BUOYED by its success in the offshore crew transfer sector, Strategic Marine has now made a foray into the fast-growing Thai crew boat market. The leading aluminium boat builder recently delivers the first of two Gen 4 Fast Crew Boats to growing Thai offshore services provider Truth Maritime...
China on Thursday voiced resolute opposition to U.S. unilateral trade protectionism in the shipbuilding sector that ignores World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. He Yadong, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, made the remarks after U.S. President Joe Biden pledged on social media to look...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-slams-u-s-protectionism-in-shipbuilding/
Ascenz Marorka[1], a GTT Group company, announces that it has been granted a type approval for cybersecurity for its digital solutions by the classification society Bureau Veritas. The technological evolution in the maritime sector has brought to the forefront significant risks associated with...
SHIPPING giant Tsuneishi Heavy Industries and two other Japanese companies have expressed plans to grow their operations in the Philippines at business-to-business meetings held last week in Tokyo and in Shizuoka by a Philippine delegation with their Japanese counterparts. Tereso Panga,...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/tsuneishi-readies-5th-expansion-in-shipbuilding-in-cebu/
The Korean government and three major Korean shipbuilders — HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), Samsung Heavy Industries, and Hanwha Ocean — will invest 9 trillion won to secure future super-wide gap technologies for the Korean shipbuilding industry. The Ministry of Trade, Industry...
Amid a deepening supply shortage of very large crude carriers (VLCCs), orders for these oil carrier vessels are surging in 2024. Korean shipbuilders are actively engaging in new VLCC bid after excluding these vessels from their portfolio until recently due to their relatively low value compared to...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/korean-shipbuilders-act-on-large-oil-vessels-supply-shortages/
The current rules regarding maritime GHG emission reductions and, for example, the EU green deal are pushing further maritime industry decarbonization in practice. Shipping decarbonization consists of a combination of operational and technical means of energy saving, exhaust gas after treatment...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/deltamarin-hidden-pieces-of-shipping-decarbonization-11/
The three largest shipbuilders in South Korea have reported annual earnings that improved from a year earlier, thanks to the reduction of nonprofitable orders dating back to a leaner period. Domestic leader HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering notched its first operating profit in three...
Korean shipbuilders overtook China in terms of ship order intake in February to take the number one spot in the global market. According to Clarkson Research, a British shipbuilding and shipping market analysis firm, global ship orders totaled 3.4 million CGT (100 ships) in February, of which Korea...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/korean-shipbuilders-reclaim-top-spot-from-china-in-february/
A study led by GTT Group, Lloyd’s Register and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited concludes that inspection intervals for LNG carrier membrane tanks could be safely extended thanks to monitoring technology and predictive maintenance. The International Gas Carriers (IGC) Code...