South & Central Asia
Sun Enterprises Orders Tanker Pair at Daehan
Greek Sun Enterprises has placed an order for two Aframax tankers at Daehan Shipbuilding.
Japan’s LNG imports drop continues
Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) slipped 8.2 percent during the first six months of the year as monthly imports slipped again in June.
ReCAAP: Asian Piracy Incidents Drop in 1st Half of 2019
The total number of incidents dropped by 32% compared to the first half of 2018.
Dr. Murali Confirmed as Speaker at IADC Conference in New Delhi
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has confirmed Dr. Kantharaj Murali, Ocean Engineering and Engineering Unit Chairman of IIT Madras, to be one of the speakers at their Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Conference, scheduled for 18 October in New Delhi. During his prese
Epic Gas Adds Two Petredec Ships to Its Fleet
Another two ships are due to join the fleet in July and August.
JGC awarded Oman LNG bunkering fuel plant FEED
Japanese contractor JGC Corporation has been awarded a front end engineering and design (FEED) deal under a triple FEED competition scheme for the LNG plant for marine fuel in the Port of Sohar in Oman.
India’s New Multimodal Terminal at Sahibganj to Complete Next Month
The first phase of India’s new multimodal terminal being built at Sahibganj will be completed in August this year.
Contract extension for KS Drilling rig in Vietnam
Singapore-based offshore drilling company KS Drilling has won a contract extension for one of its jack-up drilling rigs.
Parliament Plans to Declare Port City Part of Colombo District
Construction of Port City Colombo, a brand new city development built as an extension of the Central Business District of Sri Lanka’s vibrant commercial capital, is steaming ahead, creating history for Sri Lanka day by day. According to the Port City Colombo’s latest announcement, the Parliament of
The First USV Pilot Technique Competition Held in Zhuhai
The first USV Pilot Technique Competition was recently carried out in Xiangshan Marine Technology Bay in Zhuhai, China. Contestants competed on both theoretical knowledge and field operation for the final award. 19 contestants joined the competition. Their first challenge was to set up configuration
MOL LNG carrier rescues castaway off Philippines
Japanese shipowner, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) said on Wednesday that the Energy Advance liquefied natural gas carrier rescued a castaway in the Pacific Ocean about 970km off Luzon Island in the Philippines.
Keppel Agrees USD 95 Mn Worth of FPSO, Dredger Deals
The shipbuilder agreed modification of an FPSO and construction of a dredger with repeat customers.