Author: Importer

A Serbian businessman, Philip Zepter, said to be one of Europe's richest men, has reportedly bought tender documents for Brodotrogir, Kraljevica and Split, three of the five Croatian shipyards being privatized by…

South Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has secured a contract with Brazil's mining company Vale for the construction of four 180,000 dwt bulk carriers for around $250m. The newbuildings will…

Local sources report that Chongqing Iron & Steel Co Ltd is expected to be China largest shipbuilding steel producer by the end of next year when the first phase project of its…

China's Sinochem Group recently signed a letter of intent with 21st Century Shipbuilding of South Korea to build four 20,000-dwt stainless-steel chemical tankers. Both parties to the deal are said to be…

China's shipbuilding enterprises realized a total output of 300.6 billion yuan ($44 billion) in the first seven months of this year, Ministry of Industrial and Information Technology said. The figure represents an…

South Korea's newly-established shipbuilder Shin An Heavy Industries has ended its orders drought and received a new contract for a heavy lift vessel from compatriot Hanjin Corporation. The 12,300 dwt newbuilding is…

Export ship orders in Japan dropped for the 10th consecutive month in July on a year-on-year basis, tumbling 63.2% to 950,820 gross tons, according to figures released by the Japan Ship Exporters'…

South Korea's Doosan Engine, which specializes in building vessel diesel engines, achieved 60 million bhp in aggregate production recently. This milestone was reached in world record time, just 25 years after completing…

Brazil's Transpetro, the shipping arm of Petrobras, is inviting 19 shipbuilders, including nine foreign companies, to bid on a contract for eight LPG carrier newbuildings. The vessels include four 7,300-cbm gas ships…