South & Central Asia
MOL, Partners Look Into Automatic Prevention of Collisions
MOL is studying advanced navigation support system with the aim of preventing collisions.
Mercator Bags Paradip Port Dredging Contract
Mercator Limited, one of India’s diversified conglomerates with interests in coal, oil and gas, shipping and dredging, has emerged as the lowest bidder for the Paradip Port maintenance dredging project. According to the tender, which was floated out by Paradip Port Trust, the project includes dredgi
Liner Industry Calls for Extension of Consortia Block Exemption
Liner shipping associations have asked the European Commission to extend the EU consortia block exemption regulation.
Three K Line Harbor Units to Form a Joint Holding Firm
Three K Line harbor transportation subsidiaries agreed to set up a joint holding company.
PCCW Global and Orange to Land PEACE Cable in France
PCCW Global and Orange will jointly land the 12,000 km long Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) cable in Marseille, France, scheduled to go into service in 2020. When complete, the PEACE cable system will offer the shortest routes from China to Europe and Africa, interconnecting three o
India Working on Another Inland Waterways Project
Dredging work to increase the depth of riverbed for the ambitious inland waterways project connecting Gomati river with Bangladesh’s Ashuganj is set to begin next month, reports the Tripurainfo. According to an official release, this decision was taken at a meeting between Union Minister of Shipping
ONE, PSA to Form JV Container Terminal in Singapore
Ocean Network Express and PSA Singapore are to form a JV based at Pasir Panjang Terminal in Singapore.
LNGC Ordering Flurry at Samsung
Samsung Heavy Industries has won another LNG carrier order from an undisclosed owner from Oceania.
Noble Group Completes USD 3.5 Bn Restructuring
Noble Group completed its USD 3.5 billion restructuring on December 20.
CLIA: Cruise Industry Targets 40 Pct Carbon Footprint Cut by 2030
The cruise industry has committed to reduce the rate of carbon emissions across the industry fleet by 40 percent by 2030.
HMM to Take 50 Pct Stake in Busan Terminal
HMM to acquire 50 pct ownership in the Hyundai Pusan New-Port Terminal that was sold off in 2016.
TMS Cardiff Gas agrees Shell charter for newly ordered LNG quartet
Greek LNG-carrier operator TMS Cardiff Gas has agreed a charter deal with Shell for its four LNG carriers ordered at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).