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Singapore deploys radar blimp in bid to track pirates
Singapore: In a bid to counter rising regional maritime piracy as well as try to keep track of air traffic…
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Pelindo II plans $1bn bond issue
Jakarta: State-run port operator Pelindo II plans to issue $1bn in bonds in the second quarter of next year to…
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Jasa Merin to acquire two AHTSs
Kuala Lumpur: Silk Holdings announced that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Jasa Merin, has entered into an agreement with Muhibbah Marine Engineering…
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Lankayan Ventures sells stake in Westports Holdings
Kuala Lumpur: Lankayan Ventures has sold its stake in Malaysia-listed container terminal operator Westports Holdings. The subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional…
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Keppel FELS to build $240m KFELS Super B jack-up rig
Singapore: BOT Lease Co (BOTL), part of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, has ordered a KFELS Super B Class jack-up rig…
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Another shipping exec jailed for fraud in Singapore
Singapore: Kwok Han Ying, a former crewing executive for Vermont UM Shipping, was today sentenced to 32 months in jail…
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Chevron Indonesia signs up Technip for huge subsea contract
Jakarta: Chevron Indonesia has awarded a “substantial” subsea contract to Technip for the supply of engineering and equipment to its…
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Indonesia must reduce logistical costs, says new minister
Jakarta: Reducing Indonesia’s high logistics costs is one of the main goals of the country’s new Transportation Minister, Ignasius Jonan.…
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Direct Search Asia launches in Singapore
Singapore: Last night over 100 executives from Singapore's maritime and offshore industry attended the launch of Asia’s newest recruitment firm…
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ClassNK looks at establishing marine renewable energy testing facility
Singapore: Japanese classification society ClassNK is launching a feasibility study for a new marine renewable energy testing facility to be…
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Floating tidal energy platform debuts
Amsterdam: A group of offshore companies including Bluewater, Damen and Van Oord have joined together to realise a unique floating…
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Hanoi urges ports to up fees
Hanoi: The government has stressed to local ports that fees are already too low and the ports should not feel…
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Tonnage hunt for Straits Auto Logistics
Selangor: The boss of Straits Auto Logistics, the roro player within Malaysia’s Giga Maritime Group, has told our sister site…
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Straits Auto Logistics: Growing in tandem with regional demand
Selangor: Malaysian automotive shipping and logistics provider Giga Maritime Group (GMG) has announced plans to invest in new IT infrastructure,…
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WSS appoints new Ships Agency Manager for Singapore
Singapore: Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has appointed Jason Chin as Ships Agency Service Manager, Singapore. Chin has over 15 years’…
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Perdana Neptune sells offshore support vessel
Kuala Lumpur: Perdana Neptune, a subsidiary of Malaysia-listed Perdana Petroleum, has sold an offshore support vessel (OSV) to Hauston Limited…
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Carnarvon Hibiscus signs rig-share for offshore Australia prospect
Kuala Lumpur: Carnarvon Hibiscus has signed a rig-share agreement with Origin Energy Resources for the drilling of an exploration well…
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Former Sembcorp Marine finance director jailed for accounts fraud
Singapore: Sembcorp Marine’s former group finance director was today sentenced to 39 months in prison for falsifying the accounts of…
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NOL’s sale process of APL Logistics underway
Singapore: Neptune Orient Lines is looking to raise as much as $1bn from the sale of its supply chain subsidiary,…
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Investigators chase bulk carrier accused of sinking fishing vessel
Hanoi: Vietnamese authorities are investigating an incident that took place off Danang on October 26 where a Liberian flagged ship…
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