Category: Asia
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PIL signs for more Hudong-Zhonghua boxships
PIL signs for more Hudong-Zhonghua boxships Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) has returned to China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for five LNG dual-fuel containerships. The company has contracted 9,000 teu vessels bringing its newbuilding campaign since 2022 to 18. In addition to being LNG-powered, the vessels will be able to switch to running on bio-methane, PIL said.…
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MAC Shipping inks first newbuilds
MAC Shipping inks first newbuilds Singapore’s MAC Shipping is expanding its fleet via a debut order for stainless steel chemical tanker newbuilds. The company has tapped China’s Jiangxi New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for four 25,900 dwt units costing $50m each, according to brokers, with deliveries starting in 2026. MAC Shipping was established in 2021,…
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Korea Line offloads supramax quartet
SM Group’s Korea Line Corp has continued to offload tonnage, taking the number of ships exiting the fleet this year to ten. The Seoul-based diversified owner has been reported of selling a quartet of supramax bulkers en bloc, following a $53m deal to offload two capesizes to China’s Jiangsu Steamship. S&P sources suggest a deal…
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Dynacom seals four Samsung suezmax newbuilds
Greece’s Dynacom Tankers has been tied to a series of suezmax newbuilds at Samsung Heavy Industries. Clarksons reports George Procopiou’s company has signed up for four 158,000 dwt ships at $83m each, with deliveries scheduled throughout 2027. The Athens-based outfit, with nearly 70 tankers under management has a massive orderbook in China, including suezmaxes at…
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K Line inks LNG carrier order at Samsung Heavy
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has been identified as the owner behind an order for a single LNG carrier at South Korean shipbuilder Samsung. Brokers have tied Japan’s third largest shipping company to a 174,000 cu m unit delivering by June 2027 at about $259m. Samsung has ordered LNG carriers at the Geoje-based shipyard before,…
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Expansion plans laid out for HD Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding will expand capacity to build 15 ships a year up from the current maximum of 12 with the company’s Korean parent revealing plans to potentially expand further to 23 ships a year by 2030. The Vietnamese subsidiary of the Hyundai Heavy shipbuilding conglomerate is the largest, most advanced shipyard in Vietnam,…