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Asia
KSS Line adds another VLGC at Hyundai Heavy
South Korean owner KSS Line has placed an order at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of another VLGC,…
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Greater China
BoComm Leasing and SPDB Leasing order VLECs at Jiangnan Shipyard
Chinese leasing houses BoComm Leasing and SPDB Leasing have each ordered one 98,000 cu m VLEC at Jiangnan Shipyard. The…
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Offshore
NorSea Wind appoints new CEO
Norwegian offshore service provider NorSea has appointed Terje Borkenhagen as the new CEO of NorSea Wind. According to the company,…
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Europe
Subsea 7 and Schlumberger alliance awarded Senegal contract
Subsea Integration Alliance, a strategic alliance between Subsea 7 and Schlumberger’s OneSubsea, has been awarded a major contract by Woodside…
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Europe
SeaBird Exploration secures 3D survey in Asia
Offshore survey specialist SeaBird Exploration has secured a letter of award for a 3D survey in Asia. The survey will…
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Greater China
China Merchants Energy Shipping raises $519m from share issue
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has completed a plan to raise funds through issuing new shares to a number of…
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Europe
Shearwater GeoServices awarded North Sea contracts
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded letters of Intent for three Isometrix 4D towed streamer projects by Equinor and a 4D…
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Dry Cargo
Weekly Broker: Dry bulk and tanker fortunes on divergent paths at start of the decade
Could tanker and dry bulk fortunes be more divergent in the first few days of the new decade? Tankers, led…
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Europe
Alcohol poisoning kills crewmember onboard Boskalis heavylift ship
Alcohol poisoning has been cited for the death of one crewmen and illness of another five men onboard the Boskalis…
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Greater China
Court lists Shenzhou Shipping heavy load carrier for sale
Guangzhou Maritime Court has listed 2011-built heavy load carrier for an auction sale through online platform Taobao on February 11.…
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Europe
CGG completes exit from marine acquisition business
French geoscience technology company CGG has announced that it has completed an exit from the marine acquisition business, closing a…
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Americas
Fire hits Pemex offshore platform, three injured
Mexican state energy company Pemex has announced that a fire broke out on its Akal-C 6 platform yesterday, causing injury…
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Greater China
Lithium batteries identified as cause of fire onboard Cosco boxship
China Cosco Shipping has identified the self-ignition of misreported lithium batteries as the cause of fire onboard its mega boxship…
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Americas
Knutsen, JP Morgan and Korea Line order dual-fuel LNG carriers for Shell charters
International energy giant Shell has selected three owners for the long-term charter of a total of eight dual-fuel 174,000 cu…
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Asia
Fukujin Kisen books kamsarmax pair at NACKS
Japanese owner Fukujin Kisen has entered into shipbuilding contracts with Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) for the construction of…
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Tankers
Navig8 buys back MR tanker from Ocean Yield
Navig8 Chemical Tankers, a unit of Navig8 Group, has declared the purchase option to acquire 2015-built 37,600 dwt MR tanker…
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Greater China
Zhejiang Xiehai orders bulker quartet at Xinzhou Shipbuilding
Chinese dry bulk operator Zhejiang Xiehai Group has placed an order at Taizhou-based Xinzhou Shipbuilding for the construction of four…
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Europe
Shearwater GeoServices awarded Gambia seismic project
Offshore survey service provider Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a 3D Isometrix seismic acquisition project by FAR Gambia. The one-month…
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Americas
Seaspan and Swiber terminate $200m investment deal
Vancouver-based shipping group Seaspan Corporation and Singapore’s offshore marine group Swiber Holdings have reached an agreement to terminate a proposed…
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Greater China
Fire erupts on Cosco mega boxship
A fire erupted onboard Cosco’s 10,000 teu containership over the weekend, causing the vessel to reroute. According to a notice…
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