South & Central Asia
Report: Hitachi and China Steel Form Offshore Wind Partnership in Taiwan
Tokyo-based Hitachi Ltd. is expanding its offshore wind business abroad through a partnership with Taiwanese steel maker China Steel Corporation, Nikkei Asian Review reports. The two companies are expected to start collaborating on offshore wind-related projects this autumn. Hitachi will be in charg
TMC, K water team up to develop India’s first river tidal energy plant
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), which plans to set up a tidal energy plant at the confluence of the Thane creek and Ulhas river in India, has teamed up with a South Korean company K water to develop the project, according to The Times of India.
Tangguh LNG expansion contracts officially inked
Energy giant BP on Thursday said that on behalf of the Tangguh production sharing contractors it has signed two contracts for the Tangguh LNG expansion project in Indonesia.
K Line to Set Up 2 Asia India Pakistan Services
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line) is to launch two new Asia/India/Pakistan services – the PMX and PIX services. The port rotation of the new PMX (SWACO-K1) service includes Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo (China), Singapore (Singapore), Port Kelang (Malaysia), Karachi (Pakistan) a
VIDEO: Höegh Autoliners Names Fifth PCTC
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has named its fifth Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC) in the New Horizon series, Höegh Traveller, at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries in China. Höegh Traveller is the fifth in a series of six Post-Panamax vessels to be delivered to the company by the end of
OOCL Returns to Incheon Port
OOCL, a Hong Kong-based shipping company and member of the G6 Alliance, is returning to South Korea’s Incheon Port after a 12-year absence through the recently reshuffled CHL (China Hochiminh Laem Chabang) service and the CC1-CC2 combo service. The company will take part in the regular container ser
Vroon Offshore expands fleet with new platform supply vessel
China’s Cosco Guangdong Shipyard has delivered the platform supply vessel (PSV), VOS Passion, to Dutch offshore vessel owner Vroon Offshore Cosco said on Wednesday that the delivery documents between COSCO Guangdong and Vroon were signed recently. Offshore Energy Today reported at the beginning of A
China’s Cosco delivers two jack-up rigs
China’s Cosco Dalian Shipyard has delivered two jack-up rigs to Foresight Group, through Hallworthy, a drilling contractor operation in the Middle East and India. According to Cosco, the delivery documents for “N527” and “N581” jack-ups, were signed by COSCO Dalian and the buyer recently The jack-up
TSC ventures into decom market
China’s TSC Group has signed a joint venture agreement with Offshore CC FZE to enter the plug and abandonment (P&A) and decommissioning market. TSC said on Tuesday that the agreement was signed on August 18 and that the newly created JV company, OIM Pte. Ltd., was incorporated in Singapore. The new
Sparrows Joins Forces with SapuraKencana in Malaysia
Sparrows Offshore Services and SapuraKencana Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SapuraKencana Petroleum have formed a partnership. The partnership will see both entities collaborating in the provision of offshore and onshore crane services including manufacturing, supply, operations, maintenan
Korean Gov’t, UN Join Forces on Port Development
The Korean government and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) have agreed to form a partnership that will focus on developing ports in East Asia and across the Pacific region. The partnership was a result of capacity challenges at a number of ports in
TSC and Offshore CC FZE Form Decommissioning Joint Venture
TSC Group Holdings, a product and service provider for onshore and offshore drilling industries, has entered into an agreement with Offshore CC FZE to establish a joint venture (JV). The JV company, OIM, has been incorporated in Singapore and will have operations in Singapore as well as in Norway an