Liner shipping industry to remain under pressure （2015-06-09）
The unabated trend of ultra-large container ship (ULCS) orders means the liner shipping industry will remain under pressure, said Italian broker Banchero Costa. IHS Maritime's Sea-web.com data show th... |
Vard launches new innovation project （2015-06-04）
Singapore-listed offshore vessels designer and shipbuilder, Vard Holdings has launched a new innovation project in ship design. The project, named ‘A step forward’, are design innovations developed wi... |
新时代造船获2艘LR2型油船订单 （2015-06-01）
新时代造船获得2艘11,1000DWT LR2型油轮订单，船东是挪威船东John Fredriksen 子公司Frontline 2012。交船期2017年，目前没有船价方面的报道，也有报道称船价不超过5000万美元。
Frontline 2012去年在新时代造船下单订造了4艘LR2型油船预计将于2016年交付，每艘造价超过5000万美元。包括最新的2艘在内，Frontline 2012已经... |
Tsuneishi to establish repair yard in Indonesia （2015-05-27）
Japanese shipbuilding group Tsuneishi Holdings Inc has said it will invest USD40 million in establishing a ship repair facility in Indonesia. Tsuneishi’s president and chairman, Yasuharu Fushimi, cite... |
UOB Kay Hian recommends ‘sell’ for Nam Cheong （2015-05-26）
Singapore-based brokerage house UOB Kay Hian recommended that investors sell their shares of offshore support vessel owner Nam Cheong because of the company’s earnings volatility. Analysts from UOB Ka... |
Maersk comes back to DSME for ULCS order （2015-05-10）
AP Moller-Maersk has returned to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for its latest series of ultra-large container ships (ULCS). The new order calls for an initia... |
Evergreen Holding's shipbuilding segment profit sh （2015-05-05）
Evergreen Holding Group, the parent group of Sinopacific Shipbuilding, posted a 15% year-on-year (y/y) decline in the operating profit for its shipbuilding segment in 2014 amid depressed newbuilding m... |
Yangzijiang considers RSHI acquisition （2015-05-03）
Singapore-listed shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings (Yangzijiang) has set its sight on possible merger and acquisition (M&A) activities for Chinese shipyard Rongsheng Heavy Industries (RSHI... |
CSICL's profit falls 47% in 1Q15 （2015-05-03）
Shanghai-listed China Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited (CSICL) said its profit fell 47% year on year (y/y) to CNY385.4 million (USD62.2 million) in the first three months of 2015 as a result of h... |
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard on course for profit （2015-05-03）
South Korean mid-tier shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) can look forward to a profitable 2015 as the costs of raw materials decrease, analysts said on 29 April. HMD posted a KRW22.49 billion (US... |
HHI's prospects bright despite Q1 loss （2015-04-29）
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) could still turn a profit for 2015 even as restructuring costs resulted in a loss of KRW138.8 billion (USD129 million) in the first quarter. The result was worse than th... |
Golden Ocean sells ships, leases ones back, and po （2015-04-27）
Golden Ocean Group, the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen’s business empire, has sold eight Capesize vessels and leased them back. It has also sold a further six units and postponed ... |
HHIC secures MSC container ship quartet （2015-04-25）
South Korean shipyard Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) has secured an order for four container ships from Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) to be built at its yard in Subic Bay, Philippin... |
Hapag-Lloyd signs 10,500 teu newbuilding series （2015-04-25）
German container line Hapag-Lloyd plans to bring a new string of 10,500 teu container vessels to the East Coast South America (ECSA) trades by 2017. The Hamburg-based carrier today announced the signi... |
Scorpio Bulkers sells seven newbuilds （2015-04-22）
Scorpio Bulkers continues to whittle down its enormous orderbook in the face of depressed rates, selling seven newbuild contracts for USD290 million. On 21 April the Emanuele Lauro-chaired company sol... |
Evergreen launches new ship for Asia Pacific–Red S （2015-04-15）
Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Marine Corp introduced a new vessel for its Asia Pacific–Red Sea service on 14 April, replacing an older vessel. The 8,508 teu Ever Lyric was built by CSBC Corporation in T... |
Japanese group seals Petrobras FPSO contract （2015-04-15）
A consortium comprising Japanese companies MODEC, Mitsui, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), and Marubeni plan to convert a ship into a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO). Upon completion... |
Analyst: SHI needs to win offshore orders （2015-04-13）
The lack of offshore orders would hurt Samsung Heavy Industries' (SHI's) earnings as South Korea's second-biggest shipbuilder is unlikely to hit its 2015 order target, said an analyst. In the first qu... |
'K' Line sells six box ships （2015-04-12）
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K’ Line) has sold six container ships as it prepares to take delivery of 10 14,000 teu ships. Japan’s third-biggest shipping company told IHS Maritime that since the end of 201... |
Shipbroker predicts VLGC glut due to oil shock （2015-04-10）
The very large gas carrier [VLGC] segment could be hit by an oversupply of tonnage to transport liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Output of LPG, a by-product of oil and natural gas production, is being r... |