South & Central Asia
India Fines South Asia LPG for Anticompetitive Conduct
India has fined South Asia LPG for abuse of dominant position for terminalling services at Visakhapatnam Port.
Summit, Mitsubishi and GE agree investment in LNG-to-power project
Summit Corporation said it will be investing approximately $3 billion in an LNG-to-power project with GE and Mitsubishi Corporation.
Thoresen Sells Handymax Oldie
Thailand’s Thoresen Thai Agencies has disposed of Thor Enterprise, a 42,500 dwt bulk carrier.
Tokyo Bay LNG bunkering project gets government’s backing
Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation said its LNG bunkering project proposed in cooperation with Sumitomo and Uyeno has received government support.
China Ocean Industry, Partners to Create Shipbuilding JV
China Ocean Industry agrees with a company listed on SGX and Wuxi Tianshi Education Goods to establish a shipbuilding JV.
LNG Bunkering Project Gets Support from Japanese Gov’t
Japan awards a subsidy for a project aimed to support the LNG bunkering in Tokyo Bay.
The Philippines: DOTr Wraps Up 129 Port Projects
The Philippine News Agency (PNA) said in their latest announcement that the Government’s Department of Transportation (DOTr) has completed 129 commercial port projects under the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), and four social/tourism ports under its maritime sector in the last two years. In 2016 a
IRClass Starts Issuing Electronic Certificates
Indian Register of Shipping has started issuing electronic certificates to all of its classed vessels.
Hengtong Secures WindFloat Atlantic Export Cables Contract
Hengtong has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture and install the submarine power cable systems for the first pre-commercial floating offshore wind farm in Port. The Shanghai-listed energy and telecom cable systems specialist secured the contract from REN – Rede Electrica Nacional, the ope
Maldives: Muli Island Land Reclamation Completed
The Maldives President, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, has attended the ceremony to mark the completion of a land reclamation project in Muli Island of Mulaku Atoll. According to an official announcement from the Maldives Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, the ceremony was held yesterday at the h
Philippines Fears Oil Spill after Ship Runs Aground
Three holes have been detected in the hull of a cargo vessel which ran aground on July 8 off Agusan del Norte.
Japan’s spot LNG price rebounds in June
The average price for spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes imported into Japan, contracted in the month of June, have rebounded after a drop in May.