Orders Increase

Mitsubishi Heavy Orders Increase in 2006

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, said it has received orders for 23 vessels totaling 1.48m gross tons in 2006, up from 21 vessels weighing 1.08m gross tons a year earlier. On a deadweight tonnage basis, orders reached 1.20m tons this year, rising from 1.12m tons in 2005. There were five new ships ordered in Japan during the year, totaling 56,792 gross tons or 24,696 deadweight tons, compared to five vessels last year which reached 90,510 gross tons or 42,688 deadweight tons. Offshore orders for new vessels increased to 18, weighing 1.43 mln gross tons or 1.18 mln deadweight tons, from 16 in 2005 with a combined weight of 991,340 gross tons or 1.08 mln deadweight tons. Source: Forbes

Orders Increase For Marine Dosage Systems

Fuglesangs Ltd AS in Norway has seen an increase in demand for their dosage systems used on seagoing vessels. These systems are used by world-leading system builders (OEMs) and shipowners for several purposes, including ballast water treatment, fresh water treatment, exhaust gas cleaning, low sulphur fuel oil boosting and other. Various systems have been supplied to more than 20 ships and the orderbook is steadily increasing.

Shipbuilding Prices Firm Up

International shipbuilders enjoyed a healthy year, with the main contributors being tankers and container vessels. Following upon these ordering activities, R.S. Platou saw shipbuilding prices firming up from the bottom level the previous year. Price for the tankers increased on average by 16 percent but the corresponding figure for container vessels was only 6.5 percent. Bulk prices showed a firming almost equal to that of tankers

Aker Yards Revenue Up 52 Percent

Aker Yards ASA reported a record high EBITDA $62m for the second quarter of 2006, an increase of 59 percent compared with the second quarter of 2005. The total order backlog was $9.8b at the end of the quarter, comprising 126 vessels. Aker Yards had revenues of $996m in the second quarter of 2006, an increase of 52 percent compared with $658m in the corresponding period of 2005. High activity in all three business areas and the acquisition of two yards in France contributed to the positive

Hyundai Heavy $600M Order for LNG Carriers

Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, won a $600 million order to build two 155,000 m3 LNG carriers, including an option for another same class vessel, from Greece-based Dynagas Ltd. These membrane-type LNG carriers are due for delivery in the second half of 2013. They will feature the Dual Fuel Diesel Engine System which allows the ship to run on oil fuel or natural gas. Due to tightening global regulations on carbon emissions

Containership Orders Increase

Containership orders are increasing at a dramatic rate, analysis from Braemar’s Seascope’s research division has revealed. Figures show that since the beginning of this year 52 containerships of 10,000TEU or larger have been ordered – compared to just 10 vessels from this sizeband for the whole of 2010 and zero of this size in 2009. This year’s containership orders add 765,000TEU to the post-panamax boxship orderbook

Daewoo Raises Order Goal

According to Bloomberg, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world's second-largest shipyard, raised its target for new orders this year to a record $12b on increased demand to produce and transport energy goods. The shipyard expects new orders this year will be 20 percent higher than its earlier forecast of $10 billion, the Seoul-based company said in an e-mailed statement today. It has clinched contracts valued at $10.2 billion so far in 2006. Last year, it won a total $6

Bollinger Launches Double Eagle for Rigdon

Bollinger launched Double Eagle, the second of ten GPA 654 PSVs ordered by Rigdon Marine in January 2006. With this multi-vessel order, Rigdon’s GPA-designed fleet has increased to 20 PSVs, including 10 GPA 640s. Like her sister vessel “First and Ten”, which was launched earlier this year, the Double Eagle has already been chartered by a leading US independent oil company to serve the offshore industry immediately. The design of the DP2- and FFV1-certified GPA 654s

Aker Kvaerner Releases First Quarter Results

Aker Kvaerner experienced a positive first quarter with an EBITDA of NOK 376 million, reflecting an increase by 20 percent compared to the corresponding quarter last year. The previously stated target of an annualised EBITDA of NOK 1.5 billion in the first half of 2005, was achieved in the first quarter. Few major contracts were announced in the first quarter, but a steady stream of orders resulted in a satisfactory order intake and brought the order backlog to a record-high level of NOK 37

Hyundai Heavy Aims for $27b orders in 2008

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. said it was aiming to win $27.4b worth of orders in 2008 from an estimated $26.9 billion in 2007, the South Korean firm said on Monday. Hyundai said in filings with the Korea Exchange it was also aiming to post annual revenue of $19.34b won in 2008, up 16 percent won in 2007. The company also said the 2007 estimated order total represented a 42 percent jump from 2006, while the 2007 revenue figure represented a 24 percent increase. Source: Reuters