SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ranked second in new global shipbuilding orders in August after China, with overall order placements plunging 65 percent from a year earlier, industry data showed Friday. Global shipbuilding orders fell 65 percent on-year to 2.44 million compensated gross tons (CGT) last month, according to London-based Clarkson Research [...]
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, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea recaptured the top spot in new global shipbuilding orders for the first time in five months in July, industry data showed Monday. Local shipyards clinched orders totaling 1.46 million compensated gross tons (CGTs) to build 29 ships, accounting for 44 percent of the global total of 3.33 [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilders stayed far behind their Chinese rivals in new global orders to place second worldwide in June, industry data showed Friday. Local shipyards clinched a combined 380,000 compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders last month, accounting for 14 percent of the global total at 2.76 million [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Overseas orders for industrial plants won by South Korean builders spiked more than 40 percent on-year in the first half of 2023 on brisk demand from the Middle East and Africa, data showed Thursday. Local builders clinched US$13.05 billion worth of plant orders from abroad in the January-June period, [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean electrical equipment maker HD Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co. said Tuesday it has clinched two orders to supply eco-friendly power transformers and other equipment from the United States and Denmark. HD Hyundai Electric said that its U.S. subsidiary, Hyundai Electric America Corp., had signed a 213.6 [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean shipbuilders fell far behind their Chinese rivals in new global orders to place second worldwide in May amid sinking demand, industry data showed Wednesday. Local shipyards won a combined 510,000 compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders last month, accounting for 25 percent of the global total [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean shipbuilders lagged far behind their Chinese rivals in terms of new global orders to rank second in the world in February amid tumbling demand, industry data showed Tuesday. Local shipbuilders won a combined 640,000 compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders last month, accounting for 33 percent [...]