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Methanol-powered Ship Competition Heats Up Between S. Korea and China

Methanol-powered Ship Competition Heats Up Between S. Korea and China

SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In the area of methanol-powered ships, which have emerged as a game changer in the shipbuilding industry, competition is heating up between South Korea and China. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. held a keel-laying ceremony last week to place the first block of a methanol dual fuel container ship [...]

DSME Renamed Hanwha Ocean for New Start as Hanwha Unit

DSME Renamed Hanwha Ocean for New Start as Hanwha Unit

SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) was rebranded as Hanwha Ocean Co. on Tuesday, opening a new era as a unit of Hanwha Group, the seventh-largest conglomerate in the country. The embattled shipyard also appointed Kwon Hyuk-woong, president of Hanwha’s support division, as its [...]

S. Korea Christens 1st Homegrown Advanced LNG Bunkering Ship

S. Korea Christens 1st Homegrown Advanced LNG Bunkering Ship

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea held a ceremony Wednesday to christen a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel equipped with a homegrown advanced cargo system, the industry ministry said. The Blue Whale ship was constructed at the dockyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in the southern port city of Ulsan for [...]

S. Korean Shipyards Rank 2nd in New Global Orders in April

S. Korean Shipyards Rank 2nd in New Global Orders in April

SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipyards lagged far behind their Chinese rivals in terms of new global orders to place second in the world in April amid plunging demand, industry data showed Tuesday. Local shipbuilders clinched a combined 380,000 compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders last month, taking up 20 percent [...]

Samsung Heavy Develops FLNG Facility Model for Customers Seeking Shorter Delivery Times

Samsung Heavy Develops FLNG Facility Model for Customers Seeking Shorter Delivery Times

SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has successfully developed a new floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility model with shorter delivery times. The company announced on Tuesday it obtained a certification for its FLNG facility model from DNV, a Norwegian ship quality assurance and risk management company, at [...]

HD Korea Shipbuilding to Invest 15 mln Euros in Europe

HD Korea Shipbuilding to Invest 15 mln Euros in Europe

SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean shipyard HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Friday it will expand its research and development (R&D) spending in Europe to secure future shipbuilding and maritime technologies. To that end, HD Korea Shipbuilding will spend 15 million euros (US$16.5 million) on its European research institute [...]

FTC Approval Clears Way for Hanwha’s DSME Takeover, Though Challenges Remain

FTC Approval Clears Way for Hanwha’s DSME Takeover, Though Challenges Remain

SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean antitrust regulator’s conditional approval of the plan to take over Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) removes the last hurdle for Hanwha Group’s push to become a global leader in the defense and energy sector. But it also leaves Hanwha, the seventh-largest conglomerate in the [...]

S. Korea Retakes Top Spot in Global Shipbuilding Orders in Feb.

S. Korea Retakes Top Spot in Global Shipbuilding Orders in Feb.

SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea recaptured the No. 1 spot in global shipbuilding orders in February, industry data showed Tuesday, thanks to its dominance in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier market. Local shipyards won orders totaling 1.56 million compensated gross tons (CGTs) to build 34 ships, accounting for 74 percent of [...]