South Korea
Daehan Shipbuilding wins first containership order
South Korean shipbuilding company Daehan has received an order for up to four 1,000 TEU boxships from compatriot shipping company Pan Ocean, which is the first containership order for the shipbuilder since it was established.
TEN orders six LNG-fuelled tankers
Greek shipping company Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has placed an order for six LNG-powered tankers at South Korean shipyard Daehan Shipbuilding.
Samsung Heavy orders GTT tank design for 4 new LNGCs
Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has ordered the tank design for four new LNG carriers from the French LNG containment specialist GTT.
Samsung Heavy orders Cavotec’s shore power connections
Swiss cleantech company Cavotec has received three orders from South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its shore power connection systems.
MHI-MME’s engine turbochargers for 4 NYK Line LNG-fueled vessels
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine (MHI-MME) will deliver its turbochargers for the main engines of four NYK Line LNG-fueled pure car and truck carriers (PCTC).
LS Cable & System scores big offshore Taiwan
South Korea’s LS Cable & System has secured a preferred bidder status for a KRW 200 billion (around €145 million) contract to provide submarine cables for the Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan. LS Cable & System was selected for the project by CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), Taiwan’s first EP
DSME wins smart ship cyber security certificate
ABS has awarded ABS CyberSafety product design assessment (PDA) to the DS4 Smart Platform developed by South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
Samsung Heavy scores order for LNG carrier quartet
South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an order for four new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
ABS and Hyundai Heavy join in on optimized LNG carrier design
U.S. classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have completed a joint development project to develop an optimized LNG carrier design.
GTT bags Hyundai Samho order for 2 new LNG carriers
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has ordered French containment specialist GTT’s tank design for two new LNG carriers on behalf of a European ship-owner.
ABS, RMI grant AIP for next-gen liquified CO2 carrier designs
Liquefied CO2 carrier designs by South Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) and its parent company Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) have been granted approval in principle (AIP) by classification society ABS and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrat
ABS, DSME team up on LCO2 carrier
South Korean shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and classification society ABS have joined forces to develop designs for a 70,000 cbm very large, liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier.