With many Chinesecearning capability being squeezed by low technical content, appreciation of the renminbi and blind expansion, Chinese shipbuilders are looking to stay afloat by building more maritime engineering products. A recovery is ...
Tags: oil, shipbuilder
Vard Holdings Limited ("VARD"), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that it has secured a new contract with Island Offshore for the construction of one advanced ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
KONGSBERG to deliver solutions the world’s largest container ships Friday, Nov 15, 2013 Kongsberg Maritime has secured contracts with a value of NOK 150 Million to deliver fully integrated navigation and automation systems for a ...
Tags: KONGSBERG, deliver, solution, container ships
According to data released by the Korea Iron & Steel Association (KOSA), the country’s heave plate imports totaled 1.63 million tons in the January-October period, slumping by 42% year on year. In the given period of time, the imports ...
Tags: Heavy Plate, Construction, steel
According to data released by the Korea Iron & Steel Association (KOSA), the country’s heavy plate output totaled 726,000 tons in September, up by 16% from a month ago. In January-September period, the country’s heavy plate ...
Tags: Steel Plate Production, Mineral
Vard Holdings Limited ("VARD"), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, is pleased to announce that it has signed a new contract for the construction of a survey vessel for Circle Maritime ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
The Switch introduces new game-changing drive train technology to the shipbuilding sector. The Switch, a Finnish manufacturer of permanent magnet motors, generators and converters, announced today the launch of its next-generation drive ...
Tags: Transportation, Shipbuilding, logistics
Chinese shipbuilders have been sailing toward bankruptcy in recent years, with China trying to consolidate the industry and bail it out from the woe of overcapacity. With delays in deliveries, order cancellations and price decreases for ...
AVEVA announced today that it is an exhibitor at INMEX India 2013, taking place October 8 -10 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon East, Mumbai. Visitors to the AVEVA stand B 125 will be able to see a host of software solutions for ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
Frost & Sullivan announces offshore oil & gas exploration and growing shipbuilding sector to boost electrical equipment for marine Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 SINGAPORE, Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia-Pacific market for electrical ...
Tags: Transportation, Service, Logistics
According to data released by the Korea Iron & Steel Association (Kosa), Korea’s imports of heavy plates totaled 200,200 tons in July, soaring by 33% from a month ago. However, the country’s import of heavy plates slumped by 43% ...
Tags: Plate Imports, Mineral
According to report made by the Posco Research Institute (Posri), Korea’s domestic demand for finished steel products will rise slightly by 1.5% year on year to 26.48 million tons in the second half of this year. Posri indicated ...
Tags: Domestic Steel Demand
Lloyd's Register issues guide to new construction in South Asia Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 Lloyd's Register has issued the first Guide to New Construction in South Asia. The Guide provides an overview of the shipbuilding and ship design ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
It’s reported that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) said that it planned to raise the steel prices by 20% in the first half of current fiscal year (during April through September) as the depreciated Japanese Yen has boosted ...
Tags: NSSMC, Steel Prices, Construction&Decoration
It is learned that Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel is to shut down a blast furnace and other upstream equipment at its Kobe Works plant in western Japan in the financial year 2017-18. The decision came after the announcement of ¥ 50.2 ...
Tags: Kobe Steel, Blast Furnace