South & Central Asia
Dredging and Land Reclamation Summit in Singapore
One of the world’s biggest dredging and land reclamation events will return to Singapore during the next week. At the event, global maritime & land authorities, port operators and engineering contractors will gather to discuss latest developments in the industry. “Equip Global’s 6th Dredging & Land
China Navigation Secures Remote Monitoring for Its Fleet
The China Navigation Company (CNCo), a deep sea ship owning and operating arm of the Swire group, has inked a maintenance and remote monitoring agreement for 35 vessels with Radio Holland, a Dutch marine satellite and radio communications company. CNCo’s newbuild, multipurpose vessels and bulk carri
South Asian Demolition Bounces Back with Rise in Prices
South Asian ship recycling market has experienced increased activity on the sales front last week, which was accompanied by a rise in demolition prices, according to a report released by GMS, a cash buyer of ships for recycling in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and China. GMS said that Bangladesh and I
Spotted: Gener8 Floats Out Another ECO VLCC
The image above shows Gener8 Oceanus, a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) being built for crude oil shipping company Gener8 Maritime, before its launching at the South Korean Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries’ (HSHI) shipyard last weekend. The 300,000 dwt Gener8 Oceanus is one of 21 ECO VLCCs featuring e
Robbers Carry Out Another Boarding in Indonesian Anchorage
Another anchored bulk carrier was boarded by robbers on July 24, as three culprits climbed aboard the ship which was in the Indonesian Samarinda Anchorage at the time of the incident, according to data provided by the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC). Duty crew on ro
Peru dispatches LNG cargo to China
Peru’s only natural gas liquefaction and export facility at Pampa Melchorita shipped a cargo to China.
Two Vroon PSVs depart on maiden voyages
Two of Vroon’s newbuild platform supply vessels (PSVs) have left Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China at the start of their maiden voyages. Vroon said on Tuesday that new PSVs, the VOS Princess and VOS Principle, left the shipyard on July 16 and July 23. The Khiam Chuan Marine (KCM) design, 80m platfo
Spotted: Vroon PSVs Depart on Maiden Voyage
In today’s spotted we present you two newly build platform supply vessels (PSVs), VOS Princess and VOS Principle, that left Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China at the start of their maiden voyage earlier in July. The two vessels are part of a series of eight PSVs being built at the shipyard for Vroon
Gener8 Maritime Sells One of Its Oldest VLCCs
Crude oil shipping company Gener8 Maritime has sold its 2001-built Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) to the Taiwanese firm Winson Shipping, according to data provided by VesselsValue. The vessel in question is the 312,700 dwt GenMar Vision, which was built by South Korea’s shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy In
USD 43.8 Bn Fleet Awaiting Delivery in 2016
During the first half of 2016, some USD 28.4 billion worth of vessels have been delivered to their respective owners, while over USD 43.8 billion worth of ships is left on the orderbook to be delivered by year’s end, according to data provided by VesselsValue. So far this year, a grand total of 905
India, U.S. find ‘large’ natural gas reserve in Indian Ocean
A research partnership between the Government of India, the Government of Japan, and U.S. scientists has resulted in a discovery of ‘large deposits of potentially producible gas hydrate’ in the Indian Ocean. The international team of scientists was led by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) o
JBIC to fund LNG newbuild acquisition
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation recently said it signed an agreement to provide funds for the acquisition of a liquefied natural gas carrier on order at Imabari Shipbuilding.