South & Central Asia
OOCL Welcomes 3rd 21K TEU Behemoth into Fleet
The third 21K TEU+ size containership owned by Hong Kong’s shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has been named as the OOCL Japan at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje Island. The naming ceremony, held on September 1, comes in less than two weeks from OOCL Germany’s chri
Maersk Line’s Schedule Reliability Takes a Nosedive in July
Danish container carrier Maersk Line, a long-term top-performer when it comes to global schedule reliability, fell to the back of the ranking list in July, for the first time ever. The company’s reliability score stood at 75.1% in July, data from market intelligence provider SeaIntel shows. The Unit
KrisEnergy picks PV Drilling rig for Gulf of Thailand work
Petrovietnam Drilling and Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has entered into a contract for the provision of the jack-up rig PV Drilling I to the Singapore-based oil company KrisEnergy in Thailand. The two companies entered the deal on August 21, PV Drilling said last week. The work will be per
KHI Names New LNG Carrier for Ichthys Project
Japan’s shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has christened the newly-built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Pacific Breeze at its Sakaide yard. The new vessel, which features a length of 289 meters and a beam of 52 meters, was recently completed at the yard located in Kagawa Prefecture, J
MOL Joins Swan LNG’s FSRU Project in India
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has signed agreements with Swan LNG for a stake in liquified natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal project in India. As stipulated in the deal, MOL will be taking care of the long-term operation/maintenance of a floating, storage and regasification unit (
Alia Instruments Expert at Dredging Today Conference
Dredging Today Conference (DTC) proudly confirms Jan Peters, Director Alia Instruments BV, as speaker during the event. Jan Peters will address Dredging for Hydropower in the thematic session ‘Dredging for Clean Energy’ on Tuesday, 10 October, from 11.30 – 12.15 hrs. DTC, set to take place on 9 and
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Update: Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG site damaged in Hurricane Harvey US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export player Cheniere Energy said the company’s Corpus Christi export project site on the U.S. Gulf Coast sustained minor damage from Hurricane Harvey. Swan Energy orders FSRU for Jafrabad LNG impo
Readers’ Picks of the Week (August 28 – September 1, 2017)
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Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 28 – September 3, 2017). TSHD Arzana Launching Ceremony Takes Place This Month Royal IHC is putting final touches on the new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Arzana at their shipyard in Kinderdijk, t
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 28 – September 03). Saipem has secured work orders from Eni Angola in relation to the West Hub Development project as an addition to those previously assigned during 2016 and 2017. The work, wh