South & Central Asia
Pertamina closing in on LNG export deals with Pakistan, Bangladesh
Indonesian state-owned Pertamina is working on finalizing liquefied natural gas (LNG) export deals Pakistani and Bangladesh importers.
Sanchi Slick Fire Burns Out but Oil Spill Spreads
The fire that was burning on the water surface at the site of the sunken Iranian tanker Sanchi has gone out.
Petronas hands out fresh deals to five contractors
Petronas Carigali has awarded a contract for the provision of maintenance, construction and modification services (MCM) at its offshore facilities in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak to five local contractors.
Northern Offshore expands fleet with new jack-up rig
U.S. offshore driller Northern Offshore has taken delivery of a new jack-up drilling rig built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (SWS) in China.
Seatools’ Subsea Pressure Compensators for New Dredger
On behalf of its client Bakker Sliedrecht, Seatools has completed the development, manufacturing and testing of two 250-liter subsea pressure compensators, to be applied to 1.7 MW submersible electric motors installed on a new hopper dredger currently constructed by Wenchong Shipyard. The dredger is
MOL acquires Dutch seafarers manning company
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has acquired 100 percent interest in the Netherlands-based seafarers manning company Azalea Maritime B.V.
SK E&S Company to build LNG import terminal in Sri Lanka?
Sri Lankan government has reportedly received a free-of-charge bid for construction of a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal by a South Korean SK E&S Company.
Global Trade at Geopolitical Crossroads
John Sitilides, Geopolitical Strategist at Trilogy Advisors speaks on geopolitical challenges that lie ahead.
JDC rigs spinning drill bits in Middle East and Malaysia
Japanese offshore drilling company JDC has informed that two of its drilling rigs have started drilling operations for clients in the Middle East and Malaysia.
Container Volumes Keep Rising at PSA International
PSA International handled 9.8 percent more container volumes in 2017, compared to 2016.
Ultra Deep’s Picasso DSCV heads to sea trials off Hong Kong
Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) has mobilized its DSCV Picasso to perform deep dive trials off Hong Kong.
IADC: Transport of Pipeline Optimization
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has released in its latest Terra et Aqua an article named ‘Transport of Pipeline Optimization‘. Formulated and submitted by Maarten Tronckoe, Simon Van den Berghe and Pieter Verpoest of Jan De Nul Group, the solution improves each facet of t