South & Central Asia
RCL Buys Boxship Newbuild
Thailand-based shipping company Regional Container Lines (RCL) is continuing with fleet upgrade as it decided to acquire a containership newbuilding. The company will buy the 390 TEU boxship from Xinda (H.K.) Shipping Limited and Wenzhou Shenchang Shipping. As informed, the 4,827 dwt ship is expecte
Dredger Mahaa Jarraafu Starts Its First Reclamation Project
The President of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, inaugurated the land reclamation for the Kulhudhuffushi Airport development and the newbuild dredger Mahaa Jarraafu yesterday, during his visit to the island. This trailing suction hopper dredger, belonging to the Maldives Transport and Con
Yang Ming Swings Back to Profit
Taiwan-based shipping company Yang Ming managed to close the third quarter of this year with a profit of TWD 1.26 billion (USD 42 million), compared with losses recorded in the same period of 2016. As explained, Yang Ming’s improved financial status can be attributed to “a combination of strategic a
Mindanao’s Marshland in Desperate Need of Dredging, Locals Say
The Philippine News Agency (PNA) said in their latest release that the local officials and residents of Maguindanao and North Cotabato hailed the order of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to immediately dredge Mindanao’s vast marshland – now heavily silted. The 220,000-hectare Liguasan Marsh usually ov
Pacific Drilling: Two rig contracts in, one out
Debt-laden offshore driller Pacific Drilling has managed to secure two contracts for its drillships. The driller, which on Monday said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has found more work for its Pacific Bora and Pacific Santa Ana drillships. Oil company Erin Energy has exercised its option to ex
India: L&T wins $194 million worth offshore deal with ONGC
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited (LTHE), a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has bagged a contract for balance work for pipeline replacement project-4 from India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). L&T said on Monday that the contract was valued at approximately ₹ 1,267 crores ($194 million). Th
L&T Bags Another ONGC Deal
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited (LTHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has won an offshore contract for the balance work for pipeline replacement project-4 from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). To remind, L&t has also recently secured a $177-million contract with ONGC for the
Carnegie designs more powerful CETO 6 wave unit
Australian clean energy developer Carnegie Clean Energy has released an update on the latest design developments to its commercial prototype, the CETO 6 unit, which is now rated at 1.5MW.
JERA receives first Wheatstone LNG cargo
JERA said that the first cargo of LNG from the Wheatstone project, loaded onto the vessel Asia Venture, has arrived at Tepco Fuel & Power’s Futtsu LNG terminal in Chiba Prefecture on Sunday, November 12, 2017.
Readers’ Picks of the Week (November 6-10, 2017)
Readers’ Picks of the Week (November 6-10, 2017)
Popular news, November 6 – 12, 2017
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Top news, November 6 – 12, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from November 6 – 12, 2017.