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Combined debt owed by South Korea’s seven largest shipyards spiked 44 percent last year as shipbuilders sought more loans from banks and debt sales to cope with falling demand, industry data showed Thursday. As Yonhap reports and according to the data, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Samsung Heavy Industries Co., and five other shipyards held a [...]
Zhenjiang Shipyard Delivers the Largest ASD Tugs in Asia Two 8200hp ASD tugs named “Huan yu san hao” and “Huan yu liu hao” were successfully delivered by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Group Co., Ltd. to Qingdaon port Co., Ltd. These two vessels are the largest ASD tugs in Asia… Croatia: Uljanik Pens Deal for Four Ferries [...]
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CIC Jiangsu Shipyard has completed sea trials for 48.000 DWT practice teaching bulk carrier （CIS48000JX-01） built for Shanghai Maritime University. The vessel is designed and constructed as single side, single propeller and low-speed diesel engine driven ship which can easily accommodate 160 students in teaching practice on the sea. The ship left Jiangsu Shipyard outfitting quay No. 1 and [...]
STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard has started the production of next generation offshore patrol vessel to be built for the Finnish Border Guard. The event held in the steel construction hall was witnessed by the representatives of the Finnish Border Guard, the Finnish Environment Institute, STX Finland and the classification society Germanisher Lloyd, and members [...]
The naming and delivery ceremony of M/V “SITC FANGCHENG” was successfully held, October 25, in Zhoushan, China, by SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd. (SITC Holdings) and Yangfan Group Co., Ltd. (Yangfan Group). On behalf of both parties, Mr. Xiao Senyuan, President of SITC Shipowning Group Co., Ltd. and Mr. Huang Ruichang, General Manager of Dashenzhou Shipbuilding [...]
AHTS vessel named SEALINK 179, build by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard Group Co., ltd for Malaysia SEALINK company, has been launched smoothly today. The vessel is classed by ABS and meets the requirements of HAB, ENVIRO and ORO. She is a high power offshore vessel propelled by both diesel oil and electricity. The vessel is designed [...]
Representatives from Oceanex Inc., were in Flensburg Shipyard, Germany last week for the cutting of first steel of what will become the largest Canadian flag container/roll on roll off (Con/Ro) ship. This twenty knot, ice-class vessel, to be named the Oceanex Connaigra, is custom designed for world-wide trade and will be 210 meters in length [...]
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The steel-cutting ceremony for the second of two LPG carriers, ordered by Russian Sovcomflot (SCF Group), was held, Oct 15th, at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard’s shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea. The tanker will be constructed under the supervision of two classification societies – Lloyd’s Register and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. Russian manufacturers of navigation [...]
Today Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry Group held the keel-laying ceremony of two 29.800 DWT Great Lakes Self-unloading Bulk Carriers (MD153 and MD161) which are being built for Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation. The first steel for two great lakes self-unloading bulk carriers was cut on July 10th, at the shipyard’s fabrication workshop. These new Equinox Class vessels will be [...]
The official keel laying ceremony for the icebreaker of the project 21900M took place at ОАО Vyborg Shipyard on October 17th 2012. Construction of the ship is carried out within the Federal Target Program “Development of Transport System in Russia (2010 – 2015)”. Under the agreement signed in late August, RS will perform survey during construction [...]
