South & Central Asia
Rolls-Royce to deliver battery packs for six offshore vessels
Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has received an order to deliver a battery-powered energy system for six offshore vessels which have been built by the Cosco Guangdong yard in China.
Asia Pacific Maritime: Paving the Future for Global Maritime Industry
The dynamism of the global maritime industry has given industry leaders optimism for what 2018 has in store. “Global oil demand growth is strong and export-oriented refinery capacity is increasing to meet this demand. The shift of short-term oil market dynamics, coupled with underlying strong demand
USD 89 Bn Lost in Underuse of European Free Trade Deals
The full potential of European Union free trade agreements (FTAs) remains untapped.
South Korean Ports See 4.1 Pct More Volume in 2017
South Korean ports’ handled 1.57 billion tons of cargo in 2017, 4.1 percent more than the year before.
India’s ONGC awards Ratna work to UAE’s NPCC
UAE-based NPCC has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction contract by India’s ONGC for five well platforms and a pipeline for Ratna field off India.
HID Dredging and PowerChina Join Forces
PowerChina recently teamed up with HID Dredging Company to provide better strategies and solutions for the future environment protection and infrastructure building projects. According to HID, the company is now officially the “aquatic environmental technology and equipment R&D center and production
GWEC: India Could Have First Wind Turbines in Water by 2020 (Expertise Hub Video)
First wind turbines could be installed offshore India by as early as 2020, however, several pre-conditions must be met for this to be achieved, Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said.
Report: Bodies of Sanchi’s Three Crew Members Identified
The three bodies that have been recovered from the Iranian ill-fated tanker Sanchi have been identified.
K Line Takes Part in LNG Import Project
Shipping company K Line has signed a deal with H-Energy to jointly develop an LNG import project in India.
Bombora hunts for senior wave device engineers
Bombora Wave Power is recruiting for wave energy professionals to provide electrical and mechanical support for the delivery of the first mWave device.
COSCO Shipping Adds Its 2nd 20,000 TEU Boxship
COSCO Shipping Lines has taken delivery of its second 20,000 TEU boxship, COSCO Shipping Taurus.
DCI Getting Ready for Visakhapatnam Beach Nourishment
The Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has started the pipeline laying operations for the Visakhapatnam beach nourishment scheme, The Hindu reports. The coastal protection project, undertaken by Dredging Corporation of India and set to last one month, will include placement of a significant amount of ne