Samsung Heavy Industries News


BSM to Manage Thenamaris' New LNG Carriers

Oct 18, 2012

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) gets contract to manage three TFDE 160,000 cu m capacity LNGC's.The vessels are due for delivery from Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd, Korea, in 2013, following which BSM will be responsible for the technical management…

Samsung Heavy to Build Ocean Rig UDW Drillship

Oct 16, 2012

Ocean Rig UDW Inc. sign contract for Samsung Heavy Industries to construct a 7th Generation Ultra Deepwater (UDW) Drillship.This 7th Generation drillship is a sister ship to the three currently under construction at Samsung, and is scheduled to be delivered to the company in January 2015…

Korea-built Container Ships for Evergreen Named

Aug 23, 2012

Naming ceremonies held at  Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard for two 8,542 TEU L-class container ships built for Evergreen.Ever Laden, the second L-type containership of Evergreen Line, was christened by S.S. Lin, the Evergreen Group's First Vice Group Chairman…

World's Largest Wind Farm Installation Vessel Delivered

Jul 26, 2012

Samsung Heavy Industries delivers 'Pacific Orca' to owners Swire Pacific OffshoreSamsung Heavy Industries won an order to build Pacific Orca in July 2010. Pacific Orca is 161m long, 49m wide and 10.4m high, and as the world’s largest wind farm installation vessel…

Korean Shipbuilders' Orders Halved

Jul 02, 2012

Orders won by major South Korean shipbuilders halved in the first six months of 2012 from a year ago According to a 'Yonhap News Agency' report, the country's three biggest shipbuilders -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co…

Report: Euronav Cancels Suezmax Contract

Jan 18, 2012

Euronav NV (EURN) canceled an order for a suezmax tanker to preserve cash following six quarters of unprofitable rates for its biggest vessels, according to a Bloomberg report. The 4Q net loss widened to $50.7 million from $17.6 million a year earlier…

Containership Orders Increase

Aug 30, 2011

Containership orders are increasing at a dramatic rate, analysis from Braemar’s Seascope’s research division has revealed.Figures show that since the beginning of this year 52 containerships of 10,000TEU or larger have been ordered – compared…

SHI Inks Orders for 5 Ships at Posidonia

Jul 02, 2010

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) apparently found no troubles in Greece this year, as the company reports inking a deal for five ships at Posidonia 2010, meaning its contracting amount has reach $3.3 billion in 2010, more than double the annual contracting amount of the previous year…

MISC Unit Buys 4 Tankers

Jul 01, 2010

MISC Bhd said its wholly-owned unit, AET Inc Ltd, signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries for the purchase of four new 158,500-dwt Suezmax tankers at a cost of $67.8m each, according to a report in the Malaysia Star.  The Suezmax tankers…

Shipbuilding Orders to Surge on Energy Demand

May 18, 2010

According to a May 17 report from Bloomberg, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipyard by orders, aims to almost triple contracts for offshore facilities this year. The company may win $5b worth of orders…

Korean Shipbuilding Faces Tough Future

May 12, 2010

According to a May 12 report from The Korean Times, Korean Shipbuilding companies face a tough future. In the 2000s, the shipbuilding business was a cash cow for Korea Inc., which accommodates many of the world's foremost players ― Samsung Heavy Industries…

Samsung Heavy to Secure 1,000 More Patents

Apr 08, 2010

According to an April 7 report from The Dong-A Ilbo, Samsung Heavy Industries said it will acquire about 1,000 more patents by investing $445m in the development of eco-friendly shipbuilding technologies by 2015. The company holds 1,000 patent rights…

Prelude Floating LNG Facility

Mar 12, 2010

Shell signed two contracts with the Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries consortium for the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the coast of Western Australia. These contracts formalize the announcement made by Shell in…

Delivery GDF Suez Neptune

Dec 11, 2009

The first shuttle and regasification vessel (SRV) co-owned by Höegh LNG and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) was completed at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, and was delivered to the GDF Suez group on November 30, 2009. It will serve on a long-term charter contract between the parties…

Shipbuilders Rally as Hope Builds

Jul 16, 2009

Shipbuilder stocks in Korea rallied today, apparently fueled on hopes the shipbuilding industry had hit bottom in the second quarter and that demand for new vessels may revive as world economies stabilize, according to a Reuters report. Reuters…

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