South & Central Asia
FLNG solutions provider cleared to begin Gimi work for BP’s Tortue
Black & Veatch has received a full notice to begin work on Golar LNG’s Gimi FLNG which would operate on BP’s Greater Tortue / Ahmeyim field offshore West Africa.
MOL Buys Stake in Reliance Industry’s Six VLECs
MOL, together with an unnamed investor, is to acquire a stake in Reliance Industries’ six VLECs.
Keppel nets nearly $120 million in new contracts
Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured integration and upgrading contracts worth a combined value of about S$160 million.
Toshiba to start new bidding round for it US LNG business
Japan’s Toshiba Corporation on Wednesday said it has decided to terminate the purchase and sales deal with China’s ENN for its US LNG business.
Completion of Manila Bay Dredging in July
The Philippines Governement’s Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has just release the latest update on their Manila Bay dredging scheme, saying that the total volume of removed muck and silt from 20m distance from shore to bay and thickness/depth of two meters is 18,000m³ at the moment.
Report: ICBC Leasing Orders Kamsarmax Quartet
China’s ICBC Leasing orders four Kamsarmax bulkers.
Indonesia: Keel Laid for DEME’s New Split Hopper
A keel laying ceremony for DEME’s split hopper vessel took place two days ago (April 15) at PaxOcean Graha in Batam, Indonesia. PaxOcean, a subsidiary of Kuok Singapore Limited, recently won newbuilding contracts for the construction of a new 2,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger and two 3,500m³ s
ReCAAP: Asian Piracy Incidents Drop to 13-Year Low
ReCAAP: Only 10 incidents piracy and armed robbery reported in Asia in the first quarter of 2019.
Keppel cleared to start conversion work on Gimi FLNG project
Keppel Offshore & Marine’s has received the final notice to proceed (FNTP) from Gimi MS Corporation, a subsidiary of Golar LNG Limited, to begin full conversion works for the Gimi FLNG project.
SunStone Orders 6th Expedition Cruise Ship, Eyes More Vessels
SunStone Ships orders another Infinity class expedition cruise vessel.
DNV GL approves CMHI’s design for arctic single column drilling unit
Classification society DNV GL has presented China Merchants Heavy Industry with an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate for an arctic single column drilling unit.
Keppel gets approval to begin Gimi FLNG conversion
Keppel has received the Final Notice to Proceed (FNTP) from Gimi MS Corporation, a subsidiary of Golar LNG, to start full conversion works for the Gimi FLNG project.