South & Central Asia
Shearwater in Seismic Shoot for Total and Eni Off Myanmar
Shearwater GeoServices, jointly owned by Rasmussengruppen and GC Rieber Shipping, has been awarded marine seismic acquisition contract by Total and Eni for their 2018 exploration program offshore Myanmar. The survey will be conducted over a 10,000 square kilometer area located approximately 300 kilo
Black & Veatch delivers regas system for Exmar’s barge-based FSRU
Black & Veatch, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, delivered the regasification system for the barge-based floating LNG storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for Belgian company Exmar.
CMPort Marks 100 Mn TEU Milestone in 2017
China Merchants Port reached a milestone during 2017 as it handled over 100 million TEUs during the year.
China LNG Group requests trade halt on HKEX
China LNG Group requested the trade of its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange be halted.
James Fisher Subsea Excavation Enters Chinese Venture
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has established James Fisher Ocean Team Ltd, a China-based joint venture with Ocean Team Asia Pacific (OTAP).
JBIC to Finance Ta-Tong Marine’s New Ore Carrier
JBIC agreed to provide a loan to Taiwanese shipowner Ta Tong Marine to purchase a newbuilding ore carrier.
Oriental Petroleum Orders Two Gas Carriers from Jiangnan Shipyard
CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard has secured an order for two VLGCs of 84,000 cbm.
OOCL Christens Final 20,413 TEU Boxship
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has christened OOCL Indonesia, a 21,413 TEU boxship newbuilding.
Taiwan’s imports of US LNG to begin soon
Taiwan is set to start importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States soon under a long-term deal, according to the country’s minister for economic affairs Shen Jong-chin.
Evergreen, Others Excluded from Norwegian Fund over Beaching
Shipping majors have been excluded from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) for beaching ships.
Ramboll Wins Design Contract for New Port in Bangladesh
In collaboration with local and international partners, Ramboll has been engaged to undertake a feasibility study and master plan for a new multi-purpose port in Bangladesh. The port will be central to a special economic zone being established in Mirasarai, north of Chittagong. The project involves
COSCO, Yang Ming Delay 13 ULCV Deliveries
In order to curb the adverse effect of tonnage influx, shipping companies start delaying boxhip deliveries.