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Maritime CEO
Shoft Shipyard: Defence propping up shipbuilders
Mumbai: Increased political tensions are the great hidden beneficiary to troubled shipyards around the world, with defence spending escalating,…
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Middle East
Saudi Aramco ‘committed’ to China refinery plans
Beijing: The ceo of Saudi Aramco, the largest oil producer in the world, Khalid al-Falih, said on Tuesday that the…
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Middle East
Strike at Aqaba continues
Dubai: The strike by truck owners who shift oil from the port of Aqaba to an oil refinery in Zarqa…
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Middle East
Bluesea Shipping Lines connecting Riyadh
Doha: Bluesea Shipping Lines is now serving the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The project shipper maintains its new destination is…
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Asia
Norwegian embassy organising offshore tech event
Singapore: Increased energy demand due to rapid economic development is driving many Asia Pacific countries to reduce their dependency on…
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Asia
Subsea contract for Alam Maritim
Kuala Lumpur: Alam Maritim has received a letter of award from an independent oil and gas exploration and production company…
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Asia
Expanding Shin Yang confident it can get back into profit
Kuala Lumpur: Local line Shin Yang Shipping Corporation continues to expand, celebrating yesterday the maiden voyage of its 17th ship,…
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Asia
FSL Trust hopeful on chemical tankers
Singapore: In a letter to unit holders First Lease Ship Trust (FSL Trust) chairman Wong Meng Heng discussed the industry’s…
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Asia
Offshore bonanza for local line
Jakarta: Indonesia’s PT Pelayaran Nasional Bina Buana Raya (BBRM) saw 2012 revenues and profits double on the back of significant…
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Greater China
Swedish Club Academy coming to China
Hong Kong: The Swedish Club Academy focuses on China during a five-day maritime resource management (MRM) roadshow at the end…
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Greater China
Cosco International acquires marine technology firm
Hong Kong: Yuantong Marine Service, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Cosco International Holdings, entered into a memorandum with Cosco…
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Greater China
Ningbo Marine inks coal-shipping deal
Shanghai: Ningbo Marine announced that it has signed a coal shipping agreement with Zhejiang Energy Fuxing Fuel Company, a subsidiary…
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Greater China
Containership sinking leaves at least 11 dead
Beijing: A container ship has sunk off the east coast of China, killing at least 11 crew members and leaving…
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Greater China
Rongsheng makes offshore breakthrough
Hong Kong: SinoShip News understands China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group has secured its first 1+1 jack-up rig EPC contract. The…
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Greater China
CNPC’s head moves to SASAC
Beijing: Jiang Jiemin, chairman of China’s largest oil and gas producer and supplier, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), has been…
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Greater China
Yangfan wins six boxship order
Shanghai: Zhejiang-based shipbuilder, Yangfan Group, has received six 2,200 teu container newbuilding orders from Afrika-Linien (DAL)/John T Essberger Group. The…
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Maritime CEO
Softship: Hard-hit liners seek efficiencies
Hamburg: Ever larger boxships are exerting enormous stress on containerlines’ back-office operations, says the boss of one of the…
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Greater China
Titan announces new funding proposal
Hong Kong: Titan Petrochemicals has issued an announcement on further updates of the company that involves a new funding proposal.…
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Greater China
Australian market remains challenging
Shanghai: Winkey Shipping, a breakbulk shipping line which offers dedicated services between China and Australia, and also one of the…
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Greater China
Shanghai to open new breakbulk port
Shanghai: Shanghai Nanhui Port, a breakbulk port in the southeast of Shanghai, is going to open in May this year.…
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