South & Central Asia
Adani breaks ground on Dhamra LNG project
India’s infrastructure company, Adani Group on Sunday broke ground on its Dhamra LNG terminal at the Dhamra Port, Odisha.
Clarksons: Which Fleets Are Cross-Traders in Shipping?
“Going where the work is” has been a familiar mantra for many generations across the world, and the shipping industry is no different, according to Clarksons Research. In an analysis, the provider of data and market intelligence for shipping industry looks at the top shipowning nations and the tradi
Petrofin Research: Bank Ship Lending Dwindles
The shipping industry saw USD 42.5 billion removed from the ship lending jar in 2016, according to Petrofin Research’s latest report on global bank ship finance. The fall has been mainly attributed to the removal of Commerzbank and Royal Bank of Scotland, the lower bank portfolios by many banks, as
SeaBird Embarks on Seismic Campaign Off Indonesia
Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO)’s vessel Voyager Explorer has mobilised for a 5-7 month project in Indonesia, providing seismic source services to an oil company in the region. The vessel has been re-flagged to Indonesian flag and chartered to long-time client SeaBird Exploration, who will be executin
UTM Consultants to source offshore manpower
A new UK-based company UTM Consultants has been launched to address the immediate and long-term skills needs of the global marine energy sector.
Enra inks $48M Petronas deal for Myanmar project
Malaysia’s Enra Group has secured a contract with Petronas to provide condensates storing, offloading facilities and services in Myanmar. The company will, through its subsidiary ENRA SPM, lease a single point mooring system and storage tanker Petronas. The facilities will provide condensate storing
SeaBird Exploration takes MEO vessel for seismic project
Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO), an offshore support vessel provider, has mobilized the Voyager Explorer vessel for a 5-7 month project in Indonesia. The company said it would provide seismic source services to an oil major in the region. The vessel has been reflagged to Indonesian flag and chartered
Spotted: Teekay Takes Delivery of Randgrid FSO
Teekay has added to its fleet Randgrid floating, storage and offloading (FSO) unit, which is currently in transit from the shipyard in Singapore to Statoil’s Gina Krog oil and gas field in the North Sea. The unit underwent a conversion at the Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore. For the conversion, Teek
MI-SAFE Package Webinar Set for Next Week
Deltares has just announced that “The MI-SAFE package: Resources to implement nature based flood defense” webinar will take place on July 20, 2017, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CEST. “Nature-based solutions are becoming recognized as amongst the most sustainable and cost-effective approaches towards coast
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COSCO Shipping, SIPG Offer to Buy OOIL
China’s COSCO Shipping Holdings and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) have made a pre-conditional voluntary general offer to acquire all issued Orient Overseas International Lines’ (OOIL) shares at an offer price of HKD 78.67 (USD 10.07) in cash. The offer, made to all shareholders of the wor