SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilders lagged far behind their Chinese rivals in terms of new global orders in October to take the No. 2 spot in the world, industry data showed Tuesday. Local shipbuilders won a combined 1.43 million compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders last month, accounting for 42 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean container shipper HMM Co.’s third-quarter earnings probably edged down from three months earlier due to lower freight rates, a market tracker said Tuesday. The operating income of HMM, the country’s top industry player, is estimated to reach 2.55 trillion won (US$1.8 billion) for the July-September period, up [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean branch of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) called on Samsung Heavy Industries Co. on Wednesday to fulfill due corporate responsibility to better ensure worksite safety following a deadly crane accident in 2017. In May 2017, two cranes collided at the shipbuilder’s shipyard in the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. is building an eco-friendly wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that is equipped with smart ship features. The company signed a contract with Monaco-headquartered maritime player Eneti Inc. last week to add its smart ship system to a WTIV being built at the company’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said Thursday it has signed a business tie-up agreement with a U.S. energy company on the development of technologies for a large liquid hydrogen carrier. The deal with CB&I, a unit of U.S. energy engineering and construction solutions provider [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilders bagged nearly 60 percent of new global ship orders in September to take the top spot in the world, industry data showed Friday. Local shipyards, led by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., clinched 1.32 million compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders for 22 vessels last month, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said Thursday it has finished testing an onboard carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (OCCS) unit. The new system has been tested on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier and is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, DSME [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) announced on Thursday that it established a land-based test site within its R&D campus in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province as part of efforts to develop eco-friendly and smart ship technology. The newly-established facility is designed to verify the performance of propulsion systems used [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Troubled South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) is widely expected to make headway with its efforts to get back on track, as it is likely to find a private owner after 21 years of state control. Under a memorandum of understanding with DSME, key subsidiaries [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) signed a preliminary investment deal with Hanwha Group on Monday, in a move that could put the embattled shipyard in the latter’s hands. Under a memorandum of understanding, Hanwha Aerospace and other Hanwha subsidiaries will participate in DSME’s 2 trillion-won (US$1.4 billion) [...]