South & Central Asia
Alam Maritim wins PFLNG 1 job
Alam Maritim Resources on Wednesday said it has been awarded a subcontract to work on Petronas’ first floating liquefied natural gas unit (PFLNG 1).
Protean hires EcoFin for numerical model assessment
Protean Wave Energy has engaged EcoFin Solutions in partnership with WaveEC for the development of a numerical model to optimise the Protean WEC economics and survivability in varying ocean environments.
Alam Maritim wins work on Petronas first FLNG
Alam Maritim Resources has received a letter of award from Malaysia’s state-owned oil company Petronas for a subcontract work on the company’s first FLNG unit, the PFLNG-1. Alam Maritim was awarded the subcontract for the supply of miscellaneous marine spreads for Petronas’ first floating liquefied
Trident and Matrix Strengthen Ties
Trident Subsea Cable has strengthened its strategic partnership with Matrix Networks in regards to its fibre optic subsea cable linking Perth, Jakarta and Singapore. Singapore-based Matrix Networks and Indonesian-based NAP Info Lintas Nusa (Napinfo) are the operators of the Matrix Cable System, a ne
Interview: New tool set to disrupt the way offshore vessels are valued
VesselsValue, a well-known website covering the shipping sector and providing values for the shipping vessels, is moving into the offshore market. Namely, the company has launched VesselsValue Offshore, covering the offshore support vessels sector. The VV Offshore database currently has almost 6.000
Shipbuilders to Compete Neck and Neck for New Orders
Major shipbuilding nations will be put to the test during 2016, as the shipbuilding industry enters one of the toughest years in recent history, according to IHS Maritime & Trade. Competition between shipbuilding nations is expected to intensify as a consequence of diversification in other sectors.
HNZ provides helicopter support for Shell at Malampaya (Philippines)
HNZ Group Inc. has won a contract to provide offshore oil and gas helicopter support to Shell’s Philippines subsidiary, Shell Philippines Exploration, BV (SPEX). HNZ New Zealand Limited has been awarded a five-year extension to its existing contract with Shell Philippines Exploration, BV (SPEX). Thi
IADC Presents Terra et Aqua for June 2016
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has just released the latest issue of Terra et Aqua, their official quarterly publication. The magazine is supported solely by the IADC as a service to the world-wide dredging community and represents IADC’s commitment to the highest standar
China Detains Tanker within Oil Smuggling Probe
Hong-Kong-flagged CSC Friendship has been detained by Chinese officials within an investigation into suspected tax evasion on imported oil, Reuters reports citing customs officers from Guangzhou. According to the customs office, the probe is being conducted into suspected smuggling of light cycle oi
CMA CGM Orders Four Boxships from COSCO Zhoushan
French shipping giant CMA CGM has ordered four 3,300 TEU container vessels from the Chinese COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group. Under the contract signed between the parties, the new containerships are scheduled for delivery between March 31, 2018 and August 31, 2018. CO
Report: Jera targets Petronas’ LNG assets acquisition
Jera, the LNG unit formed by Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric of Japan is reportedly in talks with Malaysian energy giant Petronas to acquire certain assets in Sarawak.
Van Oord Starts Thinadhoo Land Reclamation Scheme
Land reclamation operations at Thinadhoo are now underway, according to the Maldives’ Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure. After completion of its work in Addu City Feydhoo last week, the Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 318 started dredging and land reclamation program in the Thina