Month: July 2004

China Shipping Group placed an order for two more 4,250TEU container ships with Dalian New Shipyard. CSG now has nine boxships on order with this Chinese shipbuilder.

Korean shipbuilders are facing another steel price hike of imported thick steel plate from Japanese steel makers. Japan is seeking a $200 per tonne increase in the price of thick steel plates…

The restructuring plans for the Gdynia Shipyard Group in Poland faces delays as the EU commission in Brussels is purportedly dragging its feetTwo earlier schemes have already been aborted because the company…

Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder, said that new orders across the board jumped to $8.33 billion during the first half of this year. This exceeds the initial target of $4.5…

The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) is building a 100,000 dwt oil tanker at its Dung Quat shipyard. The double hulled ship, the biggest of its kind to be built in…

Partners in the BioMer project announced a $563,000 project to demonstrate that biodiesel is a viable alternative fuel for river cruise ships. The project, which runs from June to October, will test…

Appledore Shipbuilders, in North Devon, has won a contract to design and build an 80 metre long super yacht which will provide work for more than 40 engineers and up to 100…

Royal Caribbean International (RCI) and Kvaerner Masa-Yards, a member of the Aker Yards group, have agreed on a revitalisation project, including a midbody lengthening, for the cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas.…