South & Central Asia
Eni cuts first steel for Coral South FLNG
Eni has marked the beginning of construction of the hull for Coral South floating LNG (FLNG) Unit for a project located offshore Mozambique.
COSCO’s Heavy-Lift Ship Crosses Northern Sea Route
Chinese heavy-lift vessel Tian En crossed the Polar Silk Road for the first time.
J-POWER and ENGIE Form Offshore Wind Bond
Tokyo-based Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) and ENGIE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to a non-exclusive collaboration for power projects, particularly in large-scale commercial offshore wind projects.
Maran Tankers Entrusts Sembcorp Marine with Scrubber, BWMS Retrofits
Maran Tankers hires Sembcorp Marine to install marine scrubbers and BWM systems on 13 ships.
LNG-Fueled 23,000 TEU Behemoth in the Making
DSIC, DNV GL to develop a new 23,000 TEU LNG fueled ultra large container vessel.
Renewables to close 2018 with $228.3 billion in investments, report says
Global renewable energy market will close out 2018 with 154.6 GW of new power generation capacity and $228.3 billion in investments, according to the Global Renewable Energy Outlook 2018 report at ResearchAndMarkets.com.
Bulker Runs Aground off San Jose, Philippines
A cargo ship loaded with cement ran aground off San Jose, on September 3.
BWMS Failures Caused by Yards Substituting Component Materials
There are still numerous operational and technical challenges owners face once the BWM system is installed.
Edo State Governor, CHEC Ink Benin River Port Deal
Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor, yesterday signed an agreement with the Vice President of China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC), Li Yi, for the development of the Benin River Port in Gelegele area of Nigeria. During the yesterday’s ceremony at the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, China, the par
Aquanet Power and Innosea join forces on wave energy projects
The Hong Kong-based Aquanet Power and France-headquartered Innosea have signed a partnership agreement to collaborate on further enhancement of Aquanet’s wave energy technology and global project development.
UK and China Bolster Offshore Wind Ties
The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is partnering with China’s Tus-Wind to establish the TUS-ORE Catapult Technology Research Centre in Yantai, Shandong Province.
Poten: Scrubber-Fitted VLCCs to Get Windfall from Sulphur Cap
Transporting crude oil and petroleum products across the oceans to get significantly more expensive for charterers.