Samsung Heavy Industries News


Massive Layoff Ahead for Hyundai Heavy

May 05, 2016

Another massive reduction in the Korean shipbuilding workforce may come as most shipyards are still struggling with falling orders and mounting losses, reports Yonhap quoting industry sources. Hyundai Heavy Industries plans for large layoffs…

Samsung Heavy Loses $4.6-bln FLNG Order

Apr 29, 2016

South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), the world’s third-largest shipbuilder,  has received a contract termination for three floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) units from oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc. The deal for the three vessels…

Ocean Rig buys Cerrado drillship

Apr 26, 2016

Cyprus-based Ocean Rig has stepped in to buy the sixth generation ultra-deepwater (UDW) drillship Cerrado, which once drilled the giant Libra prospect offshore Brazil, following its owner Brazil-based Schahin Group bankruptcy declaration last April…

Samsung, Daewoo Merger on the Way?

Apr 18, 2016

As the Korea government is pushing for restructuring of the faltering shipbuilding industry, speculation grows over a possible merger between the country’s two major shipbuilders — Samsung Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering…

Bleeding Continues for Korean Shipbuilders

Jan 08, 2016

South Korea's big three shipbuilders are set to post over 8 trillion won (US$6.66 billion) in operating losses in 2015 because the industry has not found a way out of a prolonged slump, reports Yonhap. According to the industry data, the top three shipyards - Hyundai Heavy Industries Co…

GTT Grants License to India's CSL

Dec 21, 2015

GTT grants a License Agreement to Cochin Shipyard Ltd. for the construction of LNG carriers  GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) announced it has granted a License Agreement to Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL) for the construction of LNG carriers using GTT's membrane containment systems…

Korea's Ship Building Orders Dip to 6-Year Low

Dec 04, 2015

South Korean shipbuilders' new orders in November fell to the lowest level in six years amid woes over their growing losses, Yonhap reports. Meanwhile, Chinese rivals scooped up a large slice of contracts, according to the data compiled by global researcher Clarkson Research Services…

Korean Shipbuilders in Red

Oct 05, 2015

South Korean shipbuilders are struggling with huge losses stemming from the delivery of low-priced ships and a delay in the construction of offshore facilities such as drill ships. The shipbuilders' earnings are expected to remain in the doldrums until the first half of 2016…

Samsung Companies Consider Merger Again

Sep 17, 2015

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co will try again to merge with sister company Samsung Engineering Co Ltd later this year, reports Korea Times. Samsung Engineering CEO Park Jung-heum has said he will once again pursue a merger talk…

Law Maker Attacks Korean Shipbuilders

Sep 15, 2015

Lee Jin-bok, a lawmaker of the ruling Saenuri Party in Korea says that the government has given an 'incentive for mutual growth' to Korea's major shipbuilders while they are accused of an unfair business practice. The three shipbuilders - Hyundai Heavy Industries…

Former Petrobras Exec Sentenced for Samsung Drillship Bribe

Aug 17, 2015

A Brazilian judge sentenced Nestor Cervero, former international chief of state-run oil firm Petrobras, to just over 12 years in prison on Monday for corruption and money laundering related to a bribe allegedly paid to the speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress…

Samsung Bags $4.7bn Order for 3 FLNG from Shell Gas

Jul 01, 2015

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. as won a 5.2 trillion won (US$4.7 billion) order to build three floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities, reports Yonhap. Under the deal with the Netherlands-based Shell Gas & Power Developments B…

NLNG Eyes $1.5 bln Debut Shipyard in Nigeria

Jun 21, 2015

Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) is sponsoring the construction of the first major ship yard in Africa's biggest economy at the cost of $1.5 billion, in its attempt to turn the country into a hub for maritime operations on the continent…

Samsung to Build Three Shuttle Tankers for Teekay Offshore

Jun 08, 2015

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has announced that it is to build three shuttle tankers for Teekay Offshore Partners, at a total price of $365m and the contract includes an option for an extra vessel. The contract was signed in Oslo where Nor-Shipping 2015 was held…

Hyundai to Build LNG Regasifying Ship for Gazprom

May 01, 2015

South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries has won the Gazprom Flot tender for the construction of the Kaliningrad floating LNG terminal, Gazprom said. It will build a floating liquefied natural gas terminal in the western Russian city of Kaliningrad for $295 million…

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