Shipbuilding, China reigns supreme
Chinese shipyards secured 24 million tonnes’ worth of orders in the first quarter this year
K-Line orders three new bulk carriers
The order has been placed at Japan's Nihon Shipyard for 3 units designed to transport coal
Greek shipowners top new orderers
Greek shipping companies commissioned 164 new vessels in 2023, 20 more than Japan
South Korean shipyards booming
Orders secured by shipbuilding companies in the 1st semester are worth 12% more year-on-year
MSC orders ten more dual-fuel LNG ships
MSC has been back to the Chinese Zhoushan Changhong shipyard for ten 10,300 TEU vessels
IMO, go-ahead for Hong Kong Convention
After Bangladesh & Liberia's ok, the safe ship-recycling document is to come into force on 26.06.25
Offshore engineering in Busan
A Research & Develpment centre is to be built by South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries
Evergreen scraps one of its boxships
Three years after its last sale, the Taiwanese company has sold the Ever Diadem to Indian shipyards
Ship-breaking market booming
In the first few months 28 boxships totalling 48,555 TEU were sold for demolition and recycling