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The government is pursuing prospects for new shipbuilding projects The government is pursuing prospects for new shipbuilding projects from Japan after the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conducted an investment mission there where they met interested Japanese shipbuilders.DTI Undersecretary for trade and investment promotions group Cristino L. Panlilio told reporters they gathered some prospects for new shipbuilding projects during its meeting with members of the Japanese Shipbuilders Association.According to Panlilio, the Japanese shipbuilders have been encouraged by the successful operation of Tsuneishi Corp. in its Philippine operation under its local unit Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. (THICI) and Keppel Shipyard."Different provinces have offered sites for shipbuilding projects. Of course, Subic Freeport still has enough land in the Redondo Bay to accommodate other shipbuilders," Panlilio said.Tsuneishi employs about 11,000 people and now building huge cargo ships of about 180,000 tons.Tsuneishi is one of the medium-sized shipbuilders in the world. It leads several shipbuilding companies operating in Cebu.Recently, Tsuneishi invested P12 billion to expand its existing Cebu operations to include the manufacture of all types of cargo vessels and generate 3,000 new jobs opportunities.The biggest shipbuilding operation in the country is Korea's Hanjin Heavy Industries, which has put up a shipbuilding operation ...

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Agreement to eliminate market distorting measures from shipbuilding At the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris on Thursday 21 June, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) will call on governments to resume negotiations on a new global agreement to eliminate market distorting measures from shipbuilding.Speaking to governments attending an important OECD Working Party, ICS, on behalf of the world's national shipowners' associations (which collectively represent more than 80% of the world merchant fleet) will explain that it was a source of great disappointment that the OECD had, three years earlier, terminated negotiations on a new agreement to eliminate subsidies and market distorting mechanisms in the shipbuilding industry.This was primarily due to differences between the European Commission and Asian governments about the treatment of pricing of new ships in any new agreement, the latter wishing instead to concentrate on the elimination of subsidies, a position that was supported by ICS.ICS believes that current poor markets are demonstrating just how seriously damaging the oversupply of ships has been to shipowners' revenues, with many companies now struggling to meet their operating costs.ICS reiterates concern about the overcapacity that exists in many shipyards, with an almost obsessive commitment to market share ...

China will add 790 new standards to the shipbuilding industry China will add 790 new standards to the shipbuilding industry this year to make it more international, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's top industry regulator.The country had 1,984 standards in this industry by the end of 2011, with about 70 percent of them being adapted international standards, the ministry said.However, the country's shipbuilding industry still falls behind global development, especially in the adoption of global standards and ocean engineering equipment production, added the ministry.According to a previous report, China's shipbuilding industry faces problems such as declining demand and intensified competition.The country received only about 5.59 million deadweight tons in new orders in the first quarter, a drop of 48.7 percent from a year before.The built ships only had 11.2 million deadweight tons in the first quarter this year, down 22.5 percent year-on-year, according to the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry.Source: China Daily

Energy efficiency and anti-piracy measures Imabari Shipbuilding has developed the Aero-Citadel, a newly designed superstructure which brings to realization both energy efficiency and anti-piracy measures.The Aero-Citadel is a superstructure with slimly streamlined shape which combines ship's accommodation, engine room , and funnel casing. Wind pressure during navigation will be reduced by 25-30% (as the result of the wind tunnel testing). In case of Cape size bulk carrier, it will enable a decrease of about 2% in fuel consumption.(*) New marine use LED lighting is also introduced to the accommodation and engine room lighting system, which reduces electric power consumption used for lighting by about 50%. (* at normal output, about 9m/sec.(Beaufort 5) head wind)The slim, streamlined shape makes it easy to turn the bow of the ship toward windward during anchorage, and decrease the risk of anchor dragging. All stairs are placed inside the superstructure as an anti-piracy measure, the entrance on lower level deck has thicker, reinforced steel doors. The accommodation windows are bulletproof, and water cannons are placed on the upper deck to prevent pirates entry into the accommodation.There is a citadel facility which is refuge area in the superstructure that can accommodate all crewmembers for several days, ...

Struggling shipbuilders could be weeded out within two years Spare a thought for the shipyards. Amid all the hand-wringing and soul-searching by ship owners bemoaning their terrible lot, there have been fewer analyses of the prospects for shipyards, or indeed their performance in recent years.Such a task has been completed by Paul Millbank of Steel Business Briefing in an Insight Paper* which makes for interesting, if fairly depressing, reading. SBB examines the issue from the point of view of impact on the steel industry and given its findings, there is limited cheer for either buyers or suppliers.Vessel deliveries are thought to have achieved an all-time peak of about 160m DWT in 2011, though if deliveries are viewed on a compensated gross tonnes basis, Millbank reckons the market peaked in 2010. Either way, going forward both measures look set to show a marked decline in the coming years.Data on delivered tonnage shows that China has enjoyed top producer status for the last two years, followed by South Korea and Japan. In 2011 these three accounted for close to 95% of world shipyard cgt deliveries, according to data from Clarkson Research Services.China overtook long-time leader South Korea in deliveries in 2010, having ...