South & Central Asia
MOL, Tokyo LNG tanker newbuild named Energy Liberty
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said that its LNG carrier under construction at the Japan Marine United Corporation’s Tsu shipyard has been named Energy Liberty on Monday.
Drewry: Container Shipping Industry to Earn USD 6 Bn This Year
The container shipping industry is steaming its way toward making an operating profit in the region of USD 6 billion this year, with that sum rising again next year, Drewry said in its latest report on container shipping industry. As disclosed, for now, “the industry is moving in the right direction
Hackers Access BW Group’s IT Systems. Countermeasures Undertaken
Hackers recently managed to gain access to computer systems of BW Group, the company confirmed to World Maritime News. As disclosed, the cyber attack occurred in July 2017. “We had an unauthorized access some time back in July and actions have been taken to rectify the matter,” a spokesperson from B
Marine Energy Event: ‘Marine energy is not a niche market’
Read a wrap-up on Marine Energy Event held in Amsterdam as part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2017.
Readers’ Picks of the Week (October 09-13, 2017)
Readers’ Picks of the Week (October 09-13, 2017)
Popular news, October 9 – 15, 2017
The most popular articles of the week.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 9-15, 2017). Jan De Nul Strengthens Prins Hendrik Dike The Prins Hendrik dike in Texel, which is over three kilometers long, is strengthened with sand on the sea side, adding some 200 hectares to the isla
Top news, October 9-October 15, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from October 9 until October 15, 2017. REAC Energy wraps up StreamCube tidal device testing Germany-based REAC Energy GmbH has completed testing of its patent-pending tidal energy device StreamCube in Orkney. The compan
HMM Eyes USD 614 Mn from Share Sale
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is targeting to raise KRW 693.6 billion (USD 614 million) from a sale of shares, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday. The sale would be split in two, an offering of KRW 400 billion and KRW 293.6 billion. The company plans to invest the proceeds from the sa
MES Technoservice to maintain egines on MOL LNG carriers
MES Technoservice secured a 20-year deal with MOL LNG Transport (Europe) for the long-term engine maintenance on LNG carriers managed by MOL LNG.
Eleven Missing after Bulker Sinks off Philippines
Eleven crew members are missing after the 57,367 dwt bulk carrier Emerald Star sank in the morning hours of October 13, a report released by Japan’s coast guard shows. The 2010-built ship was sailing some 280 km east of the northern tip of the Philippines when it sent out a distress signal due to ro
Seamec Wins Short-Term Charter with IGOPL Offshore
India’s provider of diver support vessel-based diving services Seamec has entered into a contract for charter hire of the vessel ‘SEAMEC III’ with a subsea solutions company IGOPL Offshore. The tenure of the contract, for undertaking a job in Mumbai Offshore, is for about 10 days with option for ext