South & Central Asia
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (March 06 – March 12). DeepOcean has received a call-off under its new master service agreement (MSA) with BP. The call-off covers the installation of a new flexible water injection riser and the recov
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (March 6-12, 2017). Neptune Builds Van Oord’s First LNG-Powered Vessel Van Oord, a Rotterdam based company specializing in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has ordered the construction of a new
Cruise Companies Cancel Calls in South Korea
Amid the recent developments in South Korea, cruise giant Royal Caribbean has decided to cancel calls at the country’s ports on its China-based voyages, the company said in an alert on its Chinese site. The calls are related to the itineraries of the Quantum of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas and Ovat
Intercargo: Regulatory Bodies Should Tackle Shipowners’ BWMS Problems
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) expressed concerns about the practical problems faced by its members when retrofitting the existing dry bulk ships with ballast water management (BWM) systems ahead of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) BWM Convention’s en
Ezra faces another wind-up threat over debt
U.S. shipbuilding company VT Halter Marine (VTH) has decided to take action against Ezra Holdings, a guarantor for EMAS Chiyoda Subsea in a loan agreement with VTH. Following a civil action lawsuit in late February by VT Halter Marine against Emas Chiyoda Subsea over a $3.3 million debt guaranteed b
Kogas Feb domestic sales rise 3 pct
South Korea’s Kogas, the world’s second-largest corporate buyer of LNG, reported a 3 percent increase in its February gas sales when compared to the same month a year ago. Kogas said in a statement on Friday it sold 3.59 million mt of LNG equivalent in February, as compared to 3.49 million mt in the
ReCAAP: Asian Abduction Incidents Persist
Although the total number of piracy and armed robbery incidents dropped in February 2017, crew abduction occurrences continued in the Sulu-Celebes Sea and waters off eastern Sabah, Asian piracy watchdog ReCAAP ISC informs. A total of four incidents against ships were reported in Asia in February 201
Ministers Pradhan and Perry talk US-India LNG cooperation
India’s minister of petroleum and natural gas, Dharmendra Pradhan discussed LNG cooperation with the newly appointed US Energy Secretary Rick Perry in Washington.
COSCO Dalian Hands Over Bulker Newbuilding
COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group, has delivered a dry bulk newbuilding Agios Makarios to a European owner. According to data provided by VesselsValue, the 79,500 dwt bulker was handed over to the Greece-based Golden Union. The vessel, which has a market value of USD 21.9
ZTT to Link EnBW Hohe See OWF to BorWin3
Transmission System Operator TenneT has awarded the Chinese power cables manufacturer ZTT with a contract to supply and construct a 155kV HVAC grid connection between the 497MW EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm and the 900MW BorWin3 DC grid connection system in the North Sea.
ZTT to Link EnBW Hohe See OWF to BorWin3
Transmission System Operator TenneT has awarded the Chinese power cables manufacturer ZTT with a contract to supply and construct a 155kV HVAC grid connection between the 497MW EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm and the 900MW BorWin3 DC grid connection system in the North Sea.
Oil edges off three-month low, but glut worries fester
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) – Crude prices inched up on Friday after dropping to their lowest in more than three months the session before, pressured by concerns that a global supply glut is proving stubbornly persistent. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) <CLc1> was up 17 cents, or 0.4