General News – Page 304
-
News
Philippine yard inks order for bulk carriers
Taiwanese shipping company Hsin Chien Marine ordered two Capesize bulk carriers from Hanjin Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Subic, Philippines
-
News
Stena Bulk orders superior Suezmax tankers
Stena Bulk has ordered two Suezmax tankers from Samsung for delivery in 2011.
-
![Photo showing the VLCC Xin Buyang in Guangzhou Zhongchuan Longxue Shipbuilding building dock [File Photo: Lifeofguangzhou.com]](https://d3f3h35mrzf979.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/7/6/1/78761_Chinese-VLCC.jpg)
NewsChina’s largest domestic built VLCC set for maiden voyage
China''s largest domestically built VLCC, ‘Xin Buyang’, will embark on its maiden voyage from Guangzhou Zhongchuan Longxue Shipbuilding
-
NewsPNTL launches ‘Pacific Egret’
Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding’s launches ‘Pacific Egret’ for the Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited.
-
News
Liberian Registry posts new record fleet numbers
The Liberian Registry reported a recession-beating 2009.
-
News
DSME and Posco to develop fuel cell technology
Two Korean companies are to jointly develop a marine fuel cell.
-
News
First 2010 order for DSME
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received its first orders for 2010.
-
News
STX to build bulkers for Turkish owner
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, South Korea, has signed a contract for two plus two 57,300 dwt bulkers with Turkish shipowner Densa.
-
News
ESS to absorb over 2% of boxship capacity
Since November 2009, extra slow steaming (ESS) has been applied by liner operators to almost 20 long haul loops.
-
NewsIMO launches “Year of the Seafarer”
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) “launched” the theme for this year’s World Maritime Day – “2010: Year of the Seafarer” – at its London headquarters.
-
NewsHarvey Gulf orders six from Eastern
US yard Eastern Shipbuilding has secured an order for six OSVs.
-
News
Hanjin launches largest Philippine built tanker
Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries recently launched the first and biggest crude oil tanker ever built in the Philippines at its Subic shipyard.
-
NewsChina's shipbuilding to consolidate
China''s shipbuilding industry is likely to speed up consolidation in 2010 in accordance with the policy of adjusting the industry''s structure.
-
News
KR to verify emissions
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) has been authorised by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea as a verification body for its pilot greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme.
-
NewsGazprom orders four LNG carriers
The South Korean shipyard Daewoo has won an order from Russia’s Gazprom for four LNG carriers at a total cost of $2 billion.
-
NewsTougher times for Norwegian shipyards
Norwegian shipbuilders had a bad 2009, but expect 2010 to be even harder.
-
NewsChina Ship Fund starts operations
China is establishing a new fund to assist its shipping industry.
-
NewsSTX posts optimistic profit target for 2010
The STX Group in Korea expects to see a recovery in the shipbuilding and shipping sectors.
-
News
Idle fleet remains high
The idle containership fleet, according to Alphaliner, remains at a very high level.
