South & Central Asia
Protean eyes second half of 2017 for WEC deployment
Protean Energy plans to deploy its wave energy device for trials in the second half of 2017 following the upgrades to the design of the device.
IAPH Ports Conference in Indonesia
The 30th IAPH World Ports Conference will take place in Bali, Indonesia, on 7-12 May 2017 at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC). Under the main conference theme of “Enabling Trade. Energizing The World”, this event aims to bring together all stakeholders in discussing various maritime issues an
Euronav’s Grounded Tanker to Be Refloated on May 4
The recently grounded crude oil tanker M/T Alex could be set free on May 4 as the proposed ship refloating plan received approval from relevant authorities, according to the ship’s managers Euronav Ship Management. Namely, the Indonesian Authorities approved the salvage plan on April 27 and provided
Volumes Rise in OOCL’s Services
Hong Kong-based container carrier Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has had an encouraging start to the year as it reported an increase of 7 percent in its total volumes during the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. The company handled 1.47 million TEUs during the quarter, compared to 1.37 mill
Singapore: Well-Positioned for Maritime Industry
Singapore has once again clinched the top position in Menon’s Leading Maritime Capitals of the World Report, the third edition of the maritime report where Singapore was also ranked first in 2015 and 2012. Singapore was ranked number one in the following three categories: Shipping, Ports and Logisti
Clarksons: Boxships Sailing into More Positive Territory?
The container shipping market has seen a bit of a flop since the onset of the global financial crisis back in 2008, however, the things have started to look a little bit better recently, according to Clarksons Research. Containership earnings have spent most of the period since the onset of the glob
Cygnus Passage LNG carrier hits its Sakhalin II milestone
Sakhalin Energy, the operator of Russia’s only LNG export plant, Sakhalin II said the Cygnus Passage carrier recently left the facility in Aniva Bay with a milestone cargo.
VIDEO: Aasta Hansteen spar sails away
Norwegian oil major Statoil has posted a video of the substructure of the world’s largest spar platform, Aasta Hansteen, being floated onto a heavy transport vessel before setting sail for Norway. Earlier this month, the substructure started its journey from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea t
NIRAS Makes Taiwan Stay Permanent
Denmark-headquartered consultancy Niras has opened a permanent office in Taiwan in an effort to facilitate access to this country’s developing offshore wind market.
Pacific Radiance names new independent director
Singapore’s offshore support solutions provider Pacific Radiance has appointed a new independent director of the company and announced changes to the Remuneration Committee. Pacific Radiance said last Friday that Yong Yin Min, currently a non-executive director of the company, has been named as the
Top news, April 24 – 30, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 24 – 30, 2017.
Popular news, April 24 – 30, 2017
The most popular articles of the week.