News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * Victo starts restructuring of JES * Sinopacific to reduce 30% of workers * China reveals five-year plan for ship equipment industry * "Too much expectation on DSME" * HHIC to build new port hinterland in Busan Shipping News: * Positive signals for dry bulk shipping from new China policy * Dirty Panamax tanker rates on UKC-USGC R

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * CSICL sells loss-making arms * BV acquires Chongqing Liansheng * COSCOCS boxship sector combined * Korea’s ship exports plummeted * Oshima wins four more 'Lakers' BCs Shipping News: * Asia-Europe container freight rates falls 10%: source * VLCC tanker rates could find support moving forward on reduced availability Steel

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * YZJ net profit decreased * Fincantieri teams up with HRDD * Sainty Marine struggles with a deep loss of $816m in 2015 * DSME might win orders from Iran * Hyundai-Vinashin wins tanker duo? Shipping News: * Baltic index continues to rise; up for 15th straight session * Asia Capesize Rates to Stay Flat Despite Increase in Idle, Scr

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * China to lay off state workers * HHIC union rejects creditors' offer * DSME to report 2015 results * Japan uses big data for boxship Shipping News: * Korea-Iran tie in shipping * Dry bulk market finds support on smaller ships say brokers; Product Tanker Market is bottoming out Steel News: * Dalian iron ore hits near 6-mon

News Brief: Shipbuilding News: * Yangzijiang Shipbuilding upgraded to ‘add’ by CIMB with lower $1.10 target price * Scorpio Bulkers delays delivery of 8 BCs * SHI FLNG deal extended * Newbuilding ordering activity dries up Shipping News: * “VLGC boom is over” * “Tanker boom bubble will burst” * Shipping Companies Seek Details on ‘Impossible’ Con