Bangkok: The Port Authority of Thailand is raising rates at its principle two ports, Bangkok and Laem Chabang. An extra fuel surcharge has been levied for container services and tugboat usage. The ...

Kuala Lumpur: Jasa Merin (Malaysia) has agreed to buy two anchor handling tug supply vessels from Muhibbah Marine Engineering for around RM219m ($65.8m). The two 70-metre-long vessels are expected to ...

Japan: MOL Logistics, part of major Japanese shipping line, Mitsui OSK Lines, has formed PT MOL Logistics Warehouse, a wholly owned subsidiary, in Jakarta. “The company will… apply the dedicated ...

Hanoi: PetroVietnam is holding discussions with ExxonMobil over the development of one of the largest gas fields yet found off Vietnam. The Blue Whale gas field project is worth up to $10bn. It is ...

Singapore: Singapore-headquartered Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) announced that it has been awarded three contracts to provide anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) services to Chevron in the Gulf of ...

Singapore: Vallianz Holdings has announced that is will be acquiring a 49% stake in Indonesia offshore vessel operator PT Swiber Berjaya for $17.5m. Vallianz is buying the stake from Swiber Holdings ...

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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s SapuraKencana Petroleum has allocated $500m of annual capital expenditure (capex) over the next three years, mainly to strengthen its drilling, energy services and fabrication ...

Singapore: One of the best-known names in ship finance has become the chairman of Singapore’s Executive Ship Management (ESM). Dagfinn Lunde, the former ship finance head at DVB, told SeaShip News ESM ...

Singapore: Pacific Radiance’s new offshore support vessel (OSV) has won a five-year contract worth more than $70m with a repeat client. The OSV will be mobilised to southeast Asia under the contract, ...

Singapore: US grain giant Archer Daniels Midland is changing its operations in Asia in a big way. “As populations and incomes across Asia continue to rise, diets are evolving. With that shift comes an ...

Singapore: Following the acquisition of fire & safety contractor Inmaco, Singapore-based Semco Maritime is now entering into the markets for telecom, firefighting and safety solutions for rigs. In ...