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Supreme Court rules Hanwha Ocean bonus not wages, retirees lose in South Korea

13 Mar, 2026
Retirees of Hanwha Ocean (formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering) sued, saying the management performance bonus they received while employed should be reflected in their severance pay, but they ultimately lost. The Supreme Co...

War fears spur shipowners to skip Korea ship-naming ceremonies

12 Mar, 2026
Since the war between the United States and Iran, some shipowners, busy managing vessels in waters near the Middle East, have been skipping ship-naming ceremonies. A ship-naming ceremony is an event held to give a name to a vessel completed...

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to invest US$825.7 mil for 10% stake in longtime customer Seaspan Corp

11 Mar, 2026
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding plans to pay US$825.7 million to take a 10% stake in a key customer, charter owner Seaspan Corporation, which has been giving it shipbuilding orders for around two decades. According to Yangzijiang, this acquisition...

MOL invests into European Offshore Wind business | Shipyard news

11 Mar, 2026
Japan’s shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced to invest in and to jointly own two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) together with the Cyprus-based Schoeller Holdings Ltd. with delivery scheduled in 2027. MOL h...

Turkish civil society organisations reiterate their call to remove Aliağa shipbreaking yards from the EU list amid environmental damage and systemic negligence

11 Mar, 2026
Members of Turkish organisations raise alarm about critical levels of pollution in Aliağa, as well as severe systemic mismanagement, and continue their call to remove Turkish shipbreaking yards from the EU list of ship recycling facilities ...

Samsung Heavy secures new order for three crude oil tankers

10 Mar, 2026
Samsung Heavy Industries has won an order for three crude oil tankers from a Bermuda-based shipowner, the shipbuilder said on Tuesday. The order, worth 400.1 billion Korean won (about US$290 million), is scheduled for delivery by February 2...

HD Korea Shipbuilding wins 340.2b-won order for two LPG carriers

10 Mar, 2026
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the mid-tier shipbuilding holding company of HD Hyundai, said on the 10th that it signed a construction contract with a European shipowner for two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers. The...

Korean shipbuilders expected to sell more LNG carriers amid Iran crisis

10 Mar, 2026
Cautious optimism is growing that Korea’s shipbuilding industry could benefit from rising tensions in the Middle East in the wake of U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran. The outlook stems mainly from expectations of stronger demand fo...