South & Central Asia
Keppel and Jan De Nul Sign Contracts for Three New Dredgers
Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine) has secured contracts from Jan De Nul Group to build three trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). The contracts for the construction of three TSHDs are worth around $73.7 million in total. To be built to Jan De Nul’s design, the dredgers will be able
Total responds to ExxonMobil bid for InterOil
Total of France responded to a competing offer made by the U.S.-based energy giant ExxonMobil to acquire InterOil Corporation.
Deepsea Metro I Starts Malaysia Campaign for Petronas
Odfjell Drilling has kicked off drilling operations for Petronas offshore Malaysia with the ultra-deepwater drillship, Deepsea Metro I. The contract is for one firm well plus four optional wells. The contract duration for the drilling of the one well is approximately 60-70 days with an estimated val
Drillship Deepsea Metro I starts drilling ops for Petronas
Odfjell Drilling has started drilling operations for Petronas Carigali offshore Malaysia under a contract for one firm well plus four optional wells with the ultra-deepwater drillship, Deepsea Metro I. The drilling contractor secured new employment for the Deepsea Metro I with Petronas in April. Odf
Spotted: Yong Sheng Starts 3rd Arctic Run
MV Yong Sheng, an ice class ship owned by COSCO Shipping’s arm COSCOL, started on July 16 its third voyage via the Arctic Northeast Route which will take the vessel from China’s Port of Tianjin to the UK. In 2013, the 19,150 dwt Yong Sheng became the first Chinese merchant ship to complete a voyage
Petronas’ Vestigo takes over Berantai operatorship
Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas has appointed its wholly-owned subsidiary Vestigo Petroleum to operate the Berantai field, offshore Malaysia, on its behalf. Vestigo will continue the operations and maintenance of the field following Petronas’ recent cessation of the Berantai Risk Service Contra
APL Extends Bosphorus Service
Singapore-based container shipping company APL said its Bosphorus (BEX) service will be making additional calls at Beirut (Lebanon) and Iskenderun (Turkey), in addition to its current coverage of Asia, the Mediterranean and Europe. “APL is expanding our presence in the Asia Mediterranean/Europe trad
Abu Sayyaf Abducts Malaysian Tugboat Crew
Filipino authorities have confirmed that the five crew members who were reported missing from the Malaysian tug boat Serudong 3 off Tambisan, Malaysia, on July 18, have been abducted by members of the Filipino Muslim militants, Abu Sayyaf, The Philippine Star reports. The news agency cited the Filip
Vroon holds naming ceremony for new PSV
Vroon has held a naming ceremony for its newbuild platform supply vessel (PSV), VOS Passion, at Cosco Shipyard in Guangdong, China. Vroon said that the ceremony was held on Monday and the vessel was christened by Mireille Vroon, wife of Vroon Group Managing Director, Coco Vroon. VOS Passion, a PX121
Worker dies at Hyundai’s yard during Aasta Hansteen construction
A worker has died in an accident at Hyundai Heavy Industries’ yard in Ulsan, South Korea while working on Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen project. According to Offshore.no, a Norwegian-language news website that quoted Stavanger’s Aftenblad, the worker was not employed by Statoil but worked for Hyundai on
ReCAAP Raises Red Flag over Crew Abductions in Asia
The number of piracy and armed robbery incidents in Asia during January-June 2016 has decreased by 64% compared to the same period in 2015, but the incidents involving abduction of crew members remains a concern, ReCAAP ISC said in its half yearly report. A total of four incidents of abduction of cr
Navig8 Product Tankers Secures Post-Delivery Funding for LR1 Duo
Petroleum products transporter Navig8 Product Tankers has entered into a USD 66 million senior secured credit facility agreement with the Singapore branch of ABN AMRO Bank to provide post-delivery financing for two of its 74,000 dwt LR1 product tankers under construction at SPP Shipbuilding in South