Building a world-class shipyard from scratch

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Marco Polo mulls Indonesian yard expansion

Brief story at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7672:marco-polo-mulls-indonesian-yard-expansion&catid=7:shipbuilding- news&Itemid=71

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Los Angelas Times:

Shipyard plan doesn't jibe with Port of Los Angeles' vision

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Deep inside the nation's busiest seaport lurks the old Southwest Marine shipyard, a collection of rusting corrugated-metal buildings, broken windows and dark interiors that has appeared in more than a dozen films and television shows, including "Die Hard," "24" and "CSI: Miami."

But these days, the 38-acre site at the Port of Los Angeles is the setting for another kind of high-stakes drama, this time involving competing visions of the port's future.

More at http://www.latimes.com/la-fi-shipyard11-2009jun11,0,5117276.story

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

New shipbuilding zone to provide ample opportunity for industry’s development

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The State Government has set aside a large piece of land at Bawang Assan here for shipbuilding.

Speaking at a Chinese New Year gathering organised by the United Chinese Association (UCA) Sibu, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh said Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud had approved the project.
UCA Sibu chairman Datuk Lau Nai Ho requested for the project from Taib during his Chinese New Year visit last week.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8288:new-shipbuilding-zone-to-provide-ample-opportunity-for-industrys -development&catid=7:shipbuilding-news&Itemid=71

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Steel Guru:

Hanjin Heavy still interested in shipyard in Philippine

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It is reported that Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Corporation has not totally abandoned its shipbuilding facility project in Misamis Oriental but the date of resuming construction hinges on a small window of positive outlook amid the present global economic recession.

More at http://www.steelguru.com/news/index/2009/06/14/OTgzNjg%3D/Hanjin_Heavy_still_interested_in_shipyard_in_Philippine.html

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Philippine shipbuilding alive and well

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In Subic Bay Freeport, just a few kilometers northwest of the Philippine capital Manila, business is booming.You could be excused for thinking the Philippines' greatest contribution to shipping was in supplying seafarers to man the world's merchant navy. However, a huge chunk of maritime business in the country last year came from an area you wouldn’t expect — shipbuilding. Yes, there is a Philippine shipbuilding industry.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11390hilippine-shipbuilding-alive-and-well&catid=44:latest-news&Ite mid=64

Comment: Okay, so it's not a very new shipyard now but don't forget that it started out from practically nothing only a few years ago.

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From Your Shipbuilding News:

Rolls-Royce designed vessel named ‘Ship of the Year’ for the second year running

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An offshore vessel, designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce, has today been named Skipsrevyen ‘Ship of the Year’ at the Nor-Shipping industry event in Oslo, Norway..

The Far Samson - a UT 761 CD design - is the world’s most powerful offshore vessel and entered service recently with Farstad Shipping on a contract to plough pipeline trenches in the North Sea, out of Aberdeen. ‘Ship of the Year’ was awarded jointly to shipowner Farstad Shipping, the yard STX Europe and designer Rolls-Royce.

More at http://www.yourshipbuildingnews.com/rolls-royce+designed+vessel+named+%E2%80%98ship+of+the+year%E2%80%99+for+the+second+year+running_34056.html

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Azerbaijan Commences Baku Caspian Shipyard Construction

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Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC)'s joint venture with State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has begun ground works for the construction of the Baku Caspian Shipyard.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11997:-azerbaijan-commences-baku-caspian-shipyard-construction&catid= 7:shipbuilding-news&Itemid=71

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Motor Ship:

Gunsan yards delayed

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Hyundai Heavy Industries is delaying the completion of its Gunsan Shipyard in an effort to preserve cash. Hyundai officials confirmed that the yard will now be finished by February 2010 as opposed to the original completion of August this year.

