South & Central Asia
Norton Rose Fulbright moves LNG specialist to Singapore
Norton Rose Fulbright law firm informed on Friday the LNG specialist Ben Smith will relocate to Singapore on May 1, from the Hong Kong office.
China’s March LNG imports climb
Liquefied natural gas imports into China reached 1.7 million tonnes in March, according to the General Administration of Customs data. March LNG imports by the world’s largest energy consumer rose 27 percent as compared to the same month a year ago. China’s imports of piped natural gas increased 38
First Methanol-Fueled Ship Debuts in South Korea
Lindanger, the first of two clean-burning, fuel-efficient vessels, equipped with the MAN B&W ME-LGI 2-stroke dual-fuel engines that can run on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil, or gas oil was named and launched yesterday at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea. Owned by Norwegian firm We
Spotted: WWL Gets New HERO
Norwegian company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added another Post-Panamax vessel – the Theben. This RoRo (HERO) class vessel joins its two sisters Thalatta and Thermopylae. However, this is not the last one, says WWF. More RoRos are to follow soon. WWL plans to launch eight RoRo vessels,
Indonesian Ports Halt Coal Shipments to Philippines amid Piracy Fears
Indonesia is restricting shipping of coal to its neighboring Philippines following a rise in hijackings of its ships by Filipino pirate groups linked to Islamist extremists. The ports of Banjarmasin and Tarakan in Indonesia’s Kalimantan have stopped approving shipping permits to the Philippines, Reu
Aqualis inks cooperation deal in China
Aqualis Offshore and China Ship Design & Research Center Co. (CSDC) have signed an agreement to cooperate on engineering projects both in China and internationally. CSDC specialises in shipbuilding and offshore engineering services. It is a subsidiary company of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSI
Aqualis Teams Up with CSDC
Aqualis Offshore and China Ship Design & Research Center (CSDC) have signed an agreement to cooperate on engineering projects both in China and internationally. CSDC specialises in shipbuilding and offshore engineering services. It is a subsidiary company of China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC).
Drewry: Liner Reliability Improves in March
Ocean carriers bucked a five-month downwards trend by improving container service reliability in March, according to Carrier Performance Insight by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors. The average on-time performance in March gained 5.5 points against February to reach 68% with an average deviation from th
Two workers injured on Statoil’s Mariner project in Korea
Two workers were injured while working on the Mariner project in South Korea for the Norwegian oil company Statoil. This means that Statoil has had three accidents at work at three different shipyards in Korea. Statoil’s spokesperson told Offshore Energy Today that one incident happened last fall at
Maersk Line: Asia-Europe Trade Set to Rebound in 2016
There is a growing evidence that recent declines on the Asia-Europe trade are set to be reversed, Maersk Line’s Asia Chief Executive Robert van Trooijen said while speaking on Wednesday at the TOC Asia Container Supply Chain conference in Singapore. Last year container volumes from Asia to Europe de
Grab Hopper ‘Dredger-1’ Ready for the Action
In mid-April of 2016, the Indian Navy’s grab hopper dredger, Dredger-1 was preparing to depart its birth shipyard following a comprehensive one-year warrantee review. Tebma Shipyards Senior Vice President, M. Balasubramaniam, explained that the 44.15 by 12.2-meter vessel was designed to meet precise
GAIL looking for U.S. LNG volume swaps
India’s GAIL is reportedly looking to swap some of the volumes contracted at Cheniere’s Sabine Pass export project in the United States in order to cut down the shipping costs.