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Hong Kong-listed Seacon Shipping has returned to Tsuneishi Group’s Chinese shipyard for two bulk carrier newbuildings worth $66m. The Qingdao-based owner will pay $33m per ship, with one vessel scheduled for completion in 2028 and the second in 2030. The filing lists the pair at around 26,700 gt each – equivalent to the yard’s 42,200 dwt handysize Tess42.
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Port of Subic Bay lined up as maritime gateway for Philippines tech push
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority The Bases Conversion and Development Authority and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority have agreed to position the Port of Subic Bay as the preferred maritime gateway for the Philippines’ Pax Silica initiative. The partnership will assess and promote Subic as the main entry and exit point for silica, advanced technology inputs and other high-value cargoes supporting the country’s artificial intelligence and semiconductor sectors.
BW LPG flips former Avance Gas VLGC for $17m gain
Jackie Pritchard / Marine Traffic BW LPG has agreed to sell one of the ships acquired in the $1.05bn takeover of the Avance Gas VLGC fleet, booking a gain less than two years after the transaction. The sale of the 2015-built, 83,000 cu m BW Levant is expected to generate a net book gain of around $17m and net cash proceeds of about $38m. The buyer has not been disclosed. BW LPG took delivery of the vessel in November 2024, when the ship became the fifth of 12 VLGCs transferred from Avance Gas.
HD Hyundai strikes US shipbuilding partnership with Kiewit Offshore Services
HD Hyundai and Texas-based subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation, Kiewit Offshore Services (KOS), have signed a strategic partnership agreement to expand US shipbuilding capacity and strengthen the American maritime industrial base. The deal brings together one of the world’s largest shipbuilders with a major North American engineering, construction, and fabrication group.
Europe’s great rivers run dry
Exceptionally low water levels on Europe’s two most important inland waterways are disrupting commercial shipping, restricting port operations and adding fresh pressure to already strained supply chains. The Danube in Romania fell to its lowest level since 1996 over the weekend after weeks of intense heat and drought, while water levels on Germany’s Rhine have dropped to levels that are forcing barges to sail only partially loaded.
Nanjing Tanker books four MRs at GSI
China’s Nanjing Tanker has approved plans to order four MR product and chemical tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International. The Shanghai-listed owner, part of China Merchants Group, has set aside up to $182.8m for the 50,000 dwt quartet, equivalent to a maximum of $45.7m per ship. The vessels will be contracted through wholly owned subsidiary Nanjing Oil Tanker (Singapore) or another designated company. The newbuildings are scheduled for delivery across 2028 and 2029, the filing said.
Shanghai Changshun firms up Guoyu boxship quartet
Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding Chinese tonnage provider Shanghai Changshun Shipping has added four more 6,150 teu containerships at Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding, taking the series at the yard to 10 vessels. Splash understands the latest signing covers the four options attached to a contract agreed in May for six firm ships and four optional units. Financial terms have not been disclosed, although market reports priced the original programme at around $70m per vessel.
Scotland approves Ocean Winds’ 2GW offshore wind project
Ocean Winds, the 50/50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, has secured offshore consent from the Scottish government for its 2GW Caledonia offshore wind farm. With this approval, which follows the Aberdeenshire Council granting full onshore consent earlier this year, Caledonia has now cleared the final major regulatory hurdle, meaning it can advance towards the next phase of project delivery.
China Merchants maps out $728m VLOC order
Shanghai-listed China Merchants Energy Shipping has lined up six very large ore carriers in a related-party deal worth up to RMB4.93bn ($728m). The 343,000 dwt vessels will be built by a yard under sister company China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry, with deliveries scheduled across 2029 and 2030. The investment works out at a maximum of around $121m per ship.