Capesize

Shipping firm's beef about paint 'baseless'

2 Aug 2012

A Scandinavian shipowner has hit back at claims by a Hong Kong shipping company that technical issues led it to return four ships it had on charter from the Western firm.

Jinhui companies warn of first-quarter profits drop

9 May 2012

Jinhui Holdings and its dry cargo subsidiary Jinhui Shipping and Transportation warned yesterday that their first-quarter net profits would be significantly worse than in the first quarter last...

Shanghai yard wins huge order from U-Ming

14 Feb 2012

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, one of the largest shipyards on the mainland, has won a contract that may be worth up to US$500 million.

China seen as key for iron ore, shipping firms

14 Nov 2011

China will remain the world's key iron ore market for mining companies and the global dry bulk shipping industry, despite concerns about the future of the country's infrastructure boom and an...

Supply glut is a bigger risk than carriers

4 Oct 2011

Worries among mainland shipowners that a raft of giant iron ore carriers entering service over the next three years would hurt the dry bulk shipping market are not as great as the threat of...

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Bulk carriers help fill Rongsheng order book

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group, the mainland's largest privately owned shipyard, is set to deliver at least 35 ships this year out of a total order backlog of 111 vessels worth US$7.1...

Industrial shipowners may squeeze charter deals

The rise of industrial shipowners including iron ore miners Rio Tinto and Vale coupled with the growth of long-term contract deals between steelmakers and shipowners could squeeze the volume of...

Price war looms for shipyards on the mainland

Chinese shipyards could find it more difficult to compete against South Korea and Japanese on price alone if the yuan continues to appreciate against the US dollar, according to a leading ship...

Big ship rent rates sink amid slowdown

Concerns over the slowdown in the mainland's construction sector, posturing over ore price negotiations and a general summer slowdown have seen charter rates for large dry bulk ships go into...

Capesize vessel rates falling, with iron ore build-up increasing fears

Charter rates for the large vessels used to deliver iron ore and coal are falling, with analysts forecasting that growing stockpiles of the raw materials at mainland ports and warehouses will push...

Naval architect makes design breakthrough

While efficiency remains the ultimate goal of port operators and shipping companies, the local and global shipping and maritime community is also working continuously to enhance safety, security...