South & Central Asia
Six killed in crane incident at Samsung Heavy shipyard
Six people were killed and over 20 injured on Monday after a crane collapsed at Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, where modules for Total’s Martin Linge topsides are being built. According to Total’s statement on Monday, the accident happened at 07:45 Norwegian time and no on
Eni to deliver 180 LNG cargoes to Pakistan
The Italian energy company Eni won a 15-year contract to supply one cargo of liquefied natural gas per month to the state-owned Pakistan LNG.
Death Toll Rises in SHI Crane Incident
Another worker has lost his life in the aftermath of a crane collapse at South Korea’s shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries, pushing the death toll to six workers, Yonhap News Agency cited relevant authorities. Three workers reportedly sustained serious injuries while up to 19 workers sustained minor i
Total fires up Badamyar gas project
French oil company Total has started up production from the Badamyar project, located offshore 220 kilometers south of Yangon in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The project will enable an extension of the Yadana gas field’s 8 billion cubic meters per year production plateau beyond 2020, Total
ABS, HHIC partner up on 25,000-cbm FSRU concept
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) joined forces with Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) on a new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) design concept.
Korea Line in USD 487 Mn Worth of Shipbuilding Deals
Korean shipping major Korea Line Corporation (KLC) has placed USD 487 million worth of orders for four bulk carriers and two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. Namely, through its subsidiary Korea Shipping Corporation, KLC signed four bulker newbuilding contracts. The company is paying KRW 110.7
Drewry: Growing Inbound Trade Drives China’s Port Congestion
Chinese ports are encountering major congestion brought on by bad weather, the restructuring of alliance networks, ever bigger ships and shippers’ eagerness to move cargo ahead of planned rate increases, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. Another factor is simply that they are struggling unde
Spotted: World’s Largest Boxship Starts Service
The 20,568 TEU Madrid Maersk, the first vessel in Maersk Line’s 2nd generation Triple-E class, called the Port of Tianjin in China on April 27 as the first port on its maiden voyage. The newbuilding was delivered from South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to its ow
Qatar’s RasGas ships 2000th LNG cargo to Kogas
Qatar’s RasGas loaded and delivered its 2000th liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to South Korea’s Kogas on April 25.
Deepsea Metro I drillship completes Galoc sidetrack, goes off-hire
ASX-listed oil and gas company Nido Petroleum has completed drilling operations on the Galoc-7 sidetrack well in the Palawan Basin offshore The Philippines after which the rig has been demobilized. Nido informed on Monday that the Deepsea Metro I drillship reached a total depth of 2,569 meters measu
Report: Five Killed, Dozens Injured in Crane Collapse at Samsung Heavy Industries
Five workers have been killed and at least four seriously injured when a crane collapsed at the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries, Yonhap news agency informed citing firefighting officials. Up to ten other workers are reported to have sustained minor injuries in the incident at the Geoj
Highlights of April 2017
Tidal Energy Today has recapped the news from wave and tidal energy sectors that have marked the month of April 2017.