Asia
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Singapore overwhelmingly voted top international maritime centre
Singapore: Singapore has been crowned the world’s leading international maritime centre in a vote that saw a total of 483…
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Stolen palm oil tanker found, hijackers apprehended
Jakarta: A palm oil carrier that was last month hijacked and stolen has been found in Thailand with its cargo…
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PSA group chairman receives royal honour
Singapore: Fock Siew Wah, chairman of Singapore’s PSA International group, has been conferred with the distinction ‘Commander of the Order…
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Singapore annual magazine launches
Singapore: SeaShip News today launches its second annual Singapore magazine, taking a holistic look at the city-state’s maritime and offshore…
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ICTSI expands Manila terminal to deal with congestion
Manila: International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has added a further 4 hectares of space to the Berth 7 yard…
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Vietnam and Russia sign Arctic offshore agreement
Hanoi: Russia’s Gazprom and its oil arm Gazprom Neft have signed an agreement with the Vietnamese energy company PetroVietnam to…
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Call for greater training collaboration between Indonesia and Singapore
Jakarta: Indonesia’s Director General of Sea Transportation Capt Bobby R Mamahit has held discussions with his Singaporean counterpart, Andrew Tan,…
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Cement industry veteran tipped to take on Pertamina top post
Jakarta: The Wall Street Journal is reporting cement industry veteran Dwi Soetjipto will shortly be unveiled as the new head…
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Indonesian ship banned from Australian ports
Jakarta: The Indonesia-flagged container ship Territory Trader has been banned from entering or using any Australian port for three months…
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Evergreen, CMA CGM and Emirates form new Asia-East Africa service
Taipei: Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine, France-based CMA CGM and UAE-based Emirates Shipping Line have signed a vessel sharing agreement to expand…
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UMV bidding for $1.7bn projects
Kuala Lumpur: UMW Oil & Gas is bidding for a total of 29 projects worth $1.7bn in the Middle East…
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Hanoi selling port stakes to lure foreign investors
Hanoi: The Vietnamese government has decided to sell state stakes in the country’s seaports in order to attract more interest…
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SLNG secures S$1.11bn loan
Singapore: Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) has announced that it has secured a S$1.11bn term loan facility with five banks including…
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MMC buys into Northport
Kuala Lumpur: In big Malaysian port news MMC Corporation is spending RM221.98m ($66.3m) buying out shipping line MISC’s stake in…
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Viking LR2 established in Singapore
Singapore: Viking Asset Management has established Viking LR2, a new subsidiary in Singapore, which will undertake "the ownership and charter…
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Reliance Industries now trading crude and products in Singapore
Singapore: India’s biggest oil refiner Reliance Industries began trading crude and refined products in Singapore earlier this month. The Singapore…
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Brightoil Petroleum appoints new ceo
Hong Kong: Brightoil Petroleum has announced that Wang Wei has been appointed as the ceo of the company’s wholly owned…
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Swire to start service to Tasmania
Singapore: The Tasmanian government has chosen Singapore-based Swire Shipping to provide an international freight service to and from Tasmania. Tasmania…
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Samsung C&T awarded contract to build LNG terminal in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur: Samsung C&T Corporation, together with Science-Tech Solutions (STS), has been awarded a contract by Petronas Gas to build…
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Marine Contracting sets ambitious revenue targets
Singapore: Singapore offshore engineering, transportation and installation firm Marine Contracting, a 2013-founded subsidiary of consultancy Global Maritime, has set ambitious…
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