South & Central Asia
Seatrade Convicted for Beaching Ships
Rotterdam District Court today sentenced Seatrade for illegal exports of vessels that ended up on South Asian beaches.
Shell closing in on Hong Kong LNG supply deal
The Hague-based LNG giant, Shell, has reportedly closed in on signing a deal to supply liquefied natural gas to Hong Kong.
Minesto seeks tidal control systems engineer
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto is looking to hire a control systems engineer who would join its concept group based in Gothenburg.
Multi Cat Water Injection Dredger from Damen
Damen Shipyards Group has introduced a Water Injection Dredger (WID), courtesy of a plug & play system aboard a Damen Multi Cat. “Damen invented the Multi Cat as the ideal dredge support vessel – what I like to think of as floating work bench – for Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD). This is a logical st
IACS Chair: Classification Societies Should Join Forces to Adapt to Industry Change
The world’s biggest classification societies need to pull together to adapt to the rapid pace of change in the industry.
Pursuit for optimal wave energy concept continues
ETIP Ocean has set up a webinar dedicated to the investigation of novel devices ahead of moving towards convergence of design for wave energy technologies.
DSME Bags Order for LNG Carrier Pair
DSME to build two LNG carriers for an undisclosed shipowner from Oceania.
Hyundai Samho Builds World’s 1st Super Tanker Fitted with Scrubber
Hyundai Samho completed the world’s first VLCC fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system.
High Costs Expected after Maersk Honam Fire
Maersk Line: Berthing and discharging of Maersk Honam to result in high extraordinary costs.
Unmanned Ships – Are We There Yet?
Oskar Levander speaks of the current state of play with regard to the development of autonomous ships.
Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding Gets New Manager
China Ocean Industry Group inks cooperation deal related to management of Jiangxi Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding.
Dry Bulkers Worth More than Tankers and Boxships
The dry bulk fleet is now worth more than the combined value of the tanker fleet, leapfrogging containerships as well.