South & Central Asia
Taiwan’s Formosa 1 Pilot Project Oversteps Installation Deadline
The charter of A2SEA’s M/V Torben ended on 15 August without the company’s crew being able to complete the installation of two foundations and two Siemens 4MW turbines at the Formosa 1 pilot project in Taiwan. The installation of the two foundations and the two turbines was initially scheduled to st
Taiwan’s Formosa 1 Pilot Project Oversteps Installation Deadline
The charter of A2SEA’s M/V Torben ended on 15 August without the company’s crew being able to complete the installation of two foundations and two Siemens 4MW turbines at the Formosa 1 pilot project in Taiwan. The installation of the two foundations and the two turbines was initially scheduled to st
Spotted: AAL Shipping Modules for Siemens’ Egyptian Megaproject
Singapore-based breakbulk, project cargo and heavy lift carrier AAL has loaded modules for a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG), destined for the Beni Suef power plant in Egypt, aboard its vessel AAL Dalian in South Korea. Commissioned by global logistics provider the LPL Group, this is the first
HMM to Deploy 13 Ships to Service Hanjin’s Two Routes
South Korean shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine will deploy more than 13 vessels on Hanjin Shipping’s two routes to minimize the effects of the company’s filing for court receivership, according to Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC). Namely, HMM will add Hanjin’s America and Europe loo
Go Offshore Goes Offshore Wind
Go Offshore International, a wholly-owned subsidiary Otto Marine Limited, has secured a chartering contract worth up to USD 7.5 million as part of an unidentified offshore wind project in South East Asian region. The vessel under charter is a liftboat equipped with heavy lift crane used for offshore
IBIA: China’s Shenzhen to Introduce Low Sulphur Rule from October
China’s Port of Shenzhen is planning to introduce a requirement for ships to use fuels with no more than 0.50% sulphur while at berth from October 1, 2016, ahead of other key ports in the Pearl River Delta, which are due to implement the requirement on January 1, 2017. The decision, taken by local a
VIDEO: First Look at New Torben Spirit
The video above shows the Torben Spirit, the third of eleven LNG newbuilding vessels powered by M-type, Electronically Controlled, Gas Injection (MEGI) twin engines being built for Teekay LNG Partners in South Korea. The 173,000 cbm Torben Spirit is currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuildin
Highlights of the Month: August 2016
USA Just Got Its First Offshore Wind Farm “The Block Island Wind Farm is now fully constructed,” Jeff Grybowski, Deepwater Wind’s CEO, informed via social media on 18 August. Bilfinger Exits Offshore Wind Foundations Business Germany’s VTC Group Munich has bought Bilfinger’s share in Bilfinger Mars
SapuraKencana Bags $65M in Contracts
SapuraKencana TL Offshore (SKTLO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad, has been awarded new contracts for work in Malaysia and in Vietnam with a combined value of approximately USD 65.3 million. The contracts were awarded by Repsol Oil and Gas Malaysia, MISC Offshore Floatin
Gener8 Maritime Adds 13th ECO VLCC
US-based crude oil shipping company Gener8 Maritime has taken delivery of the Gener8 Macedon, the thirteenth of twenty-one ECO Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) the company has on order at South Korean shipyards. The Gener8 Macedon was built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Upon delivery, the vesse
Petronas: roofs raised on RGT2 LNG storage tanks
Malaysian energy giant, Petronas completed the roof-raising for the two LNG storage tanks at the liquefied natural gas regasification terminal 2 (RGT2), at the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor.
SapuraKencana nabs several offshore deals worth $65M
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana has secured several offshore contracts worth around $65.3 million. The company said on Thursday that contract awards for work in Malaysia and in Vietnam were recently made by several companies to its subsidiary, SapuraKencana TL Offshore. SapuraKencana has been awarded a con