South & Central Asia
Taipower Aims for 1800MW of Installed Offshore Wind Power Capacity by 2030
Taiwanese state-owned utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) plans to install 1,800 megawatts of offshore wind power capacity in the next 15 years, according to local media. Taipower has identified Fangyuan, Changhua County, as the hub where works on the first offshore wind farm are planned to start in
Pakistan looking for second FSRU
Energy crippled Pakistan issued a tender seeking a second floating storage and regasification unit that would serve as the state’s LNG import terminal.
CMHI Becomes 2nd Largest Shareholder of Dalian Port
China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited (CMHI) has purchased approximately 1,180 million H-shares of Dalian Port thus becoming the port’s second largest shareholder. The share agreement is worth approximately HKD 4.332 billion ((USD 558 million) or HKD 3.67 per H-share. The subscrip
Ezion to Market Two China-Built Service Rigs
Singapore-based liftboats and service rigs provider Ezion Holdings Limited has secured an agreement to jointly market two service rigs being built by an undisclosed Chinese state-owned enterprise for offshore wind power installation projects. Ezion will also provide the technical expertise for the o
Japan: December spot LNG price flat
Japan’s price of spot liquefied natural gas contracted in December averaged $7.4 per mmBtu on DES basis, same as in November. According to the monthly spot LNG data by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the average price of spot-LNG imported into Japan that arrived in December s
Ophir names two regional directors
Ophir Energy, operator of the Fortuna FLNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea, said on Wednesday it named two regional directors. The UK-listed oil and gas group appointed John Bell to the position of Director – Asia and Oliver Quinn to the position of Director – Africa and Global New Ventures. “Bot
Ophir names regional directors for Africa and Asia
Oil and gas company Ophir Energy plc has announced that it has appointed two new regional directors, namely, Dr John Bell to the position of Director – Asia and Dr Oliver Quinn to the position of Director – Africa and Global New Ventures. The company said that the new directors will start their new
Ezion to manage two China-built service rigs
Singapore’s Ezion Holdings will market two service rigs being built by a Chinese state-owned enterprise. The rigs are being built to support both offshore windfarm, and oil and gas activities. According to Ezion, the company will also provide the technical expertise for the operations and deployment
IADC Publishes ‘Facts About’ Soil Improvement
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has just published a new ‘Facts About’ publication on soil improvement. ‘Facts About’ is a series of concise, easy-to-read leaflets which give an effective overview of essential facts about specific dredging and maritime construction subje
AIDAprima Hit by Fire in Shipyard
A small fire broke out in the rear part of the newbuild AIDAprima cruise ship, owned by cruise line company AIDA Cruises, in the evening hours of January 11, the cruise liner has confirmed in a statement to World Maritime News. AIDA Cruises said that the fire on board the vessel, being built at Mits
Bulk Carrier Sinks in East China Sea
Bulk carrier identified as China Star 107 that went missing for four days sank in East China Sea, according to the latest update from Fujian maritime rescue center, cited by local media. Namely, the search and rescue teams that were looking for the missing bulker have identified a wreck that is conf
RS to Class Gazprom Flot’s FSRU
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has signed a classification agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries to class a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) being built for Gazprom Flot. According to Georgy Bedrik, Head of the RS Planning and Marketing Division, one