Shipbuilding News


Daewoo Shipyard to Sell Assets

Aug 12, 2015

South Korea's No. 2 shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., will push for restructuring moves, including asset sales and a reduction in the number of executives, as it reels from massive losses, reports Yonhap. The shipyard…

New DMRs for USN Destroyers, Submarines under Construction

Aug 11, 2015

The U.S. Navy has ordered 56 AN/USC-61(C) Digital Modular Radios (DMRs) and related equipment from General Dynamics. The newly built DMR radios will be capable of using the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) waveform, the digital dial tone needed to make voice calls to the U…

Kinder Morgan Buys Four Newbuilding Resales

Aug 11, 2015

Kinder Morgan, Inc. is expanding its growing fleet of Jones Act product tankers having signed a definitive agreement valued at an all-in price of $568 million with Philly Tankers LLC to take assignment of contracts for the construction of four…

Evergreen Orders Ten Boxships

Aug 11, 2015

Evergreen Group signed an agreement with CSBC Corporation, Taiwan to build ten 2,800 TEU class B-type vessels. Witnessed by Evergreen Group's Second Vice Group Chairman Bronson Hsieh, the contracts were signed by EMC Chairman Anchor Chang and CSBC Chairman Sun-Quae Lai…

G E Shipping to Sell New Building Dry Bulker

Aug 11, 2015

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) signed a contract to sell, a new building Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Carrier “Jag Aakash” (81,600 dwt). The vessel is being built at Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc., Philippines and will be delivered to the company in August/September 2015…

Tide Turns in Favor of Greece’s Shipping Industry

Aug 11, 2015

An article in WSJ highlighted the Greek shipping industry, which it says has 'emerged largely unscathed' from the nation's recent financial troubles.  The reports say that shipping companies in Greece are buying vessels from cash-strapped competitors and German banks…

USCG Commissions National Security Cutter in Boston

Aug 09, 2015

The Coast Guard commissioned its newest National Security Cutter, the 418-foot Coast Guard Cutter James, Saturday during a ceremony at Coast Guard Base Boston.'Joshua James began his life-saving career at 15 and saved more than 600 lives…

Cosco Delays Deliveries for two FAUs

Aug 07, 2015

Two shipyards under Cosco Shipyard Group have pushed back the delivery dates for two converted high-end floating accommodation unit (FAU) at the customer’s request. Cosco (Nantong) Shipyard, a subsidiary of Cosco’s 51% owned subsidiary…

Incat Designs Dive Vessel for Down Under Cruise & Dive

Aug 06, 2015

Incat Crowther has entered into a contract to design a 33m Catamaran Dive Vessel for Down Under Cruise & Dive of Cairns, Australia. Construction of the vessel is well underway at Marine Engineering Consultants on Queensland’s Gold Coast.Incat…

Wärtsilä to Power First Dual-Fuelled Dredger

Aug 06, 2015

A new generation 'Antigoon' class dredger, called Scheldt River, being built by Royal IHC in the Netherlands on behalf of the Belgium based DEME Group, is to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel (DF) engines. This will be the first ever dredger…

U.S. Navy's Deadly War Sub Enters Submarine Fleet

Aug 06, 2015

The United States Navy has officially commissioned the USS John Warner, the most powerful attack submarine to be developed in the history of the country, in a ceremony at the Norfolk Naval Station. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan…

Bechtel to Design America's First FLNG

Aug 06, 2015

The first U.S.-based  floating liquefied natural gas vessel (FLNGV) moved closer to reality after engineering giant Bechtel agreed to design and engineer the project. Bechtel has been selected by Delfin LNG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairwood Peninsula Energy…

Sainty Marine Tells Stock Exchange of Only 4 of its 29 Lost Orders

Aug 06, 2015

Shenzhen-listed shipbuilder Sainty Marine withheld news of 29 lost orders from said exchange, Caixin reported, citing data from industry research firms and information from a shipbuilding executive.  The firm told the stock market that buyers had canceled four orders in May…

VT Halter Announces Leadership Promotions

Aug 05, 2015

VT Halter Marine, Inc., the Pascagoula, Miss. based shipbuilding subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc., today announced several promotions within its leadership team. The shipbuilder named Richard A. Zubic (Rick Zubic) to Executive Vice President…

Campaign to Raise Awareness of US Shipbuilding, Repair

Aug 05, 2015

Shipbuilders Council of America announces “KNOW YOUR SHIP” campaign to focus on raising awareness regarding the positive economic and national security impact of the shipbuilding and repair industry Ahead of the first presidential debate this week…

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