SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Thursday it has signed an agreement with three foreign institutions on the development of a large liquefied carbon dioxide carrier. The deal calls for Hanwha Ocean and the institutions to share their know-how and experiences to develop a 40,000-cubic-meter liquefied CO2 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Friday it has won a series of certifications for eco-friendly technologies from major global maritime rating agencies at an ongoing world gas industry exhibition. Hanwha Ocean, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), has obtained an approval in principle (AIP) [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilders lagged far behind their Chinese rivals in new global orders to place second worldwide in August amid sinking demand, industry data showed Wednesday. Local shipyards won a combined 270,000 compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders last month, accounting for 13 percent of the global total [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s shipbuilding-to-energy conglomerate HD Hyundai Group said Monday it will showcase eco-friendly vessels, and seek cooperation with global ship registers and shippers in an upcoming world gas exhibition. HD Hyundai said it will display models of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ship, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Thursday it has won an approval in principle for a floating carbon dioxide storage unit (FCSU) from Norwegian accredited registrar and classification society DNV. The floating unit, developed jointly with Malaysia’s MISC Berhad, is 330 meters long and 64 meters wide, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government provided more than 10,000 workers, including around 8,400 foreign workers, for local shipbuilders in the first half of 2023 in an effort to ease pandemic-related labor shortages, the industry ministry said Wednesday. A total of 10,104 South Korean and foreign workers were employed by shipbuilders [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilders are bolstering their research and development (R&D) investments to secure a larger stake in upcoming markets, such as environmentally friendly vessels and autonomous ships. According to industry data, the three leading shipyards of the country invested 125.6 billion won (US$94.6 million) in R&D during the first [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. said Wednesday it will raise 2 trillion won (US$1.5 billion) via a rights offering to secure funds for facility investments and other purposes. Hanwha Ocean, formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME), will issue some 89.48 million common shares at a [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipyard HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Wednesday it has won a 179 billion-won (US$141.4 million) order to build two liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) carriers for a Greek shipper. Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., one of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering’s three subsidiaries, will construct [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Monday it has bagged a 3.96 trillion-won (US$3.1 billion) order to build 16 container ships for an Asian shipper. The 16,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) vessels powered by methanol will be delivered to the undisclosed shipping company in stages by December [...]