South & Central Asia
Spotted: AIDAperla Makes A Stop in Singapore
On May 9, AIDAperla, the newest cruise ship in AIDA Cruises’ fleet, visited Singapore on its way from Japan to Palma de Mallorca. In late April, the 125,000 gross ton newbuilding was delivered to AIDACruises from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Nagasaki, Japan. Following its short stop in Singa
CEDA Dredging Days Program Announced
The Central Dredging Association has announced the program for their upcoming trademark biennial event – CEDA Dredging Days, set to take place from 9-10 November 2017 at Ahoy Rotterdam. “The event has been the primary international dredging conference in the CEDA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
VIDEO: Expanding Hong Kong International Airport
The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has just released this very interesting video about the construction of their Three-Runway System (3RS). This capital construction project started in August 2016, including reclamation of approximately 650 hectares of land, which will be completed in phases
Gibson: Surge in VLCC Orders amid Attractive Prices
Attractive newbuilding prices have pushed the order count for very large crude carriers (VLCC) to around 30 so far this year, which is more than double when compared to last year’s 13 orders for the entire year. What is more, a number of owners, not just VLCC owners, are considering investment in ne
Jan De Nul Completes Pulau Baai Port Dredging
Jan De Nul has just announced that the maintenance dredging operations at the entrance channel of Pulau Baai Port in Bengkulu, Indonesia, are now successfully completed. The work was undertaken with Jan De Nul’s 3,700 m³ trailing suction hopper dredger DeLapérouse. The port authorities perform maint
Pertamina negotiating second US LNG volumes swap deal
Indonesia’s Pertamina is negotiating an agreement with an LNG portfolio seller to swap 0.7 million tons of United States liquefied natural gas over a period of five years.
Nautilus Gets LARS for Its Seafloor Mining Vessel
The launch and recovery system (LARS) equipment for the Nautilus Minerals’ production support vessel has arrived at the Mawei shipyard in China, Toronto-based underwater mineral exploration company informed on Tuesday. The LARS, built by AxTech on behalf of Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD), consists of A
North Korea Ratifies Wreck Removal Treaty
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has ratified the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. This brings the total number of states to accede to the treaty to 35. The convention, which entered into force in 2015, provides the legal
GOL Offshore in wind-up threat
Debt-laden Indian offshore vessel provider GOL Offshore might be wound up following a court order to appoint a liquidator for the company. In a filing on Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday, the vessel operator said that the Court of Bombay had on May 5, 2017 issued the instructions for the admission o
Euronav Orders Suezmax Duo at HHI
Belgian tanker owner and operator Euronav has placed an order for two high specification Ice Class Suezmax vessels with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in South Korea. The company said that the order has been prompted by the signing of an additional two long-term time charter contracts of se
Drewry: Chemical Tanker Fleet Set to Outpace CPP Fleet
The shipping fleet trading in chemicals and vegoils is heading for an expansion moderately driven by a demand for methanol and vegoil, shipping consultancy Drewry informed. The orderbook contains 144 stainless steel vessels totalling 3.4 million dwt for delivery by 2020, almost 22% of the existing c
Tekmar Enters Asian Offshore Wind Market through Formosa 1
UK-based Tekmar Energy has supplied its TEKLINK Cable Protection System (CPS) to protect the underwater power cables as they enter the wind turbine foundations on the Formosa 1 Phase 1 project, the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan.