South & Central Asia
Nobel Prize winner advises Australian wave
Wave Swell Energy (WSE) has informed that the Nobel Prize winner Peter Doherty accepted an honorary consultancy role with the company.
SeaIntel: More CNY Blank Sailings Needed in 2018
Planned capacity reductions in 2018 are not in line with the seasonality of the previous years, SeaIntel said.
Spotted: New Asphalt Tanker Joins Compass Shipping
On December 21, China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding named and delivered Kan Wo, an asphalt tanker.
Sanchi Spawns Four Oil Slicks the Size of Paris
Chinese maritime authorities have detected four oil slicks at the site of the Sanchi wreck.
KS Drilling scores contract extension for KS Java Star 2 rig
KS Energy’s subsidiary KS Drilling has secured a contract extension for one of its jack-up drilling rigs.
Berge Bulk Names Handy Newbuild
Berge Bulk has named its new Handy bulk carrier, Berge Snaefell.
Peru ships LNG cargo to South Korea
Peru’s natural gas liquefaction and export facility at Pampa Melchorita shipped another cargo to South Korea.
PHOTO: DSCV Lichtenstein returns to Singapore ahead of Gulf of Mexico gig
Diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) Lichtenstein, owned by Singapore-based Ultra Deep Solutions, has returned to Singapore, ahead of its long-term contract in the Gulf of Mexico.
Japanese Containership JV Gets ‘All Clear’ from Regulators
Ocean Network Express has received all necessary merger approvals from local competition authorities.
Tanker Catches On Fire off Kandla Port
A major fire broke out on board the tanker Genessa on January 17 off the coast of Kandla, India.
Seacor’s new JV to buy eight PSVs in China
Offshore vessel owner Seacor Marine has formed a joint venture company with China’s shipowner Cosco
Total and Eni employ Shearwater for seismic survey off Myanmar
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a 10,000 square kilometer marine seismic acquisition services contract by Total and Eni for their 2018 exploration program, located about 300 kilometers off Myanmar.