Yangzijiang Shipbuilding

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding buys 10% stake in maritime company from Canada’s Fairfax for US$825.7 million

The sale price is above valuation, but the shipbuilder sees strategic and commercial gains from the acquisition

The spin-off from Yangzijiang Financial’s maritime investment segment will list on the Singapore Exchange mainboard on Nov 18.

Yangzijiang Maritime inks fresh vessel deals ahead of mainboard debut

It also signs letters of intent for joint ventures to build new tankers, bulk carriers

YZJ Maritime is expected to list on the SGX mainboard by way of an introduction.
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YZJ Financial right to spin off maritime assets

After birthing YZJ Maritime, YZJ Financial could move more aggressively in interesting new directions

In September, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said three of its subsidiaries had cancelled shipbuilding contracts worth around US$180 million with an unnamed buyer.
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding falls 2.9% after BlackRock sells 37.8 million shares

The asset manager is no longer a substantial shareholder of the shipbuilder

Yangzijiang (above) builds its ships entirely in China, while ASL’s shipbuilding facilities are spread across Singapore, Indonesia and China.
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ASL Marine jumps 2.3% after share placement; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding falls 4.3% over port fees spat

The shipbuilders are subject to contrasting investor views on their fortunes

As at 11.58 am, the counter hit an intraday low of S$3.06, with around 31.7 million shares traded. This was 6.7% or S$0.22 down from Friday’s closing price of S$3.28.
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding closes 1.5% lower on cancellation of US$180 million in contracts

It terminated shipbuilding contracts with an unnamed buyer whose sole shareholder is allegedly involved in evading US sanctions, laws and regulations

Yangzijiang's three subsidiaries have since determined that the unknown buyer is in anticipatory repudiatory breach of the contracts.

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding terminates US$180 million worth of contracts as buyer allegedly circumvents US sanctions

The shipbuilder, meanwhile, secures new contracts for eight vessels with an aggregate value of US$440 million