South & Central Asia
Spotted: Teekay’s Shuttle Tanker Trio Named in Korea
Video Courtesy: Teekay Teekay has held a triple naming ceremony for its new shuttle tankers at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in South Korea. Beothuk Spirit, Norse Spirit and Dorset Spirit were officially christened and named on August 25. Once delivered, the shuttle tankers will be ope
BW Catcher Starts Voyage to the North Sea
BW Offshore’s floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit BW Catcher has left Keppel Shipyard in Singapore and is currently in transit to the Catcher field in the central North Sea, the company said. The 130,000 dwt BW Catcher is expected to reach UK waters early in the fourth quarter, de
Patriot Shipping to Carry USS Fitzgerald to US for Repairs
Houston-based Patriot Shipping has received the contract to transport the US Navy’s destroyer USS Fitzgerald from Japan to Mississippi for repairs. Under the heavy lift deal, which has a value of around USD 3.1 million, the company would move the damaged warship from Yokosuka to Pascagoula, where it
Bahri Orders Bulker Quartet from Hyundai
Bahri Dry Bulk Company, a majority-owned subsidiary of the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), has inked contracts with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of four bulk carriers. Bahri said that the total price tag for the four newbuildings is
Catcher FPSO heads to North Sea
BW Offshore-owned FPSO BW Catcher has left Keppel Shipyard in Singapore and is currently in transit to the Premier Oil-operated Catcher field in the UK sector of the North Sea. The FPSO was built by Keppel Shipyard where a naming ceremony was held in April. Before it headed to its final offshore loc
Ashtead Appoints APAC Sales Manager
Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology has boosted its Singapore operation with the appointment of Ankit Munjal as regional sales manager. Munjal will be responsible for the firm’s sales and business development activities in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region in support of both existing and new
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 21 – August 27). Total is set to acquire Maersk Oil & Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of A.P. Møller – Mærsk, for $7.45 billion in a share and debt transaction. Under the agreed terms, A.P. Møll
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Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 21-27, 2017). Jan De Nul’s New Cutter Suction Dredger Launched Mrs. Julie De Nul has released the self-propelled cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck in the sea at the Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia.
South Korea’s S-Oil inks 15-year LNG supply deal with Petronas
South Korean energy company S-Oil has signed a 15-year liquefied natural gas supply deal with the Malaysian LNG giant Petronas.