News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * Hudong-Shanghai go separate ways * Four Korean yards' credits downgraded * Deal to buy SPP accelerated again * HHI outsources curved block * Bankruptcy in sight for South Korean shipbuilders Shipping News: * CMES Injects USD 382 Mn in ICBC’s

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * HHI·DSME win naval ship development projects * STX France bags cruise ship trio * Creditors to Rescue Top 3 Shipbuilders, Close Down Ailing Smaller Firms * JMU wins domestic VLGC duo * "NB market to show upturn in 2018"   Shipping News: * HMM Nets USD 570 Mn Debt-for-Equity Swap Deal

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * Precious cancels NB BC duo * d’Amico Splashes Two New Handysize Tankers * HHI develops IoT smartship * Korea ranks top in NB delivery * Korean yards avoid cheap deal Shipping News: * China Okays CMA CGM’s Acquisition of NOL * VLCC tanker prices down by 15% since the end of 2015 as Ship

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * DSME sells head office building * STX O&S faces court receivership? * Korea's NB sales fall sharply * "200 yards to be closed this year" * Korea’s top 3 shipbuilders submit restructuring plans to creditors worth US$5bil. Shipping News: * China VLCC sells VLCC pair for $117.5m * Corona Vi

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * Shanghai wins precious new boxship order * CSIC to streamline subsidiary shipyards * DSME delays Yamal LNG carrier * Sungdong resolves to recover management * DSME postpones self-rescue plan submission * Korea's NB sales fall sharply Shipping News: * Shippers Concerned about HMM’s Charter Ra