Author: Importer

Newspapers in Germany last week speculated that the three Blohm + Voss shipyards, part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in Germany, could be up for sale following reports that negotiations are in…

Tsuneishi Heavy Industries? shipyard in Cebu (THICI), the Philippines, has recently completed a $250,000 expansion project to build a fourth slipway. This will enable the shipbuilder to construct bulk carriers up to…

Hantong Ship Heavy Industry (HSHI), located in Jiangsu Province, has become the latest Chinese shipbuilder to win a clutch of newbuilding contracts, with an order for seven bulk carriers worth around 1.4bn…

The National Iranian Tanker Co (NITC) confirmed it will order 12 VLCCs in China on the strength of guarantees from China's export-import bank. Brokers reportedly claim that NITC will build six vessels…

South Korean shipbuilder Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering recently won a contract with a compatriot shipowner to build a new Ro-Ro vessel. This is Dae Sun's first newbuilding order in twelve months…

'K'" Line in Japan has ordered a 32,000 dwt bulker from Hakodate Dock, owned by Namura Shipbuilding. The vessel will replace the shipowner's 1996-built 24,000 dwt vessel which was sold in July.…

Cebu-based shipbuilding firm, Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Cebu Inc. (THICI) will be hiring an additional 4,000 skilled workers in the next three months to operate its recently completed P12-billion expansion project. THICI Director…

Japan's Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES), in conjunction with Osaka University, will soon be undertaking research on a hybrid propulsion system which combines a battery unit with a diesel engine. The project…

South Korean builder 21st Century Shipbuilding has signed a letter of intent with an unnamed Asian oil exploration and development company to build four 20,000 dwt chemical tankers. The shipbuilder said that…

The Romanian president said that production at Daewoo Mangalia (DMHI) may have to stop if it does not receive a cash injection. DMHI is a joint venture shipyard between South Korea's Daewoo…