Kalashnikov is not only producing guns. Now also ships and boats: [image] Kalashnikov takes aim at shipping - The most famous arms manufacturer in the world is diversifying into the shipyard business. Russia’s Kalashnikov has announced it will acquire Upper Volga ship repair and construc…

There were a time when Holden Standard and Ford Falcon ruled the roads in Oz. PS> That was about the only cars on the hire car market in the late1960s and early 1970s, when I was a frequent hirer there.

Soon you can just give a brief verbal description of the ship you want to build and AI will produce the design and specification for your “dream ship” (Efficient, environmentally sustainable and CHEAP) within seconds: [image] SSI: AI and the business of building ships - Splash247 Canadia…

The old HQ Holden was the ideal vehicle for rural people in Australia and New Zealand. 20 inch wheels with standard radial tyres, uncomplicated six cylinder in line petrol engine, large and relatively comfortable cabin. Easily maintained by the village mechanic and perfect for unsealed and dusty ro…

[image] cpgrabow: Furthermore, tankers (an I think MR tankers in particular) are the youngest segment of the JA fleet. But now Hanwha thinks that ten are needed? Your own article at the bottom of your post addresses this. The first of OSGs Veteran Class Tankers was built in 2005 and will be …

[image] Hawespiper: The first of OSGs Veteran Class Tankers was built in 2005 and will be very long in the tooth by tanker world standards by the time the first of these new builds is scheduled to come out in 2029. These (Veteran Class tankers) are the obvious candidates for replacement with the…

[image] cpgrabow: I’m still left wondering how any of this makes sense. Ego padding?

Excerpt from a recent Tradewinds interview with Hanwha Shipping CEO Ryan Lynch: The shipowner announced on Tuesday that it had booked the 10 chemical and product tanker newbuildings at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, which Hanwha Group purchased last year. The order, placed during a visit to the US by Sou…

[image] cpgrabow: according to OSG’s CEO — tankers get used until age 40: Laughable. At least as it pertains to the Veteran Class. The amount of money required to keep the Overseas Houston sailing at 40 at OCIMF standards will make a new build look cheap. Not to mention lower charter rates…

Fair point about discounting a CEO’s talk, but his comments aren’t out of line with past experience. Average age of the last 4 JA tankers scrapped (HOUSTON, CHARLESTON, SEAKAY SPIRIT, CHEMICAL PIONEER — only tankers I can find data for, not trying to cherry pick) was 40. If you subtract the oldest o…

From this article it appears that it is the Naval ship market, not the JA market that is of interest to Korean shipyard operators: [image] South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy in Talks to Buy US Shipyard South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is in talks with multiple companies about buying…

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