Korea revises visa rules to secure more foreign workers for shipbuilders

A total of 4,428 skilled foreign shipyard workers will be granted greater job opportunities at 335 small businesses partnering with seven local shipbuilding and marine companies, as the government eases rules on the E-7 visa, Tuesday. Eligible are welders, painters, electrical engineers and plant engineers. The measure will be implemented at the request of local …

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Yangzijiang shareholders vote overwhelming in favour of investment arm spin-off

Shareholders of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) have voted overwhelmingly in support of the plan to spin off the company’s investment arm for its own listing. At an EGM held earlier today, just 1,400 shares were cast against the proposal to spin off the company, versus 2,999,040,481 shares in favour. Yangzijiang Financial Holdings (YFH), as the investment …

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Korean shipbuilders exempted in foreign selling and bearish market on order outlook

Shipbuilders are select winners in the otherwise bearish Korean market as they keep up winning streak on the global order book. According to the Korea Exchange (KRX) on Monday, shares of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. rose 19.25 percent so far this month. Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Daewoo...

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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Completes Conceptual Study for Ammonia/LCO2 Carrier– Response to Increasing Demand for Transport of Ammonia and LCO2

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group based in Yokohama, has completed a conceptual study for the design of an “Ammonia/Liquefied CO2 Carrier” capable of transporting both ammonia and liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2). The extensive study conducted with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. provides the basis for a type of vessel with potential …

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GTT entrusted by Samsung Heavy Industries to design the fuel tanks for four new LNG-fueled mid-size container vessels

GTT has been chosen, in March 2022, by its partner the Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to design the cryogenic fuel tanks of four liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled container vessels. LNG is today the marine fuel of choice option to preserve air quality, a major public health issue. It reduces sulphur oxide emissions …

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HJ Shipbuilding succeeds in developing a 7700TEU class container ship powered by LNG dual fuel

HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) announced today that it has obtained an Approval in Principal from LR Register of the UK for a 7,700 TEU class container ship propelled by LNG dual fuel. The 7,000TEU class container ship is a ship that has been steadily increasing in demand in the global...

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KSOE Opens European R&D Center in Dusseldorf

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has recently opened an R&D center in Dusseldorf, Germany. KSOE, an intermediate holding company in the shipbuilding division of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, is strengthening global R&D cooperation to develop future eco-friendly and digital technologies. KSOE plans to secure next-generation shipbuilding technologies related to hydrogen, fuel cells, ammonia, and …

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GTT entrusted by DSME with the tank design of two new LNG carriers

GTT announces that it has received, in March 2022, an order from its partner the Korean shipyard DSME for the tank design of two new LNGCs[1]. GTT will design the tanks of these two LNG carriers,with a total LNG tank capacity of 174,000 m3 per ship. Each tank will be fitted with the GTT NO96 …

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