Asia
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Modec secures Brazilian floater contract
Japan’s Modec has signed a deal with Equinor to deliver one of the most complex floating production, storage and offloading…
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Posco International and H-Line seal charter deal for LNG newbuild
Posco International, the trading arm of South Korean steelmaker Posco, has penned a charter deal with compatriot H-Line Shipping for…
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Tokyo MOU reveals details of cyber attack
The Tokyo MOU, an inter-governmental cooperative organisation on port state control (PSC) in the Asia-Pacific region, has revealed it has…
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Korean industry looks to block foreign takeover of Hyundai LNG Shipping
Concerns have been raised in South Korea’s maritime industry about the proposed sale of the country’s top liquefied natural gas…
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Meadway adds to Japanese ultramax bulker orderbook
Greek owner Meadway Shipping & Trading has returned to Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding with a contract for another ultramax bulker newbuild,…
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Velesto clinches $128m Petronas drilling contract
Offshore drilling unit of Malaysia’s Velesto Energy has been awarded contracts by Petronas for the provision of three jackup rigs.…
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DSME to rebrand as Hanwha Ocean
One of the most famous names in global shipbuilding is set to be rebranded. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME),…
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Dynagas and NYK book LNG slots in Korea
The identities of the owners behind recent big-ticket LNG orders at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea have been…
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Eyesea teams up with Mapbox to further ocean pollution mapping efforts
Eyesea, a global nonprofit organisation dedicated to mapping and reducing global ocean pollution and maritime hazards, has partnered with Mapbox,…
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Icon Offshore scores vessel contract with Petronas
Malaysian offshore service provider Icon Offshore has secured a contract from Petronas Carigali for the provision of an anchor handling…
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Kim Heng secures $7.8m contract in Taiwan
Singapore offshore vessel operator and marine engineering services provider Kim Heng has won a contract totalling $7.8m with an unnamed…
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Pablo explosion a warning sign of worse to come
One of the tanker industry’s greatest fears with the rise of the so-called shadow fleet is unfolding in Southeast Asia…
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Eastern Pacific orders ammonia carriers at Jiangnan
Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping has signed for four very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) at China’s Jiangnan Shipbuilding. The 93,000…
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Equinor and BP JV signs Seatrium for US offshore wind platforms
Singapore’s Seatrium, formerly known as Sembcorp Marine, has secured a new contract worth over S$500m ($377m) with Empire Offshore Wind,…
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Modec firms up its first FPSO deal in Guyana
Japanese floater expert Modec is pressing ahead with the engineering, procurement, and construction of a floating production, storage and offloading…
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Egypt’s Alkahera taps Dae Sun for MPP pair
Egypt’s Alkahera Company for Ferries and Maritime Transport (KCFMT) has placed an order at South Korean yard, Dae Sun Shipbuilding,…
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Nissen Kaiun books eight tankers at Hyundai Mipo
Japanese shipping mammoth Nissen Kaiun has signed up for more MR2 tanker newbuilds in South Korea. Multiple brokers reported Nissen…
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Adani offloads Myanmar port
India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has exited the Myanmar market, finding a buyer to stump up…
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East and West, but always just in time
Twenty-five years ago, people remarked that about 40% of the world merchant fleet was owned in Asia. No-one finds anything…
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South Korean yard readies for FLNG sector growth
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has developed a design for what it says is a next-generation floating liquefied natural…
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