South & Central Asia
PHOTO: Undersea Tunnel Between Europe and Asia Opens
SK Engineering and Construction (SK E&C) has opened an undersea tunnel connecting Europe and Asia. The Eurasia Tunnel is a 5.4 km long twin-deck submarine tunnel that connects Turkish Istanbul through the Bosphorus to the continental Asia. The opening ceremony, that took place in Istanbul, was atten
Bulk Carrier Detained in Singapore
Jahan, a 45,700 dwt bulk carrier, was detained in Singapore waters, according to Supreme Court of Singapore’s records. The 26,049 gross ton bulker, owned by Mariners Associates CTG from Bangladesh, was arrested in the morning hours of December 19, 2016. The reason of the ship’s detention was not rev
KBR to study LNG regasification and gas supply for Indonesia’s PLN
Houston-based LNG engineer, KBR, has won an engineering and design services contract from PT PLN in Indonesia, that includes a feasibility study for LNG regasification and gas supply to gas-fueled power plants.
New Carrier to Transport Cargo from Cameron LNG
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has unveiled plans to deploy a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier for its Cameron LNG project in the United States. Featuring 165,000 cbm, the LNG carrier will be owned by Diamond LNG Shipping 3 Pte. Ltd. (DLS-3), a ship-owning joint venture formed between MC
UNCTAD Port Data Project Gets New Members
Thirteen new ports joined the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) data project in November 2016, bringing the total to forty-two participating ports from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. Started in 2013, the project covers 23 indicators on financial stability, labor
VIDEO: Royal IHC Presents Beagle Hopper Dredger
The IHC Beagle is one of the Royal IHC’s latest developments in the dredging sector. The IHC Beagle series have been designed with a number of standard features which are fitted on all types and sizes. These include a high quality IHC dredge pump, the innovative hull shape and an ergonomically desig
Mitsubishi Corp expands Cameron LNG dedicated fleet
Mitsubishi Corporation on Thursday informed it plans to deploy a new LNG carrier for the Cameron LNG project in the United States.
Wärtsilä to supply two dual-fuel power plants to Indonesia
Wärtsilä informed that in a consortium with an Indonesian construction company PT PP, it has signed a contract to supply two 57 MW modular power plants to PT PLN, the Indonesian state utility.
Mitsui divests Marcellus shale gas interest
Mitsui & Co. informed that its United States unit, Mitsui E&P agreed to sell a part of its interest in the Marcellus shale gas project in the state of Pennsylvania, to Alta Resources Development for US$207 million.
InterOil: Antelope-7 comes up dry
InterOil Corporation said that according to the information provided by Total, the operator of the PRL 15 in Papua New Guinea, the Antelope-7 appraisal well has not intersected the Antelope reservoir.
India’s Nov LNG imports up by 15.5 pct YoY
India’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) increased 15.5 percent in November as compared to the same month a year ago. The country’s LNG imports have been rising steadily this year boosted by low prices of the chilled fuel with the exception of July when the imports marked the first and the onl
OTMT Divests Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable
Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) has sold the entire shareholding of its subsidiary Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable (MENA) to Network i2i, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. OTMT holds a 100% stake in MENA. OTMT aims to conclude this transaction by the end of Q1 2017, after the f