Shipbuilding News

• Fincantieri And HRDD to Jointly Repair Cruise Ships in China

  Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and Shanghai-based shipyard Huarun Dadong Dockyard (HRDD) have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of ship repair and conversions aimed at serving the cruise ships based in China.

  Shipbuilding News March 04, 2016
• U-Ming Inks Deal for Two 81,500 DWT Bulkers

  Singapore-based ship owner U-Ming Marine Transport has signed a contract for the construction of two 81,500 dwt bulk carriers.According to the company, the new vessels will be built by Japanese shipbuilder Oshima Shipbuilding.

  Shipbuilding News February 17, 2016
• World’s First Ice-Breaking LNG Carrier

  South Korea-based shipyard DSME has floated out the world’s first ice-breaking liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier constructed for Russian shipping company SCF Group.

  Shipbuilding News January 19, 2016
• Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Lines Up Eight Aframax Orders

  Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has received an order for up to eight Aframax tankers from its compatriot shipping companies.

  Shipbuilding News December 24, 2015
• Red Eagle Spreads Its Wings

  P&O Repasa, a new company formed by the acquisition of the majority of the shares in Spanish towage firm Repasa by P&O Maritime, has taken delivery of Damen’s Fast Crew Supplier 5009 Red Eagle which will be operated from Malabo on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

  Shipbuilding News December 10, 2015
• CSES to Acquire COSCO Tianjin Shipyard

  COSCO Shipyard Engineering Service (Dalian) (CSES), a 75%-held subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group (CSG), entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreements on 1 December 2015 to acquire the entire registered capital of COSCO (Tianjin) Shipyard Co., Ltd.

  Shipbuilding News December 08, 2015
• DNV GL to Class COSCON’s 20000TEU Giants

  International classification society DNV GL has signed a newbuilding classification agreement with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS) for the classification of three 20,000 TEU ultra large container ships (ULCS) for COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. (COSCON).

  Shipbuilding News December 03, 2015
• DNV GL Gives Nod to China Dalian LNG-Fuelled VLCC Design

  China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company Limited (DSIC) has received an Approval in Principle (AIP) from international classification society DNV GL for its new LNG-fuelled very large crude carrier (VLCC) design at the first day of the Asian maritime event Marintec China 2016.

  Shipbuilding News December 02, 2015
• Copenhagen-based Thorco Shipping Buys Five Tweendeckers

  Copenhagen-based shipping company Thorco Shipping has acquired five tweendeckers to replace some of the older tonnage in its fleet.

  Shipbuilding News November 30, 2015
• Uljanik Cleared to Start Building Algoma’s Bulker Trio

  Croatian shipbuilder has started the preliminary construction work on Algoma Central Corporation’s (Algoma) three, 740 foot Seaway Max self-unloading bulk freighters, as the shipyard has been officially cleared to implement the project.

  Shipbuilding News November 27, 2015