Kawasaki Heavy Industries shipyard
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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: 104

Thursday, September 29, 2016
DSME shipyard
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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: 92

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: 158

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: 80

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: 181