South & Central Asia
4 Years of Struggle for MV Seaman Guard Ohio Crew’s Release
Four years since the arrest of the MV Seaman Guard Ohio’s crew, including six British nationals, three Ukrainians, fourteen Estonians as well as twelve Indians, relatives of the Chennai 6 are stepping up the campaign for the release of the British nationals. “The families will be lobbying MPs on Thu
New Mobile Version of DredgingToday.com Live!
Browsing through the latest global dredging news has just become a whole lot easier. From today the new mobile version of DredgingToday.com is live. Anne Visser, Business Unit Manager at Navingo, comments: “The use of mobile devices to access DredgingToday.com is increasing, therefore we are pleased
International offshore rig count 31 units short y-o-y
The international offshore rig count in September 2017 dropped by 31 unit year-over-year, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes, a GE company. The international offshore rig count for September 2017 was 190, down 11 from the 201 counted in August 2017, and down 31 from the 221 counted in Sept
Carnegie wins $16M government grant for Albany wave project
Carnegie Clean Energy has secured Au$15.75 million ($12.2 million) from the Western Australian government to deliver the Albany Wave Energy Project.
OneSubsea Bags R Cluster EPC Work from Reliance
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded a contract by Reliance Industries for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the subsea production system for the R Cluster (Block KG-D6) Project, offshore the east coast of India. The scope of this project includes trees, subsea manifo
Reliance orders subsea production system from Schlumberger
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Reliance Industries for supply of the subsea production system for the R Cluster (Block KG-D6) Project, offshore the east coast of India. The scope of this project includes trees, subse
Maersk Drilling brings back another rig as new gig comes in
Maersk Drilling-owned semi-submersible drilling rig Maersk Deliverer has been awarded a new contract by JX Nippon with an estimated duration of 30 days. Maersk Deliverer is the fifth rig that Maersk Drilling has reactivated from warm stacking within the past eight months. The contract covers the dri
BP Secures USD 1Bn from KMarin, ICBC for Six LNG Tankers
Oil and gas major BP is expanding its fleet with six new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers, the company said. To support the deal the company has joined forces with KMarin and ICBC Leasing, which are investing over USD 1 billion in the tankers. The new tankers are expected to join BP Shipping’s fl
IEA forecasts strong renewables growth by 2022
International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its medium-term renewables market report which predicts 43% increase in renewable energy capacity in the next five years.
Seven Islands Shipping Files for IPO
Mumbai-based Seven Islands Shipping (SIS) is to make a stock market entry as the tanker shipping company has filed draft offer documents with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise INR 4.5 billion (USD 69.2 million) via an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO comprises a fresh issu
USS John S. McCain to Be Fixed in Yokosuka
The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, which suffered major damage in a collision with an oil/chemical tanker Alnic MC, will be sent for repairs in Yokosuka, the US Navy informed. The vessel departed Changi Naval Base on October 5 to meet heavy lift transport vessel MV Treasure. Over the n
Clipper Consolidates Bulk Segment
Copenhagen-based shipping company Clipper Group revealed plans to consolidate its bulk activities into three hubs. “Clipper will simplify its operational and administrative set-up in its strongest field of business, bulk… We will concentrate our bulk business in three locations: Copenhagen, Houston