China
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Offshore
Genting awards FLNG construction deal worth over $1bn to Wison New Energies
Malaysia’s Genting has contracted Chinese company Wison New Energies for the construction of a 1.2m tonnes per annum FLNG facility…
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Offshore
COSCO semisub vessel to transport Woodside’s Trion FPU
COSCO Shipping & Guangzhou Salvage Heavy Transport has won a transportation contract for Woodside Energy’s Trion floating production unit (FPU).…
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Dry Cargo
New Dayang seals two more ultramax orders from Wah Kwong
Hong Kong-based diversified shipowner Wah Kwong has ordered two more ultramax bulk carrier newbuilds from New Dayang Shipbuilding. Wah Kwong…
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Tankers
Asia Pacific Shipping taps GSI for methanol dual-fuel MR tanker duo
Vietnam-based shipowner and fleet management firm Asia Pacific Shipping (ASP) has placed an order with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in…
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Gas
Lloyd’s Register and GSI to jointly develop world’s largest ammonia carrier
Classification society Lloyd’s Register and Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) have signed a joint development project for the design of the…
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Gas
Capital Product Partners orders six dual-fuel medium gas carriers
Greek owner Capital Product Partners has continued its expansion into the gas sector with the order of six dual-fuel medium…
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Regulatory
Brussels and Washington seek ways to rely less on Chinese shipbuilding output
In Brussels and Washington, debate is ongoing about how best to revive shipbuilding as fears grow about the dominant position…
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Regulatory
Trade war intensifies as Biden slaps more tariffs on Chinese products
US president Joe Biden has revealed a new set of major tariff increases which will hit many different Chinese imports…
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Dry Cargo
Jinhui charters in third bulker in less than a month
Jinhui Marine, a subsidiary of Chinese bulker operator Jinhui Shipping and Transportation, has taken an ultramax bulk carrier on a…
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Offshore
BW Energy enters $150m sale and leaseback deal for Gabon platform
Oslo-listed BW Energy has executed a sale and leaseback agreement with China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing for the MaBoMo production facility…
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Operations
Schoeller Holdings orders two multipurpose heavylift ships from China
German owner Schoeller Holdings has ordered two 32,000 dwt heavylift multi-purpose vessels (MPVs) from the CSSC-affiliated Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding. The…
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Operations
Four missing after vessel in China rams into bridge and sinks
Four people went missing after a still unidentified vessel hit the anti-collision pier of the Jiujiang Bridge in Foshan, Guangdong…
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Tankers
D’Amico orders two LR1 tankers in China
Italian owner d’Amico International Shipping has signed a shipbuilding contract with Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding for the purchase of two…
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Dry Cargo
Jinhui bulks up with newcastlemax charter
Chinese bulker operator Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has chartered in a vessel under a long-term deal for the second time…
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Tankers
Seacon boosts tanker fleet with newbuild duo
China’s Seacon Shipping has returned to Fujian Southeast Shipbuilding for more tankers. The Hong Kong-listed company has added two 18,500…
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Dry Cargo
Atlantska Plovidba adds to ultramax orderbook in China
Croatian bulker owner and operator Atlantska Plovidba has added another ultramax newbuild to its orderbook in China. The Dubrovnik-based outfit,…
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Ports and Logistics
HMM inks deal to bunker methanol and LNG at Shanghai Port
South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) to cooperate…
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Offshore
CNOOC joins Exxon in tussle over Hess’ stake in Guyana block
After supermajor ExxonMobil filed a contract arbitration claim aimed to prevent Hess’ proposed sale of the entire company – and…
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Dry Cargo
Nantong Xiangyu wins order for eight methanol-ready ultramaxes
Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has signed a construction deal for eight 64,000 dwt methanol-ready bulk carriers with Xiamen…
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Dry Cargo
Eastern Pacific uses up options for LNG dual-fuel tankers and ammonia-powered bulkers
Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has placed an order for two LNG dual-fuel oil tankers and four ammonia dual-fuel bulkers…
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