South & Central Asia
Spotted: Iver Experience Sailing Close to Waterspout
In today’s spotted we bring you an image of the MT Iver Experience, a product/chemical tanker owned by Dutch shipping company Vroon, sailing past a waterspout in Singapore. A waterspout is a weather phenomenon usually observed under cumuliform clouds during intense weather conditions associated with
Webinar on Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge in September
A Central Dredging Association’s (CEDA) Dredging Technology Webinar, under the name ‘The working principle of the Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge’, is scheduled for 14 September, 2016, from 14:00-15:00 hrs (CEST). This webinar is the 2nd in the CEDA Series of Webinars on Dredging Technology. The pres
Alaska Governor plans LNG trip to Asia
Governor Bill Walker on Friday said he is set to make a trip to Singapore and South Korea later this month in an attempt to market the Alaska LNG project.
Readers’ Picks of the Week (September 5 – 9, 2016)
Hanjin Group to Rack Up Funds for Hanjin’s Cargo Unloading South Korea’s conglomerate Hanjin Group is looking to raise KRW 100 billion which would be used to fund the unloading of cargo stranded on vessels following Hanjin Shipping’s decision to file for court receivership… Read More Drewry: Hanjin’
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Carnival adds three new LNG-powered cruise ships Carnival Corp, the world’s largest cruise operator, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement with German and Finnish shipbuilders Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku to deliver three additional cruise ships that will be fully powered by liquefied natural g
Interview: Oil prices at $100 or at $20? That’s a normal range, BP Head of Energy Economics says
Offshore Energy Today has recently interviewed Mr. Paul Appleby, Head of Energy Economics at BP. Mr. Appleby, who is responsible for the renowned BP Energy Outlook, will be a keynote speaker at Offshore Energy event in Amsterdam, on October 25. We touched upon a plethora of subjects from oil prices,
Four LPG Carriers Postponed at Hyundai Mipo
South Korea’s shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) revealed in a stock exchange filing that two companies pushed the delivery dates of a total of four liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers. Namely, the company said that an undisclosed Liberian customer decided to delay the delivery of two LPG ca
Van Oord Working on One of the Largest Reclamation Projects in Taiwan
Van Oord is currently working on the construction of Kaohsiung Intercontinental Container Center Phase II in Taiwan. The Port of Kaohsiung, largest and most important port in Taiwan, each year welcomes more than 10 million containers, which are transshipped through this port. But the existing port a
Bumi Armada CFO steps down
Kenneth Murdoch has stepped down from his role as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Malaysian FPSO player Bumi Armada. The company said on Friday that Murdoch decided to step down from his CFO position to pursue other personal goals outside the company. Leon Harland, CEO and Executive Director of
Seatools: Paper on Grab-Based Deep-Sea Mining Released
Seatools, a subsea technology company that provides solutions for a wide range of subsea challenges, has just published paper on grab-based deep-sea mining. In the field of deep-sea mining, the currently dominant school of thought focuses on the large-scale underwater processing of subsea rocks, the
ICS Urges Govts to Finalize Treatment Systems Guidelines
As the International Maritime Organization’s Ballast Water Management Convention is set to enter into force in September 2017, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has urged IMO Member States to finalize the revision of the G8 Type Approval Guidelines for treatment systems. “We must ensure th