South & Central Asia
How to Comply with High-Sulphur Fuel Ban?
Owners and operators faced with a dilemma on how to comply with upcoming high sulphur fuel ban.
Shanghai Xiongcheng Orders Wind Farm Service Vessel
Chinese shipowner Shanghai Xiongcheng Offshore Engineering placed an order for a 50-metre offshore wind farm service vessel at the Jiangsu Dayang Offshore Equipment shipyard.
CNOOC sells LNG at Shanghai Gas Exchange auction
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) put up its first LNG auction on a domestic exchange, selling 90,000 tons of the chilled fuel for delivery in July and September.
Eni gets approval for Merakes development
Italy’s state-controlled energy giant Eni received approval for its plan of development for the Merakes field located in the Makassar Strait, offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Malaysia: Body of worker missing after vessel fire found
The body of a worker, reported missing following a fire on a vessel offshore Malaysia, has been recovered.
Northern New Energy eyes LNG storage solutions development
Northern New Energy tied with Tianjin Jinre Heat-Supply Group and Tractebel Engineering to cooperate on areas including development of LNG storage solutions.
PHOTO: DEME’s TSHD Bonny River Launched in China
DEME’s new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Bonny River’ was launched last Sunday (April 15) at COSCO Guangdong Heavy Industry shipyard in China. The 15,000 cubic-meter dual fuel dredger – one of DEME’s newest generation vessels – is named after the Nigerian river of the same name. Thanks to
Erin Energy hits Bumi with force majeure notice
Bumi Armada is taking legal action against Erin Energy following the receipt of a force majeure notice.
COSCO’s OOIL Takeover Threatened by China-US Tensions?
Alphaliner: The proposed takeover of OOIL by COSCO could be hindered by worsening China-US trade ties.
Hengtong High Voltage Sets New Subsea Cable Record
Hengtong High Voltage said it has produced the world’s longest length of 500kV AC XLPE submarine power cable without factory joints. According to the company, the 18.15 kilometers of 500 kV XLPE submarine cable without factory joints passed the factory acceptance test earlier in March this year. In
Scorpio Bulkers Agrees Refinancing for Ultramax
Scorpio Bulkers signed a refinancing deal for one of its Ultramax vessels with an unaffiliated third party in Japan.
Singapore to Get New Technology Preventing Ship Collisions
Fujitsu, SMU and IHPC are developing new technologies for vessel traffic management in the Port of Singapore.