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Pair of Chinese shipbuilders considers buying yard in Subic Bay

Two Chinese shipbuilders have expressed their interest in buying the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Phillipines shipyard, prompting concern from policy and defense analysts. HHIC Phil owes $900 million to South Korean lenders and $400 million to five Philippine banks, making it the largest corporate bankruptcy in the Philippines’ history.

Mainly, the interest of Chinese builders has raised concerns in the Philippines.

More specifically, former Philippine Navy chief Alexander Pama...

https://safety4sea.com/pair-of-chinese-shipbuilders-considers-buying-yard-in-subic-bay/

Fire-hit Maersk Honam to be shipped to Hyundai Heavy for rebuilding

The ultra large container ship ‘Maersk Honam’ is to be shipped to South Korea for rebuilding, nine months after she sustained a major fire resulting in five fatalities.

International sources say the ship has been cut in two at the Drydock World Dubai (UAE).

The heavy-lift vessel Xin Guan Hua wil transport the 228.5-meter-long sound section, from midship to stern, to South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries, where it would be rebuilt, in February. The section is expected to arrive at the...

https://safety4sea.com/fire-hit-maersk-honam-to-be-shipped-to-hyundai-heavy-for-rebuilding/

ABS Awards Industry’s First Cyber Security-Ready Notation To HHI

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ABS and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) collaborated to develop cybersecurity requirements for the ABS Cyber Security-Ready (CS-Ready) Notation for marine assets. ABS issued HHI the first-of-its-kind CS-Ready Notation to a large-scale commercial vessel—a VLCC—delivered in November.

Representation Image – Credits: hhi.co.kr

“As a global leader in marine cybersecurity, ABS is pleased to work with HHI to ensure the next generation of vessels is better equipped to address increasing levels of cyber...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/abs-awards-industrys-first-cyber-security-ready-notation-to-hhi/

HHI receives world’s first ‘Cyber Security Ready’ certificate for VLCC

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding company, announced that it has received a cyber security certificate from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for one of its very large crude carriers (VLCCs). This was the first time in the world that the company received the Cyber Security Ready (CSR) for a VLCC.

The certification refers to a cyber security technology by HHI that prevents cyber security threats inside and outside of ships. Paul R....

https://safety4sea.com/hhi-receives-worlds-first-cyber-security-ready-certificate-for-vlcc/

HMM signs contracts for 20 eco-friendly mega boxships

Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) informed that it has finalised the contracts for its twenty eco-friendly mega containerships with three shipyards. The order includes twelve above-20,000-TEU and eight 14,000-TEU mega boxships.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) will construct seven and five 23,000 TEU containerships, which will be delivered in the second quarter of 2020.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will build eight 15,000 TEU containerships, which...

https://safety4sea.com/hmm-signs-contracts-for-20-eco-friendly-mega-boxships/

HHI Receives AiP For Using LPG As A Fuel For VLGC From LR

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HHI has received an AiP during a presentation at Gastech – the leading exhibition and conference for the global gas, LNG and energy industries held 17-20 September in Barcelona, Spain – from LR for a VLGC design capable of using LPG as fuel. This development was the result of collaboration between HHI, Hyundai Global Service (HGS) and LR.

Image Credits: lr.org

It is the first time the shipyard has received an AiP for LPG as a fuel design, as per the new IGC code. This demonstrates HHI’s firm...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/hhi-receives-aip-for-using-lpg-as-a-fuel-for-vlgc-from-lr/

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