More at http://www.motorship.com/currentnews/article.asp?ARTICLEID=7641

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Dubai Maritime City on schedule for completion by 2013

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The Dh11 billion Dubai Maritime City (DMC), the ship repair unit of Dubai World is on schedule to complete, its three phases by 2013 said Khamis Juma Bu Amim, chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World at the launch of Phase One yesterday.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13279:dubai-maritime-city-on-schedule-for-completion-by-2013&catid=7: shipbuilding-news&Itemid=71

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Malaysia's First Fully-automated Shipyard To Operate In 2013

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The country's first fully-automated shipyard will be in operation at the Tanjung Agas Oil and Gas and Maritime Industrial Park here in 2013. It will be part of a RM4.8 billion project that comprises a fabrication and engineering yard, and marine repair and ship-building facilities on a 320-hectare site.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52782&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Bharati Shipyard Delays Fundraising, New Units

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Bharati Shipyard Ltd. has put on hold plans to build two manufacturing facilities, and delayed plans to raise $200 million to expand a partly owned units.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13511:bharati-shipyard-delays-fundraising-new-units&catid=44:latest-n ews&Itemid=64

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Motor Ship:

STX-Petrobras ponder new shipyard in Brazil

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South Korea's STX Corporation is reportedly mulling constructing a new shipyard in Brazil in co-operation with Brazil's state-owned oil major Petrobras. South Korean shipbuilding rivals appear to be nervous about the news as they concentrate their energies on winning the drillship orders expected to be placed by Petrobras.

More at http://www.motorship.com/currentnews/article.asp?ARTICLEID=7656

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Bharati Shipyard-Apeejay shipbuilding JV on hold

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Bharati Shipyard Ltd's joint venture to build ships with higher tonnage in West Bengal and Orissa has been put on hold due to uncertain demand for such vessels and land acquisition issues,

a senior official said on Friday. In 2007, Bharati had signed an agreement with unlisted Apeejay Shipping to build a modern shipbuilding yard along India's eastern coast.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13819:bharati-shipyard-apeejay-shipbuilding-jv-on-hold&catid=7:shipbu ilding-news&Itemid=71

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Sri Lanka mulls shipyard, manufacturing plans for southern port

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The Sri Lankan government wants to attract investments for ship building, and cement and fertilizer manufacturing at a new port being built in southern Hambantota, a senior official said.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53993&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Development plan for shipyard cluster in Dahej

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The government of Gujarat has prepared a development plan for building a shipyard cluster at Dahej in southern Gujarat. The government has approved a fund of INR 500 crore to develop a marine shipbuilding park on the banks of river Narmada.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15752:development-plan-for-shipyard-cluster-in-dahej&catid=7:shipbuil ding-news&Itemid=71

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

New shipyard opens in Dalian

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A shipyard that has laid claim to be the largest in the world in terms of physical size began operation Wednesday at Changxing Island in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning province.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54359&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Shipbuilders to get separate zones

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The government will set up separate zones for the shipbuilding sector and formulate policy to support the promising sector, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16283:shipbuilders-to-get-separate-zones&catid=7:shipbuilding-news&It emid=71

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

Kawasaki's China Venture to Delay Shipyard Operations

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.’s shipbuilding venture in China will delay operations of a second dock in Dalian by three years as the global recession dries up demand. The second dock, originally slated for operations in early 2012, may be postponed until 2015, said Yusuke Kamada, a spokesman at Kobe, Japan-based Kawasaki.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54773&Itemid=79

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

STX OSV gets license for second Brazil yard

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STX OSV’s second Brazilian shipyard has been granted an environmental license allowing construction to go ahead. STX OSV subsidiary Estaleiro Promar has been granted the license for construction of the new yard in Suape.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16779:stx-osv-gets-license-for-second-brazil-yard&catid=7:shipbuildin g-news&Itemid=71

 

[Michael H. Standart]

From The Hellenic Shipping News:

ABG Plans to Raise $150 Million to Fund Expansion

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ABG Shipyard Ltd., bidding for control of Great Offshore Ltd., plans to raise $150 million to fund expansion, reviving a proposal from April last year. ABG, which originally sought to raise $200 million, will seek shareholder approval for the new plan on July 7, Chief Financial Officer Dhananjay Datar said in an interview in Mumbai, where the company is based.

More at http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54798&Itemid=79