South & Central Asia
INS Darshak Completes Tanga Port Hydrographic Survey
INS Darshak, a hydrographic survey vessel of Eastern Naval Command based at Visakhapatnam, India, has successfully completed the hydrographic survey of Tanga Port, Tanzania. This survey is particularly important to the Tanzanian Government and Tanga in light of the port’s future expansion plans. The
INS Darshak Wraps Up Hydrographic Survey in Tanzania
INS Darshak, a hydrographic survey ship of Indian Eastern Naval Command has completed the hydrographic survey of Tanga Port, Tanzania. This survey was undertaken for the Government of Tanzania, under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed for foreign cooperation in the field of hydrography bet
Report: SM Could Ask HMM to Jointly Buy Hanjin’s US Terminal
SM Group, owner of South Korea’s shipping company Korea Line Corp., may propose a joint acquisition of Hanjin Shipping’s 54% stake in a container terminal at California’s Long Beach to another shipping company, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), local media reports. Last week, Korea Line signed a KRW 37
Third BigRoll Module Carrier Leaves Cosco Dalian Shipyard
The Netherlands-based BigRoll Shipping has taken delivery of the third of four MC-Class module carriers, the BigRoll Baffin, from the Cosco Dalian Shipyard in China. The first BigRoll vessel, the BigRoll Barentsz, was handed over in April 2016 and has started serving the Yamgaz consortium of Technip
Carnegie seeks professionals for UK wave project
Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy is looking to expand its team with professionals who would help the company deliver its CETO 6 wave energy project at Wave Hub, Cornwall.
Kyokuyo Shipyard Delivers Third Epic LPG Carrier
Singapore-based owner and operator of pressurised gas carriers, Epic Gas Ltd, has taken delivery of the third in the company’s series of four owned 11,000 cbm liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers ordered at Kyokuyo Shipyard, Japan. The LPG carrier Epic Samos was delivered on November 30, 2016, Epi
Report: Kogas plans LNG newbuilds and conversion orders
South Korea’s Kogas, the world’s second-largest buyer of LNG, is reportedly set to order two LNG carriers in the first half of next year, to boost the development of LNG bunkering infrastructure in the country’s ports.
Carbon Warriors Launch Free Ship Operational Efficiency Tool
Carbon War Room, exactEarth, and University Maritime Advisory Service (UMAS) have launched BetterFleet, a free-to-access ship operational efficiency portal, on ShippingEfficiency.org. Based on similar data and methods used by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to assess the world fleet, B
Pavilion Energy lines up partners for MPA’s LNG bunkering program
Singapore-based Pavilion Energy, a Temasek company teamed up with a number of partners to jointly participate in the Maritime Port Authority’s LNG pilot program.
K Line Improving Asia-Chennai Links
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) plans to launch containership service Asia Chennai Express Services (ACE) connecting South East Asia with Chennai, India, starting from mid-December 2016. The service will have new port coverage in Korea and China which will offer direct conne
ABS Joins LNG Coalition
Houston-headquartered classification society ABS has joined the SEALNG coalition whose objective is to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. SEALNG brings together players from across the supply chain, including shipping companies, classification societi
Royal IHC to supply reel-lay system for Chinese offshore vessel
Royal IHC, a Dutch builder of vessels and equipment for the offshore oil & gas industry, has signed a contract with Shanghai Salvage in China for the supply of an integrated 550t reel-lay system. Royal IHC said on Tuesday that this will be the first reel-lay system in the Chinese market and will be