More and more ship owners are looking to capitalize on low pricing of newbuildings, but at the same time, after the "bonanza" of the first few months of the year, some of them are now contemplating their next moves, as the freight markets don't seem to follow pace and move upwards as was widely expected to occur this year. As such, newbuilding activity has slowed down over the past few weeks.
According to the latest report from shipbroker Clarkson Hellas, there were a few orders to report this week in dry, "starting with the American fund Doonbeg Group ordering four firm plus four option 64,000 DWT Ultramax at Zhejiang Yangfan in China for delivery in 2015 and 2016 for
Iran's Oceangoing Vessel in Final Production Phase
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's first home-made oceangoing vessel, named Persian Gulf, is in its final construction phase and will launch operation soon, a researcher at the Iranian National Institute for Oceanography (INIO) announced on Monday.
Speaking to FNA, INIO Faculty Member Abbas Nobakhti said that the Iranian oceangoing vessel will come into operation in June.
The Persian Gulf oceangoer which has been designed for science missions can stay at sea for 45 days and take samples from the layers of the bottom of the high seas from the depth of 3,000 meters.
Persian Gulf, which has been equppied with the state-of-the-art maritime research and oceanography tools, systems and equipment is 50 meters long and 10 meters wide and it weighs 900 tons.
Empleados de Armón se concentran en Gijón en demanda de más seguridad
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Los trabajadores achacan la muerte de un joven soldador de 25 años en el astillero a las condiciones "precarias" de seguridad
26.05.2014 | 19:46
Empleados de Armón se concentran en Gijón en demanda de más seguridad
EUROPA PRESSDecenas de trabajadores de Armón se han concentrado este lunes ante el Ayuntamiento de Gijón, donde han pedido ser recibidos por los grupos municipales para dar a conocer las condiciones "precarias" laborales y de seguridad en las que trabajan en el astillero gijonés, antes Juliana, y que, según ellos, ha propiciado la muerte el pasado viernes de un joven soldador de 25 años.
Así lo han manifestado en rueda de prensa en el Consistorio acompañados del portavoz municipal de
Newbuilding ordering activity slows down as owners adopt more conservative approach to the market
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Newbuilding ordering activity rises by 78% in dwt tonnage over the first 4 months of the years, as owners invest$40.5 bn
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Ship owners have plunged into newbuilding orders during the first four months of the year, as overall newbuilding business ended for the first four months of 2014 at 55% higher volume of activity, in terms of number of units and 78% higher, in terms of deadweight, based on figures compiled by shipbroker Golden Destiny. The total number of new orders is estimated to be 1054 vessels with an invested capital of more than $40.5bn, when last year the number of new orders was 681.
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El BNG señala la tecnología de los buques y la privatización de la seguridad tras los naufragios
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Los nacionalistas llevarán al Europarlamento la sieniestralidad de la flota gallega y sus particularidades
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El Bloque Nacionalista Galego impulsará en el Parlamento autonómico una comisión de estudio para analizar la "elevada" siniestralidad en el mar, que "una sociedad del siglo XXI no puede admitir", en palabras del portavoz nacional, Xavier Vence.
Además, los nacionalistas gallegos volverán a reclamar la transferencia de las competencias de seguridad marítima para la Comunidad y la comparecencia del Gobierno en el Congreso para que "dé explicaciones sobre cuáles son las causas y medidas que se tomarán" en esta materia.
Xavier Vence, que ha comparecido en rueda de prensa junto al diputado Daniel Rodas, ha remarcado que el BNG "no puede permanecer impasible ante una situación absolutamente dramática de