Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) has obtained six orders for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) for the first time since its foundation.
This is very meaningful to the Korean shipbuilder in that it has mostly built small and medium size vessels so far. In addition, the specialization structure between the Yeongdo Shipyard in Busan and Subic Shipyard in the Philippines has become apparent; the former focusing on medium-sized and special vessels while the latter on large-scaled ones.
Hanjin announced that the Subic Shipyard, its local subsidiary in the Philippines, received an order to build four 300,000-DWT-class VLCC from the UK-based ship operator Navig8 on April 9, and another order to construct
Una tabla de salvación para los astilleros españoles: la navegación con gas
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Una tabla de salvación para los astilleros españoles: la navegación con gas
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20.04.2014
Efe
España cuenta con "todos los elementos" para despuntar en la "revolución" de la industria de la navegación hacia el uso del gas natural licuado (GNL) como combustible, aunque necesita "ponerse en marcha", según el coordinador español del proyecto Costa, José Luis Almazán.
"Estamos ante una revolución parecida a cuando los buques pasaron del carbón al petróleo", explica Almazán en una entrevista con EFE, porque "ahora estamos a las puertas de un nuevo cambio tecnológico para pasar del petróleo líquido al gas", un combustible menos contaminante.
En este contexto, el proyecto Costa pretende impulsar una iniciativa europea que desarrolle las infraestructuras necesarias para la recarga de barcos que funcionen con gas
Hanjin Obtains US$800M in Orders for Six VLCCs
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Hanjin Obtains US$800M in Orders for Six VLCCs
Friday, 11 April 2014 | 00:00
No. 1 shipbuilder to talk wages
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Friday, 11 April 2014 | 10:58
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, could face difficult wage bargaining this year after its labor union requested its highest pay raise in the past 12 years.
Through its in-house paper, the union revealed its annual wage increase proposal of 132,013 won ($126.94) on its monthly base pay. It is the largest wage increase request since 2002 when the union asked for a 138,912 won hike.
The proposal is a big hike compared with recent years. In 2012, the union asked for 111,231 more won, and last year it wanted 91,221 won.
The union has also proposed a performance bonus of 250 percent from base pay; a holiday bonus of 100 percent from base pay to
Through its in-house paper, the union revealed its annual wage increase proposal of 132,013 won ($126.94) on its monthly base pay. It is the largest wage increase request since 2002 when the union asked for a 138,912 won hike.
The proposal is a big hike compared with recent years. In 2012, the union asked for 111,231 more won, and last year it wanted 91,221 won.
The union has also proposed a performance bonus of 250 percent from base pay; a holiday bonus of 100 percent from base pay to
Good-bye to shipbuilding in Sweden
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 April 2014 08:42
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Wednesday, 16 April 2014 | 00:00
German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp has said it's negotiating a withdrawal from shipbuilding in Sweden. The Scandinavian nation said it wanted to concentrate the naval vessel business in national hands.
German steel maker ThyssenKrupp reported April 14 it was at an early stage of negotiations with Sweden's defense company Saab AB on the sale of its shipbuilding business in the Scandinavian nation.
It said both Saab AB and ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions had signed a declaration of intent to hammer out a sales deal which could find the approval of regulators.
ThyssenKrupp added at the center of the deal would be the sale of its Sweden-based shipyard Marine Systems in Malmo, Karlskrona and Muskö. The German firm noted that the
German steel maker ThyssenKrupp reported April 14 it was at an early stage of negotiations with Sweden's defense company Saab AB on the sale of its shipbuilding business in the Scandinavian nation.
It said both Saab AB and ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions had signed a declaration of intent to hammer out a sales deal which could find the approval of regulators.
ThyssenKrupp added at the center of the deal would be the sale of its Sweden-based shipyard Marine Systems in Malmo, Karlskrona and Muskö. The German firm noted that the