Building a world-class shipyard from scratch

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Keppel clinches Brazilian shipbuilding contracts worth S$140 million

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Keppel Singmarine Brasil (KSM Brasil), Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)'s new 7.6-ha shipbuilding facility in the state of Santa Catarina, has secured two newbuild contracts worth about S$140 million from fleet operators in Brazil.

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[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Daewoo plans ship repair yard in SA

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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the South Korean shipping giant, is interested in establishing a shipyard next to Richards Bay Coal Terminal to service the carriers that operate in southern African waters.

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[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Oshima to build shipyard in Vietnam

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Japan-based Oshima Group is planning to build a new shipyard costing some VND3,800bn ($184.6m) in Cam Ranh City, Vietnam.

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[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

ACCIONA Wins Contract to Build Shipyard in Brazil’s Açu Port Complex

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The LLX-OSX companies (part of the Brazilian holding group, Grupo EBX) have awarded ACCIONA a contract for the engineering, design and construction of the breakwaters for a shipyard (Estaleiro) in São João da Barra, in Brazil.

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[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Vinalines commences building ship repair factory

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Vietnam's state-owned shipping firm Vinalines has commenced building a ship repair factory in the country's southern Tan Thanh district in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

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[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

India: Shipyards Plan to Expand Their Capacities by Building up Two International Size Shipyards

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During the year 2011-12, 23 Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects have been identified for award with an estimated investment of Rs. 16743.92 crore and the corresponding capacity addition of 231.63 MMTPA.

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[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Hanjin Heavy Industries-Philippines Starts USD 1 Billion Shipyard Expansion Project

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Hanjin Heavy Industries-Philippines (HHIP), the country’s largest shipbuilder, announced that it will undergoing a USD1 billion program designed to accomodate shipbuilding offers that may come from the Malampaya exploration activities.

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[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Brazil: Transpetro Starts Construction of Rio Tiete Shipyard in Aracatuba

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Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has signed a letter of intent to allocate 900mn reais (US$526mn) in federal funding for improvements to the Tietê-Paraná waterway.

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Comment: The author does get around to mentioning the shipyard being built per the headline.

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Hyundai Heavy says it is not planning shipyard in Nigeria

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According to media reports, South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has no plans to build a multibillion dollar shipyard in Brass, Nigeria.

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Comment: somebody misread the tea leaves here!

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Nigeria: Presidency Clarifies Hyundai Shipyard Controversy

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President Goodluck Jonathan never said Hyundai Heavy planned to build a multi-billion dollar shipyard in Nigeria, as was insinuated by some media organs, his special adviser on media and publicity, Dr. Rueben Abati, explained in a statement yesterday.

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[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

India: ‘Think mega' of a second ship yard, says Shipping Secretary

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The Union Shipping Secretary, Mr K. Mohandas, has said that any proposal for a second shipyard for Kerala should be pursued on a scale and size that befits the true intent of investment and potential thrown up by the location of choice.

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[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

India: States cool to government's proposal for new greenfield shipyards

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A new proposal from the ministry of shipping to set up of major integrated shipyard-cum-ports in the coastal states has received a lukewarm response. The ministry had written to the nine coastal states about the above plan in order to reduce traffic pressure on major ports in the country.

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