Asia
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Nissen sells its third cape this year
Japanese shipping mammoth Nissen Kaiun has sold its third cape this year. The latest sale exemplifies the dramatic price increase…
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Velesto rig sinks off Malaysia
Velesto Energy-owned jackup rig has sunk off the Malaysian state of Sarawak while operating for ConocoPhillips. The incident occurred at…
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Singapore extends crew ban across South Asia
Singapore has extended its travel ban across south Asia as soaring cases of Covid-19 create huge problems for crew changes.…
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Petronas adds three LNG newbuilds with Hyundai charter
Malaysia’s Petronas has signed a time charter deal with Hyundai LNG Shipping (HLS) for three newbuild 174,000 cu m LNG…
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Ace contracts Dae Sun for up to eight chemical tankers
South Korean yard Dae Sun Shipbuilding has won contracts from Ace Tankers for four firm 33,000 dwt stainless steel chemical…
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K Line establishes offshore wind division
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) became the last of Japan’s big three lines to formally establish an offshore wind division…
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DSME wins LPG orders
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has signed a KRW184.5bn ($166.5m) deal to build two LPG carriers for…
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Total expands offshore wind portfolio with Taiwan deal
French energy group Total has signed an agreement with wpd to acquire a 23% stake in Yunlin Holding, the owner…
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DNV surveyors in South Korea go on strike
Employees of classification society DNV have gone on strike in South Korea since Monday. A spokesperson for DNV Maritime told…
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BW Group: Andreas Sohmen-Pao on the characteristics tomorrow’s shipowner must possess
With the accelerating pace of change, businesses have a lot of things to consider. Few have been so proactive to…
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Sapura Energy wins $244m in contracts
Malaysia’s Sapura Energy announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries in engineering and construction have been awarded contracts with a combined value…
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Toyota Tsusho launches biofuel trials in Singapore
Japanese bunkers supplier Toyota Tsusho Petroleum (TTP) will conduct biofuel trials in Singapore in collaboration with industry and academia under…
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X-Press Feeders orders 7,000 teu quartet
Sea Consortium, the parent of Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, has contracted Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to build four 7,000 teu containerships. X-Press…
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NYK eyes crew transfer vessel sector
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), one of Japan’s largest shipowners, has indicated its keenest to get into the crew transfer vessel…
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Ship capsizes departing from Ho Chi Minh City
A 34-year-old Mongolia-registered general cargo ship capsized yesterday as the 2,470 dwt Alica readied to set sail from Ho Chi…
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Fujairah prohibits crew changes for seafarers with recent travel to India
Fujairah has become the latest in line to ban crew change from vessels arriving from India as Covid crisis intensifies…
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Trafigura helps Braskem achieve carbon-offset naphtha shipment
Petrochemical company Braskem has collaborated with Trafigura to deliver what they believe is the first shipment of carbon-offset naphtha. Emissions…
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Tsuneishi and Mitsui E&S join forces
Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding will take a 49% stake in Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, the latest merger in the redrawing of…
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BW Offshore recycles ageing FPSO
BW Offshore is disposing of FPSO Berge Helene for environmentally safe demolition and recycling at Priya Blue shipyard in India.…
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Hyundai Heavy develops AI safety solution
The world’s first class and flag approval for an artificial intelligence-based fire monitoring system in the shipbuilding industry has been…
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