Oslo-listed seismic data provider TGS has secured funding for a series of multi-client projects in Southeast Asia. The program, anticipated to start in the fourth quarter of 2023, covers six months of new 2D and 3D seismic data acquisition, over 6,600 km of legacy 2D seismic data reprocessing and...
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Shipping Corp of India offloads ageing tanker
Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has offloaded its ageing MR1 product tanker for an undisclosed sum. The company said in a stock exchange filing that the 1999-built 30,000 dwt ship was sold and delivered on an “as is where is what is” basis at Ennore anchorage in India. Earlier broker reports had...
https://splash247.com/shipping-corp-of-india-offloads-ageing-tanker/
HMM fleet diversification continues with heavylift quartet order
South Korean flagship carrier HMM has further accelerated its fleet diversification plans with an order of four heavylift newbuilds in China. The four 38,000-ton multi-purpose heavylift ships were ordered from Huangpu Wenchong, a China State Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary. The heavylift ships...
https://splash247.com/hmm-fleet-diversification-continues-with-heavy-lift-quartet-order/
Singapore Strait sea robbery warning
Three sea robbery incidents occurred in the Philip Channel in the Singapore Strait in the space of just six hours on Tuesday night going into Wednesday morning with the Information Fusion Centre, a regional maritime security advisory, warning ships in the area to be extra vigilant in the coming 10...
Perdana Petroleum awarded more work for AHTS vessels by Petronas
Malaysian offshore marine support services firm Perdana Petroleum has won new contracts and an extension from Petronas for three anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels worth around $8.4m. The company’s subsidiary Perdana Nautika has received work orders totaling $4.8m for the deployment of two...
https://splash247.com/perdana-petroleum-awarded-more-work-for-ahts-vessels-by-petronas/
International Seaways orders two LR1 tankers at K Shipbuilding
US tanker owner International Seaways has contracted two LR1 product carrier newbuilds for construction at South Korea’s K Shipbuilding. The New York-listed company, which owns and operates a fleet of 75 vessels, is paying around $115m for the duo, which is expected to deliver from the yard...
https://splash247.com/international-seaways-orders-two-lr1-tankers-at-k-shipbuilding/
Hafnia and Socatra order four methanol-powered MR tankers in China
Hafina and French joint venture partner Socatra have ordered four methanol-powered MR tankers at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China, kicking off a green round of newbuild investments for the world’s largest operator of product tankers. The 49,800 dwt dual-fuel ships will deliver in...
https://splash247.com/hafnia-and-socatra-order-four-methanol-powered-mr-tankers-in-china/
No India recruitment ban for Anglo-Eastern
Hong Kong-based shipmanager Anglo-Eastern has resolved the issues regarding a potential ban on the company’s recruitment placement and service licence (RPSL) in India. India’s Directorate General of Shipping decided in June to suspend the manager’s RPSL for three years on the back of a long-running...
https://splash247.com/no-india-recruitment-ban-for-anglo-eastern/
Cetus Maritime and Yangzijiang Financial form handysize bulker venture
Hong Kong’s bulker owner and operator Cetus Maritime has partnered with Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Financial to invest in the handysize sector. The duo will set up a new asset-owning joint venture with the aim of buying between four and eight eco-designed ships, which will be deployed in Cetus...
https://splash247.com/cetus-maritime-and-yangzijiang-financial-form-handysize-bulker-venture/
Fifth Korean company linked with HMM takeover
A fifth Korean company has emerged as a suitor in the takeover of HMM, the country’s flagship carrier. State-backed creditors have given a deadline of August 21 for bids to be placed for HMM with a view to completing the privatisation of the line by the end of the year. Splash has already reported...
https://splash247.com/fifth-korean-company-linked-with-hmm-takeover/