South & Central Asia
NYK Agrees USD 80.6 Mn Syndicated Loan for Scrubbers
NYK Line has signed a USD 80.6 million loan to finance the installation of scrubbers.
Tata to maintain digital operations on Seadrill’s offshore rigs
IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been selected by offshore driller Seadrill to transform and maintain its global digital infrastructure.
Dredger Sinks at Ho Chi Minh City
A dredger with four Vietnamese people on board sank in the Go Gia River at Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City earlier today, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reports. According to an official VNA statement, three out of the four people – all from southern Long An province – were rescued, while the captain went
LNT Marine, China’s Huarun Dadong Dockyard team up on LNG shiprepair
LNT Marine signed a frame cooperation agreement with Huarun Dadong Dockyard (HRDD) in China for the cooperation on LNG carrier repairs, upgrading and conversion.
Armatori Group Secures Financing for New Tanker Duo
Armatori Group’s Marittima Emiliana secured financing for the construction of two chemical tankers in China.
Royal IHC Signs Important Contract with Van Oord
Royal IHC has won a contract for the design and delivery of the complete dredge installations for two new LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD) from Van Oord. The two dredge installations are going to be delivered for the two 10,500m³ TSHDs that Van Oord is currently building in Singap
Zhejiang Province Bans Land Reclamation Projects
East China’s Zhejiang Province has issued a ban on new land reclamation projects to protect the marine environment, Xinhua reports. According to a guideline issued by the provincial government, “apart from key national strategic projects, Zhejiang will stop approving new land reclamation projects an
Maran Tankers Tied to Another Suezmax Order at Daehan
Maran Tankers expanded its orderbook with another tanker at Daehan Shipbuilding Corporation.
STR Boosts Singapore Team
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has recently appointed Aik Moh Nge as technical operations manager – Singapore. This comes following the appointment of Jason French as business development director – Asia Pacific in September 2018 and the recent opening of its STR’s first premises for the region i
Japan’s February LNG imports slide
Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) during the month of February dropped 11.4 percent compared to the same month a year ago, according to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance.
BW Group buys Epic Gas stake, eyes full takeover
Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group purchased 54.7 percent of the issued shares of Epic Gas and is looking to buy the remaining shares completing the takeover.
BigLift and Chung Yang Shipping team up for heavy transport shipping
BigLift Shipping and Chung Yang Shipping have agreed to cooperate in heavy transport shipping.