The navies of littoral states Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore are in talks to extend joint patrols to the lower reaches of South China Sea in a bid to curb piracy. Rear Admiral Lai Chung Han, chief ...
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore discuss joint patrols
Top Ten Maritime News Stories 12/05/2015
Posted on: Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 By: Szymanski Seacurus Daily: Top Ten Maritime News Stories 12/05/2015 1. Ship Hit by Shore Artillery A Turkish cargo ship was hit by artillery fired off ...
Rising rates belie quiet market in the Gulf
Despite exceeding USD100/tonne, freight rates to haul LPG from the Gulf to Asia Pacific do not reflect the quiet market in the Gulf. Reported fixtures do not show any ships being fixed to ship LPG on ...
Vikings O&M profit up 229%
Singapore-listed offshore services provider Vikings Offshore and Marine (Vikings O&M) has posted a profit of SGD900,000 (USD672,400) , up 229% year on year (y/y) for the first quarter ended 31 ...
COSCOL predicts semi-submersible slump
Shanghai-listed COSCO Shipping (COSCOL) predicted that operations of its semi-submersible carrier fleet would be pressured in the short term due to the slump in crude oil prices since the second half ...
U.S. Approves Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plan
By Reuters 2015-05-11 15:45:29 Royal Dutch Shell's return to oil drilling in the U.S. Arctic for the first time since 2012 took a big step forward on Monday when the Obama administration approved ...
Asian Nations Respond to Increased Piracy
By MarEx 2015-05-11 15:09:03 Chief of Navy for Singapore, Rear-Admiral Lai Chung Han, told local news sources today that the littoral states, consisting of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia are in ...
Kidnapped Crew Members Finally Released
By MarEx 2015-05-11 13:04:24 Three Nigerian crew member that were kidnapped in April were released exactly one month after their intial capture. French oil services company Bourbon said on Monday ...
Maersk to Place $1.7b Container Ship Order
By MarEx 2015-05-11 12:36:23 Maersk Line is currently in talks with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) for an order of 11 ultra-large container ships, worth around ...
Brittany Ferries boss leads ferry blockade bust
Brittany Ferries chairman Jean-Marc Roué and a group of 20 or so vegetable farmers claim that they "freed" one of the company's ferries from a union blockade in the French port of Ouistreham on 9 ...
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