Shipping & Marine
Port employees to undergo new specialised training
The Port Services Workforce Skills Qualifications Framework will start with specialisation tracks for lashing specialists and mobile equipment...
Port employees to undergo new specialised training
The Port Services Workforce Skills Qualifications Framework will start with specialisation tracks for lashing specialists and mobile equipment...
NOL’s belt tightening results in lower fuel surcharge
Its container shipping line APL is ‘slow-steaming’ or reducing vessel speed to cut fuel consumption and control costs.
NOL’s profit estimates for 2011 sink 73%
Blame it on continuous freight rate deterioration, says DBS.
Loss making NOL splurges US$1.54bn on new ships
The order from the Korean shipyards includes ten 14,000 TEU vessels and two 9,200 TEU vessels.
Ahoy Seamen: You now have rights in Singapore
With the ratification by Singapore of the Maritime Labour Convention, 13 International Labour Organisation member States have now ratified this...
Singapore ratifies Maritime Labour Convention
It is supported by the seafarer unions and the National Trades Union Congress, the maritime industry and the Singapore National Employers Federation...
ST Marine gets letter of claim for supposed breach of contract
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs is claiming approximately S$64m for damages.
Sembcorp Marine receives order worth US$600m
This project with PTT Exploration and Production Company will include the fabrication and installation of 20,000 tonnes of platform topsides and an...
Keppel secures US$260 million contract with Floatel
The deal is for a new generation accommodation semisubmersible for delivery in 1Q 2014.
First Ship Lease Trust acquires second tanker for US $46m
FSL Trust will be leasing the tankers back to TORM for a 7-year base period on a bareboat charter basis, says DBS.
Yangzijiang signs US$700m shipbuilding contract with Seaspan
The massive deal is for the construction of seven 10,000TEU container ships for Seaspan Corporation.
Keppel Offshore & Marine names Chow Yew Yuen Managing Director
Chow played a key role in establishing Keppel O&M as a credible competitor in the Americas, and has helped set the foundation for its current...
COSCO wins $26m contract
Its subsidiary COSCO Shipyard Group secured the deal from a South East Asian company to build one semi-submersible barge.
Keppel christens first FPU built entirely in Brazil
The Floating Production Unit called P-56 will be delivered to Petrobras Netherlands BV on time and within budget.
COSCO delivers bulk carrier to China
The bulk carrier has deadweight tonnage of 57,000.
Cosco seals with $1b contract for two EPC rigs
The deal, which was signed last March., comes with options for two more ships.
COSCO-ATP $114mln deal now effective
COSCO Nantong Shipyard will construct Octabuoy Topside Module for delivery in 2013.