![Vietnam: Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard Launches 56.000DWT Class Bulk Carrier]()
On June 13, 2011 at No. 1 Dock, HVS held the launching ceremony for Hull No. S057, the 1st vessel of the order of series two 56,000DWT Class Bulk Carriers from Blue Tide Shipping No.1 S.A., Panama. The representatives of the Owner (Hanjin Ship Management Co., Ltd.), KR Class and Shipyard attended the ceremony. After [...]
![South Korea: Hyundai Heavy Industries Signs Contract to Build Two LNG-FSRUs]()
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today clinched a USD 500 million order to build the world’s first two new LNG Floating Storage Regasification Units (FSRU) for Hoegh of Norway on June 12. This contract also includes an option exercisable by Hoegh to order two additional same-class LNG FSRUs. The 170,000 cbm LNG FSRUs, [...]
![South Korea: Competition for Drillship Market Between Hyundai and Samsung Heats up]()
The competition in the market for drillships is heating up with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. threatening Samsung Heavy Industries Co.’s … by Choi He-suk (koreaherald) Source: koreaherald, June 8, 2011;
![Vietnam: Members of HHI and HMD Visit Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard]()
On May 24th & 25th, total 60 excellent members of HHI and HMD visited HVS respectively. This is the last group of HHI’s excellent member to HVS of this year. In this year, 300 excellent members of HHI & HMD had a chance to visit HVS so far by grouping 10 on the way [...]
![Korea: Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard Begins New Shipbuilding Business]()
Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard (HVS) started its new shipbuilding business with the keel-laying of a 56.000 DWTbulk carrier on March 15. Repairing ships along with building new ones since 2008. the company made the full shift from ship repairs to shipbuilding this year. With the help of Hyundai Mipo for engineering, production and sales, ships [...]
![South Korea: Hyundai Mipo Benefits from Small Ship Scrapping]()
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, the world’s fifth largest shipbuilder will benefit from increased small-ship scrapping, a South Korean brokerage … By Chen Zhi (Xinhuanet) Source: Xinhuanet, April 14, 2011;
![Naming Ceremony for Vroon’s New Tanker Held at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea]()
Vroon reports that the namegiving ceremony for the MT Iver Beauty took place on Wednesday 16 March 2011, at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Ulsan, South Korea. The vessel was christened by Maaike Steinebach, Managing Director of Energy, Commodities and Transportation (ECT) Asia and Country Executive Hong Kong, ABN AMRO Bank. The Iver Beauty, a 6,270-ton [...]
![Vietnam: Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard Focuses on Shipbuilding]()
From March 2011, HVS will terminate repair and conversion works and switch to a pure shipbuilder totally. Since its establishment in 1996, HVS has successfully repaired and converted around 967 various types of ships including 23 conversion projects. To make ready for transferring to shipbuilding business in August 2008, HVS has considerably invested more than [...]
![Saudi Arabia: NSCSA to Sign New Shipbuilding Contracts for General Cargo Vessels]()
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) will sign 4 shipbuilding contracts + 2 additional optional contracts today on 06th March, 2011 with Hyundai MIPO of South Korea. The contracts value including the 2 optional contracts amounts to 1,543 Million Saudi Riyals (411.49 mln USD). (One Thousand Five Hundred and Forty Three Million Saudi [...]
