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China’s Shipbuilding Boom: DNV’s New Expert Team for Tankers and Bulk Carriers

22 August 2024

DNV has set up a specialized team in China to support the local shipbuilding industry, focusing on tankers and bulk carriers.
China is experiencing a shipbuilding boom with increased demand for bulk carriers and tankers due to new decarbonization and digitalization needs.
DNV provides expertise across various shipbuilding aspects, from design to cybersecurity, ensuring quality and compliance with new regulations.

DNV reports that it has formed a team of experts in China to help the local...

16 March 2023

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The country’s first domestically built large cruise ship, produced by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd, is nearing its delivery date.
The ship is expected to set several other precedents. It is also expected to be the world’s first cruise ship with complete coverage by a 5G network.
Industry experts called building a cruise ship “an unprecedented challenge” for China’s shipbuilding industry in regard to the special structure

China has built enormous cargo...

16 December 2022

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The significant project milestone follows extensive ABS Engineering review of Front-End Engineering Design.
Safe and efficient storage and transportation of hydrogen at sea will be critical to the development and viability of the global hydrogen value chain.
The team has delivered on-time and under-budget a unique approach to marine hydrogen transport that is also a world first.

ABS has reviewed and approved the design of Provaris’ H2Neo compressed H2...

7 December 2022

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The shipping channel’s new depth allows for two ships to come and go at once regardless of the tidal restrictions for the first time ever.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and multiple dredging partners helped make the project a reality.
Before the process began, there were years of work to get the project to the starting line.

The Charleston Harbor is now 52 feet deep after the eighth project to dig to a greater depth in the harbor’s history, reported by Counton.

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9 July 2020

Global shipbuilding orders at historic low in H1.
January-June period, global new shipbuilding orders totaled 5.75 million CGTs, or a total of 269 ships.
The lowest since 1996 and a 42 percent drop from the previous year.
Chinese shipbuilders got new orders totaling 3.51 million CGTs, or 145 ships, in the January-June period, taking up 61 percent of the total.
In June, Chinese shipyards bagged orders totaling 460,000 CGTs, or 16 ships.
As of end-June, Chinese shipbuilders had the largest order...