News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * Nord awards up to 7 reefer boxships * ASP orders MR from Mipo * HHI wins first order of this year * HHI considers Oilbank flotation * Korea's orderbook reaches lowest in three years * BC demolition sets for record in 2016 Shipping News: * Panamaxes help Baltic Dry Index end its record-breaking rout * Some see bleak year for c

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * CMG-CIMC in offshore business merger talks * Hyundai Mipo inks MR bitumen-TK * Hyundai Samho makes payment before holidays * "SPP's M&A is for a win-win of all" * “NB orders expected after 2H” * “Shipbuilding restructuring comes to the finish” Shipping News: * China’s Shipping Industry Remains Sluggish Due to Low D

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * COSCO inks dredger newbuilding contract * Precious axes bulker NB duo * China’s shipbuilding sector sees 26% decline in new orders in 2015: Bancosta * STX France bags cruise ship duo * "SHI to exceed yearly order target" * Korean ship exports down by 32% Shipping News: * Baltic index falls to a further record low * Steep fa

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * China to provide ship financing for Iran * COSCO considers new yard in Sri Lanka * Samjin resumes newbuilding, eyes 20 ships annually * Top 10 Chinese yards take 71% of China’s new orders in 2015 * S. Korean shipbuilders cut order target by 20 pct this year Shipping News: * Baltic index tumbles further over demand worries * Sh

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * Sainty Marine warns of delisting on continuing losses * Chinese Shipyards See New Orders Fall by Almost Half in 2015 * The good and bad outlook for Chinese shipbuilding * HHI has bagged Minerva Suezmax duo * DSME launches 1st ice-breaking LNGC Shipping News: * BDI breaks 300pt level first time ever * VLCC market weakens across t