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Greater China
DSIC receives jack up order from Derwent Ocean
Dalian: Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) has received an order for the construction of a LeTourneau Super 116E jack up…
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Greater China
Chinese appetite for derivatives growing fast
London: The Chinese demand for freight derivative services continues to grow at astonishing rates, the head of the UK’s Freight…
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Middle East
Sharjah port plans
Dubai: Sharjah has plans to develop the three ports. Speaking to local media Marwan bin Jasem Al Sarkal, ceo of…
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Greater China
CASA opposes FTZ call to further open ship agency business to foreign players
Shanghai: The Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) recently proposed to the central government to further open businesses in many sectors…
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Dry Cargo
Grieg: Midway through biggest ever newbuilding program
Bergen: One of the leading players in the open hatch segment, Bergen-based Grieg Star, a part of the Grieg Group,…
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Middle East
ZIM joins with G6 on transpacific
Cairo: Israeli containerline ZIM is joining the G6 alliance on its Asia to North American West Coast services. The line…
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Middle East
Offshore rental joint venture launched
Doha: Unique Maritime Group, an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, has announced a joint venture agreement with OEG…
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Greater China
Quality concerns about Chinese lifeboat manufacturer
Shanghai: Shipowners and operators have been warned about a potential fault in lifeboat mechanism from a Chinese manufacturer. Jiangsu Jiaoyan…
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Greater China
Zhuhai Port to establish logistics jv
Guangzhou: Zhuhai Port announced that it plans to establish a joint venture with Zhuhai Dongsheng Stone Co in order to…
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Greater China
Cosco Dalian bags another rig order
Dalian: Cosco Dalian Shipyard has scooped another jack-up rig. Derwent Ocean, part of Foresight Group, is paying $184m for a…
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Asia
ASL bolsters yards
Singapore: Singapore’s ASL Marine Holdings has moved to strengthen its portfolio of shipyards. The company has paid $20m to take…
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Asia
Charter win for Perisai Offshore
Kuala Lumpur: Perisai Petroleum Teknologi’s 51% subsidiary Perisai Offshore has won a three-year charter deal from Petronas Carigali for its…
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Asia
Norshore bags Sabah drilling contract from Shell
Kuala Lumpur: Norwegian drilling contractor Norshore announced that it has entered into a firm contract with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company…
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Asia
Sea Consortium takes 4,000 teu ship on short-term charter
Singapore: New York-listed Global Ship Lease has chartered its 1996-built, 4,113 teu vessel, Ville d'Aquarius, to Singapore’s Sea Consortium, doing…
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Greater China
Wallem snares nine Höegh PCTCs
Oslo: Höegh Autoliners has signed a nine-vessel shipmanagement deal with Wallem Ship Management. The shipmanagement agreement cements a deal between…
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Europe
Posidonia: Record show nears
Athens: This time in four weeks there’ll be plenty of sore and sleepy heads as the world’s most famous shipping…
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Asia
Rig contract for Ezion
Singapore: Ezion Holdings has secured a charter contract with a value of approximately $63.9m over a five-year period to provide…
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Asia
KrisEnergy secures Thai concession
Singapore: KrisEnergy, an independent upstream oil and gas company, has received approval to acquire a 30% working interest and operatorship…
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Asia
Subsea installation business sets up in Singapore
Singapore: Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a supplier of mooring solutions and services for the offshore industry, has launched a new,…
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Asia
Death sentences upheld for former Vinalines chairman and ceo
Hanoi: The Supreme People’s Court in Hanoi on Wednesday upheld the death sentences for Duong Chi Dung, ex-chairman of the…
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