Month: November 2009

POSCO, South Korea's leading steelmaker, is not interested in buying Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), its ceo said. In January this year, state-run Korea Development Bank terminated the sale of a…

Singapore-based Eastern Navigation Group's offshore services has recently taken delivery of two new offshore vessels. The first vessel, named the 'ENA Challenger', was built at the Zhenjiang Shipyard in China and is…

Ijmuiden-based Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) has strengthened its global network by opening a design office in Singapore. The office will provide a local liaison point for customers building ships in Asia which…

Alphaliner had projected in March that the idle containership fleet could reach more than 4 Mteu within the next three years. That prediction was based on the expected influx of new capacity…

According to Alphaliner, the fleet of idle containerships has risen to 1.413 Mteu, or 10.9% of the total fleet as at 9 November 2009. Most of the increase over the fortnightcame from…

A chapter of shipbuilding history that lasted for more than 40 years closedat Hamburg. Following the delivery of the 1,421 teu Elysee last week, theJ.J. Sietas shipyard, located in the west of…

Rolls-Royce has enhanced its customer support capability in South America with a new Marine Service Centre located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.The company has invested $9 million in the new…

The Assembly of Assonave, the national association of shipbuilders, repairers and suppliers in Italy, met in Rome last week to discuss the plight of shipbuilding in Europe. Following three years of buoyant…

Shanghai Shipyard in China has reportedly received an order for two 57,000 DWT bulk carriers from a company in Montenegro at a cost of $28.8 million each. Delivery is scheduled for the…