South & Central Asia
Rix Leopard Is Not Scared of Water
The Rix Leopard, the latest wind farm workboat to the Rix Sea Shuttle fleet, was introduced to the water on 15th December at a launch ceremony at the Piriou shipyard in Vietnam. The small ceremony took place with the shipyard personnel and the team who are building the vessel. Rix Sea says that prog
Qatar ships LNG to Belgium, South Korea
World’s largest LNG exporter Qatar recently dispatched one cargo of liquefied natural gas to Belgium and South Korea each.
Nobu Su’s bottle shape LNG technology patents registered
Nobu Su, chairman of Today Makes Tomorow (TMT) said on Tuesday several patents enabling possible construction of a hybrid ice class LNG ship have been registered in 2015.
Seaman Guard Ohio Crew Sentenced to Five Years
An Indian court has sentenced members of US security company AdvanFort to five years of prison for carrying weapons aboard an anti-piracy ship in 2013. The 35 sailors, including British, Estonian and Ukrainian nationals, of Seaman Guard Ohio were intercepted by Indian Coast Guard off the coast of Tu
Navig8 Seals Financing for Two More Newbuilds
Navig8 Product Tankers Inc has entered into an amended loan facility for USD 128.5 million with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CACIB) and BNP Paribas to provide additional financing for LR1 74,000 DWT product tankers being built at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The initial USD
POSH Terasea to Bring Shell Prelude FLNG to Australia
Shell Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) platform, the world’s largest offshore facility ever constructed, will be towed over 3,000 nautical miles from Samsung Shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, where it is being built, to Australia, by Singapore-based offshore service contractor, POSH Teras
Kaliningard FSRU to be classed by RS
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has been selected to class the floating storage and regasification unit being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for Gazprom Flot.
DW: Oversupply of oil may be more persistent than expected
Oil prices have been extremely volatile since the first trading day of 2016 and hit 12-year lows last week with Brent dropping below $33 a barrel for the first time since 2005, Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, has said in its DW Monday report. The fall in the Chinese manufacturing ind
ZPMC Bags Major Deal from PSA Singapore
Shanghai-listed equipment manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd (ZPMC) has won a contract to provide 22 container cranes for port operator PSA Singapore. The contract is worth SGD 240 million (USD 167 million), ZPMC said. Under the deal, the cranes should start their delivery in 2017
Otto Marine Looking into Yard Facility Development in Batam
Otto Marine Shipyard Pte Ltd (Otto Shipyard), has entered into a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with an unnamed port operator to explore the potential development of a fabrication and marine facility, the shipbuilder’s parent company Otto Marine said. The proposed development is located in Batam,
Otto developing marine fabrication facility in Batam, Indonesia
Singapore’s Otto Marine Limited will together with an unnamed port operator explore the potential development of a fabrication and marine facility in Batam, Indonesia. According to Otto, a company both building and chartering offshore vessels, the proposed development is strategically located in clo
POSH Terasea to tow and position Shell’s Prelude FLNG
Specialist offshore service contractor, POSH Terasea, on Saturday said it has been contracted to provide towage and positioning services for Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility.