Asia
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Thousands of ships set to be hit by India’s age restrictions
Greek data firm MarineTraffic has provided some details of the ramifications of the upcoming Indian ban on older ships. New…
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Accident report published from maiden voyage of the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier
The difficulties of shipping liquefied hydrogen have been highlighted in a new report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which…
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Fredriksen’s Northern Drilling raises $10m for DSME arbitration
John Fredriksen’s rig investment company, Northern Drilling, has raised $10m through a private share offering to cover costs for the…
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Hyundai Samho wins $2.05bn order for 12 methanol-fuelled boxships
February is starting in the shipbuilding world in the same fashion as many months prior – with an avalanche of…
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India to build $5bn Bay of Bengal container transshipment terminal
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has announced that the country will build a new container transshipment terminal, the…
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Singapore’s Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation names Olympic Shipping first Greek owner partner
Onassis Foundation-controlled Olympic Shipping and Management (OSM) has become the first Greek ship owner and manager to partner with the…
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Kumiai Navigation adds to LPG/ammonia carrier orderbook
Kumiai Navigation has added a second very large LPG/lliquefied ammonia gas carrier (VLGC) to its orderbook at Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki…
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Eneos seeks to ship hydrogen in existing oil tankers
Hydrogen could soon be shipped in regular oil tankers at ambient temperatures if a Japanese pilot project in Australia proves…
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Restis family in for DH Shipbuilding suezmaxes
Greece’s Golden Energy Management has booked up to two suezmax tankers at the South Korean yard DH Shipbuilding. Multiple brokers…
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Gatik Ship Management adds first VLCC
Indian newcomer Gatik Ship Management’s fleet is making headlines, adding its first VLCC and attempting its first asset play. This…
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NYK invests in Japanese AI firm
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has entered into a business and capital alliance agreement with Sony-backed artificial intelligence (AI) firm Ghelia.…
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Keppel Offshore & Marine fully pays $65m in fines to Brazilian authorities to settle corruption case
Singapore’s offshore oil rig builder Keppel Offshore & Marine said on Monday that it has made full payment of the…
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Purus Marine’s HST orders CTV quartet at Strategic Marine
Offshore services provider HST Marine, part of Purus Wind, the offshore wind business of Julian Proctor-led Purus Marine has contracted…
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NYK orders fifth LPG/ammonia carrier
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has ordered a fifth LPG-duel fuel very large LPG / liquefied ammonia gas carrier (VLGC)…
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MOL showcases ammonia-powered newcastlemax design
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Mitsui & Co have received approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK for the design of…
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Hapag-Lloyd takes stake in India’s J M Baxi Ports & Logistics
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd continues to expand its terminal portfolio with an ownership stake in one of India’s leading private terminal and…
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Jalship Management buys first tanker
Indian takers of vintage tankers are increasing. This week sources tell Splash that Jalship Management has bought its first suezmax,…
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Bangladesh’s HR Lines dives into the secondhand market
Bangladesh’s HR Lines has ditched newbuild plans in favour of the secondhand market. Alphaliner reports that Karnaphuli Group, the parent…
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Steimler stepping down at NYK Group Europe
Svein Steimler, president and CEO of NYK Group Europe, is retiring after 27 years with Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK).…
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Splash Extra: Tokyo switches off the JOLCO tap
Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option financing structures, known as JOLCOs, will soon become unavailable to foreigners seeking newbuild finance…
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