South & Central Asia
Last FPSO topsides lifted for Ichthys LNG project
The Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG Project has reached another milestone by completing the last topsides lift on the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit on Friday, May 13, 2016. The lift occurred in the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in Okpo, South Korea, mark
Inpex: last topsides lifted on Ichthys LNG FPSO
Inpex said the last topsides for the Ichthys LNG project’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility were lifted on Friday.
We Tech generator solution ordered for ESL Shipping’s LNG bulk carriers
WE Tech Solutions of Finland informed it has recently received an order to deliver its direct-drive permanent magnet shaft generator solution for ESL Shipping’s 25,600 dwt dual-fueled handysize bulk carriers.
Popular news May 9 – 15, 2016
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Top News of the Week May 9 – 15, 2016
Oil & Gas Giant Bids to Build Dutch Offshore Wind Farms Following recent media reports that Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas companies, will take part in Dutch tender for Borssele I and II offshore wind sites as part of a consortium also comprising Eneco and Van Oord, the move was confirmed thi
Top News of the Week May 9 – 15, 2016
Oil & Gas Giant Bids to Build Dutch Offshore Wind Farms Following recent media reports that Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas companies, will take part in Dutch tender for Borssele I and II offshore wind sites as part of a consortium also comprising Eneco and Van Oord, the move was confirmed thi
Readers’ Picks of the Week (May 9 – 13, 2016)
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Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (May 9 – May 15, 2016). PHOTO: Van Oord’s TSHD HAM 318 in Maldives Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 318 has just arrived in Maldives, ready to undertake some massive dredging and land reclamation tas
Top news of the week May 9-14, 2016
FERC authorizes additional trains for Cameron LNG The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently authorized Cameron LNG to increase natural gas processing and liquefaction capability at its terminal under construction in Hackberry, Louisiana. Cheniere’s Meg Gentle: Europe is the “na
Petronas sends world’s first FLNG unit from South Korea to Malaysia (Video)
Malaysian energy giant Petronas has on Saturday sent its first floating LNG producing unit, the PFLNG1, from South Korea to Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak. Petronas held a sail away ceremony at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, where the FLNG was bu
GALLERY: ALP’s third ocean-going tug launched in Japan
The third of overall four ultra-long distance towing and anchor handling vessels built for Dutch shipping company ALP Maritime Services has been launched in Japan. Niigata Shipyard, responsible for the construction of four Ulstein-designed AHTS vessels, launched ALP Sweeper during a ceremony held Ma
Update: Fire-Stricken Safmarine Meru Towed to Ningbo
The Safmarine Meru containership, which was hit by a fire over the weekend, has arrived alongside at the Meishan container terminal in the Port of Ningbo, China on May 13 at 11.10 hours CET, according to the vessel’s owner Maersk Line. The arrival concluded a towing voyage of 78 nautical miles from