South & Central Asia
Petronas’ profits soar as LNG sales edge up
Malaysian energy giant Petronas reported a significant jump in profit for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2017.
MSC Boxship, Chinese Engineering Ship Collide off China
Panama-flagged containership MSC Luciana collided with the Chinese engineering vessel Su Lian Hai 0118 off the Port Caofeidian in China on November 21, 2017. The engineering vessel sustained severe starboard damage resulting in water ingress and putting its crew of 16 members in danger, as informed
Drewry: Asia-West Africa Trade on Recovery Path
The outlook for the Asia-West Africa trade is improving, but there is much ground still to recover, shipping consultancy Drewry said. Container throughput during the third quarter of this year in the southbound Asia to West Africa trade grew at its fastest rate since the last period of 2014, rising
Gallery: Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG project progresses
Cheniere’s Corpus Christi liquefaction project located on the U.S. Gulf Coast has reached 77.4 percent completion.
Teledyne: Innovative Spill Measurement for Wirecrane and Excavator Dredging
Teledyne RESON has just released a very interesting paper named ‘Innovative spill measurement for wirecrane and excavator dredging‘. “Monitoring of what happens underwater always has been a challenge. Dredge guidance and monitoring software have the advantage that they show the position of the bucke
India’s GSPC seeks Dec LNG cargo
India’s Gujarat State Petroleum Corp has reportedly launched a tender to purchase a single cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The delivery window for the cargo is in the second half of December, Reuters reported on Wednesday citing trade sources. Bids must be submitted on or before November 23 an
MacGregor wins FSRU terminal contract in Bangladesh
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed an order for the fabrication, engineering and project management of a complete subsea mooring and riser system with the Bangladesh-based company, Summit LNG Terminal.
DSME Delivers LNG Carrier Duo for Yamal Project
South Korea’s shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering delivered two Arctic LNG carriers, destined to work for the liquefied natural gas production project Yamal LNG, in November 2017. The new gas carriers, named Boris Vilkitsky and Fedor Litke, were ordered as part of a series of 15 LNG
MacGregor to Provide Equipment for Summit LNG Terminal in Bangladesh
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order for the fabrication, engineering and project management of a complete subsea mooring and riser system with the Bangladesh-based company, Summit LNG Terminal. The MacGregor system will serve Summit’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), an
Petronas to offer LNG carriers gassing up and cooling down at Bintulu
Petronas LNG signed a deal with Bintulu Port (BPSB), a unit of Bintulu Port Holdings, for the provision of marine services to support gassing up and cooling down (GUCD) of LNG carriers at the Bintulu Port for a period of three years.
Petronas forms ship-to-ship LNG transfer partnership in Malaysia
Malaysian energy giant Petronas LNG signed a two-year Service Agreement with Argo Engineering and Eastport Marine to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship-to-ship transfer services in Labuan, Malaysia.
MHI Group completes gas turbine testing
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group has completed testing of MHPS’s 2-shaft 120 MW H-100 gas turbine.