South & Central Asia
Court Appoints Liquidators of Mercator Lines
The High Court of the Republic of Singapore has appointed liquidators of Mercator Lines as the shipping company pushes forward with the winding up of its business. As disclosed in a filing to Singapore Exchange, Yit Chee Wah, the company’s Judicial Manager and Joshua James Taylor have been appointed
Substantial Share of Dry Bulk Fleet Older Than 20 Years
There is still a considerable number of vessels in the dry bulk pool older than 20 years that are the likely candidates for demolition. Namely, in the Handysize sector 15 % of the fleet is built before 1997 totaling in 365 ships, in the Handymax/Supramax sector 4% of the fleet is older than 20 years
Mitsui Delivers Bulker to Eastern Mediterranean Maritime
Japanese shipbuilder and ship designer Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has delivered a 60,000 dwt bulk carrier to its owner at Tamano Works on October 25. MV Venezia was handed over to Greece-based Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited. Venezia is the 26th ship in the shipbuilding company’s
Petronas, JERA ink LNG supply deal
Malaysian energy giant and LNG player Petronas, signed a deal with Japan’s JERA for the supply of approximately 2.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year.
Inpex names Ichthys LNG dedicated tanker
Inpex Corporation named the liquefied natural gas tanker set to transport 0.9 million tons of LNG from its Ichthys LNG project in Australia to the Naoetsu LNG terminal in Japan.
K Line Names New LNG Carrier for Ichthys Project
Japan’s shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has named a newly-built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Nagasaki Shipyard. The vessel, named Oceanic Breeze, will be time-chartered by INPEX Shipping, a fully owned subsidiary of INPEX, and will transport some
Havila sheds second anchor handling pair from POSH JV
Norway’s shipowner Havila Shipping has entered into agreements for the sale of two of its anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessels. Havila said on Tuesday that the vessels in question were the POSH Vibrant and POSH Virtue. According to the company, the vessels are expected to be delivered to th
India Launches Its First Ro-Ro Ferry Project
India inaugurated its first Ro-Ro ferry project, set to decrease travel time between Gujarat’s Gogha and Dahej ports, on October 22. The Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) project is expected to cut the travel time between the ports from 7 hours to 2.5 hours, according to Essar Projects, the project’s pri
India Gets Report on Grid Integration for Offshore Wind
India has taken another step forward in its effort to develop offshore wind projects off its coast as the FOWIND Consortium launched a report looking at grid integration issues for offshore wind in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
TSHD JBB DE RONG 19 Collision: Two New Bodies Found
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in their latest release that two new bodies have been identified as the missing crew members of Dominican-registered dredger JBB DE RONG 19, following a collision with the tanker Kartika Segara in Singapore territorial waters last month. “The f
PHOTO: This is the world’s first converted FLNG vessel
Singapore’s builder of offshore drilling rigs and vessels, Keppel, has shared a photo of the completed Hilli Episeyo FLNG vessel. Converted from a large LNG carrier, -the Hilli Episeyo – the world’s first converted FLNG vessel – was delivered to Golar earlier in October, and has left Singapore ten d
Shanghai Dingheng Shipping on Chemical Tanker Ordering Spree
China’s Shanghai Dingheng Shipping has embarked upon an ambitious investment campaign as it speeds up efforts to create a fleet of over 20 ships by the end of this year. Last week, the company inked a deal with Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding Group on the construction of ten 9,000-tonne stainless steel ch