News Brief:

Shipbuilding News:

* Seaspan Buys Boxship Newbuilding Duo from GCI

* DSME·SHI make efforts for just-in-time delivery

* HHI·Samho sold Hyundai Motor shares

* Korea asked to make 'planned' NB orders

* [2016-1H] Korean shipyards order report

Shipping News:

* Cosco Opens Central America and Panama Business Lines

* VLCC loadings tighten bunker availability in Rotterdam

Steel News:

* Iron ore seen boxed below $50 in H2 as glut persists

Energy News:

* Oil prices fall after two-day rally

Biz China:

* Railway network building to be boosted

* Baltic Dry Index

BDI      660         (+20)

BCI      996         (+41)

BPI      662         (+28)

BSI      619         (+13)

BHSI    342          (+4)

* TC Avg ($/day)

BCI  5T/C     7,110         (+326)

BPI  4T/C     5,296         (+227)

BSI  6T/C     6,477         (+140)

* Exchange Rate

USD / KRW   1,152.6

USD / RMB    6.6496

* Crude Future ($/barrel)

WTI       48.38

Brent     49.90

* Bunker  (Singapore, $/ton)

 IF380      IFO180     MDO     MGO

257.00      267.00     437.00   447.00