South & Central Asia
Tsuneishi to Build Ten Handy Bulkers for Nissen Kaiun
Japanese shipping company Nissen Kaiun has ordered ten Handysize bulkers from compatriot Tsuneishi Group.
LR, Chinese Partners to Develop New LNG Carrier Design
Once the LNG carrier has been designed, LR and CCS will look to grant the design approval in principle.
DNV GL Joins Singapore’s 50 MW Floating Solar Project
DNV GL has been contracted by PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, as technical advisor for the 50 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project at the Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore. Once completed, the floating solar project should be one of the largest single floating solar systems in the world.
Japan’s spot LNG prices climb in June
The price of spot liquefied natural gas contracted in Japan edged up slightly during the month of June with the arriving LNG prices showing a significant jump.
ACCROPODE II Armor Layer for Kuantan Port
The ACCROPODE II armor layer works on a breakwater at the new Deep Water Port of Kuantan in Malaysia are set to be completed by the end of the year by the joint venture IJM-CHEC, Concrete Layer Innovations (CLI) announced today. The owner’s representative ECERDC has requested CLI to implement a Comp
NGO: 146 Ships Sent to South Asian Beaches in 2nd Quarter
More than half of the ships sold to South Asia this quarter changed flag just weeks before hitting the beach.
BW Paris FSRU conversion 95 pct done
BW LNG, a unit of the Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group, reached 95 percent completion on its BW Paris LNG carrier conversion project.
LR to work with Chinese partners on 220,000-cbm LNG carrier
Classification society Lloyd’s Register has signed an agreement with a group of Chinese companies to design and develop the first 220,000-cbm LNG carrier with a GTT Mark III membrane containment system.
Icon Offshore hit with lawsuit over breach of contract
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian offshore support vessel provider Icon Offshore has been hit with a lawsuit over a breach of contract in relation to the construction of a platform supply vessel (PSV).
Wärtsila, CHI Team Up on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Business in China
Wärtsilä and CHI sign an MoU to jointly service the exhaust gas cleaning market in China.
GTT set to design LNG tanks for Maran Gas carrier quartet
French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT has been contracted to provide tank design for four Maran Gas newbuilds.
Samsung Heavy Delivers World’s Largest Containership to MSC
MSC took delivery of the first 23,000 TEU vessel three weeks ahead of schedule.