South & Central Asia
Maldives: Guraidhoo Harbor Inaugurated
K. Guraidhoo harbor was officially inaugurated last month, June 24, by Yameen Abdul Gayoom, the President of the Maldives, the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc (MTCC) said in their latest announcement. The construction of the 281 long and 142m wide harbor started in February, 2014 and
Japan to Launch First LNG Bunkering Vessel in 2020
Central LNG Shipping placed an order a 3,500 m3 LNG bunkering vessel with Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
Arctic LNG carriers completing Northern Sea Route passage
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek said two Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers Vladimir Rusanov and Eduard Toll are completing the Northern Sea Route passage via the Eastern direction.
Sembcorp Marine ups its offer for Sevan Marine
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has decided to increase its offer for the takeover of a substantial part of business of Norway-based cylindrical floater specialist Sevan Marine by $11 million.
DSME scores MEGI LNG carrier order from Seatankers
South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) received an order for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier for Seatankers Management.
Seatankers Management Orders LNG Carrier at DSME
Seatankers Management Company books LNG carrier construction at DSME.
PHOTO: IHC Beaver Delivered to Manila
Last week, Royal IHC delivered a brand new IHC Beaver 50 cutter suction dredger with a workboat DMC1200 to PrimeBMD Philippines. According to PrimeBMD, the new Beaver is equipped with anchor booms and spud carriage. PrimeBMD, a new player in South East Asian dredge market, recently won a contract by
International wave energy collaboration goes full scale
Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Clean Energy, and its German counterpart NEMOS, have reinforced their long-running collaboration with the inclusion of Albany Wave Energy Project to the joint activities.
FSL Trust Nabs USD 108 Mn for Refinancing
FSL Trust Management collects over USD 100 million to refinance loans.
NYK, JMU Get AIP for LNG-Fueled Bulk Carrier Design
ClassNK has granted an approval in principle to NYK Line and JMU for their joint LNG-fueled bulk carrier design.
Shell hires Seadrill drillship for five wells in Malaysia
Offshore drilling specialist Seadrill Partners has secured a contract with Shell for one of its drillships.
Barakah Offshore nets Petronas LNG pipeline job extension
Barakah Offshore Petroleum, through its unit PBJV Group, has received a contract extension from Petronas for the repair and maintenance of the Sabah Sarawak gas pipeline.