South & Central Asia
ZTT Group Wins Binhai North Phase 2 Cable Contract
Chinese subsea power cables manufacturer ZTT Group has won a contract to provide 35kV and 220kV submarine composite cables with accessories for the 400MW Binhai North Phase 2 offshore wind farm in the Jiangsu province. China Power Complete Equipment Co., Ltd (CPCEC) accepted ZTT Group’s CNY 298 mill
APL Enhances Intra-Asia Coverage
Singapore-based container shipping company APL, part of CMA CGM, plans to launch the India East Coast Express (IEX) service, a new weekly service connecting North Asia to India, starting from mid-December. APL said the new IEX service offers coverage of the China market with three port calls in Qing
PFLNG Satu Takes First Gas from Kanowit Field
Petronas’ first floating liquefied natural gas facility, PFLNG Satu achieved its first gas milestone on November 14, 2016 from the Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak. Fitted with an external turret for water-depths of between 70 metres and 200 metres deep, PFLNG Satu will extract natural gas via a
South Asian Yards Break 85 Pct of End-of-Life Ships in 3Q
Out of the 144 end-of-life ships which were sold for breaking in the third quarter of 2016, 85 percent ended up on South Asian beaches, according to the data collected and analysed by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform. This percentage of shipbreaking activities in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India made thi
India Eyes Development of New Ports
India is looking to develop a number of new and small ports for commercial shipping transportation, according to data released by India’s Ministry of Shipping. Based on the traffic and cargo scenario of the country’s twelve Major Ports, a master plan has been prepared for expansion of port capacity,
Interview with Nakilat MD on LNG market dynamics
At the mention of Nakilat, the first thought that springs to mind are those giant Q-Max and Q-Flex LNG tankers, the royalty of the LNG shipping industry. Nakilat’s (Qatar Gas Transport Company) current fleet stands at 63 wholly- and jointly-owned LNG carriers including 18 conventional-sized vessels.
New Methanol Carrier Joins MOL’s Fleet
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of the Cajun Sun, a 50,000 dwt methanol carrier, from its compatriot shipbuilder Minaminippon Shipbuilding. Equipped with 2-stroke dual-fuel low-rev main engine capable of running on methanol, the Cajun Sun is the third vessel in
Carnegie seeks Commercial Analyst
Carnegie Wave Energy is looking to expand its team with a job opening for a newly created position of Commercial Analyst.
South Korean October LNG imports rise 9.4 pct YoY
Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by South Korea, the world’s second-largest buyer of the chilled fuel, rose 9.4 percent year-on-year in October, according to the customs data.
Boskalis Launches ‘Creating New HORIZONS’
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has just launched the fourth edition of its Creating New HORIZONS magazine. “In our magazine we offer fresh perspectives from external experts and present projects and approaches that push back operational and technological boundaries,” Boskalis said. In this new edit
CMA CGM Strengthens Asia-Red Sea Service
French container shipping major CMA CGM has launched REX3, a new service connecting Asia and the Red Sea. The new service will link Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Singapore and China. In addition to the calls offered in the company’s REX2, MEX1 and EPIC lines, CMA CGM said it now operates an
H-Energy joins forces with South Korean consortium on LNG projects in India
Hiranandani Group’s H-Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with a South Korean consortium for the construction of the FSRU and pipeline projects in the east and west coast of India.