Crowley Expands Presence in Asia
Photo caption: Craig Tornga, VP of Crowley Solutions Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation announced today that because of changing market conditions and a commitment to support customer...
View ArticleFuel Oil Leaks into the Sea After Ships Collide off Singapore
(Bloomberg) — Singapore deployed anti-pollution craft and patrol vessels to clean up an oil spill after two bulk carriers collided. About 100 metric tons of fuel oil leaked after a bunker tank on the...
View Article8 Missing After Barge Capsizes Off Singapore
The Horsburgh Lighthouse marks the eastern entrance to the Straits of Singapore. Photo: MPA A search and rescue operation is underway off Singapore for eight missing crewmembers of a barge that...
View ArticleSingapore’s Jurong Shipyard Firms Contract to Build Q7000 Well Intervention...
Helix ESG’s Q4000, (c) Helix ESG Sembcorp Marine on Thursday said it has secured a $346 million contract to build a second semisubmersible well intervention rig for Helix Energy Solutions Group at the...
View ArticleBribery – Singapore Firm Barred From US Navy Contracts
By David Alexander and Dan Whitcomb WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) -Â A Singapore-based company involved in a U.S. Navy bribery scandal has been barred from doing business with the federal government and...
View ArticleSingapore’s Sembcorp Marine Q3 Net Profit Rises 12.3%
SINGAPORE, Nov 5 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd said on Tuesday its net profit for the third quarter of the year grew 12.3 percent to S$130 million due in part to foreign exchange gain....
View ArticleTanker Hijackings Raise Piracy Concerns In Seas Around Singapore
IMB’s Live Piracy Map for 2013 shows two hijacking in Red and many boardings in Orange. Image courtesy IMB By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Two tanker hijackings in about a month in the...
View ArticleStar Wars Imperial Walkers Modeled After Containership Cranes, Plus Timelapse...
Todd Vorenkamp from TRVphoto.com was sailing on the 3,600 TEU containership President Adams and shot the following time lapse video while unloading containers in Singapore. However, what is perhaps...
View ArticleSingapore’s Keppel Says it Plans to Build Its First Drillship
Image (c) Rob Almeida/gCaptain SINGAPORE, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Keppel Corporation Ltd, the world’s top offshore drilling rig maker, said it plans to build its first drillship despite not...
View ArticleFeatured Collection: Port of Singapore – Gateway to Asia
Singapore-based photographer Edgar Su spent time documenting working life in and around the Port of Singapore. Connected to more than 600 ports in some 120 countries, Singapore is one of the world’s...
View ArticleTwo Collisions, Two Spills in Singapore
Ships at anchor near the Port of Singapore. Picture taken July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Edgar Su The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is coordinating the containment and clean-up of two oil spills...
View ArticleSingapore Reinforcing Safety of Navigation Following Recent Vessel Collisions
Ships at anchor near the Port of Singapore. Picture taken July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Edgar Su The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore says it is conducting investigations into three separate...
View ArticleSingapore Plans Second LNG Terminal In Pursuit of Regional Hub Role
File photo of the Singapore LNG Terminal at Jurong Island in Singapore. Image courtesy of Singapore LNG Corporation By Chou Hui Hong and Ramsey Al-Rikabi Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — Singapore plans to build...
View ArticleSingapore Manager Pleads Guilty in U.S. Navy Fraud Scheme
SINGAPORE (Oct. 29, 2013) U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Karolina A. Oseguera) March 18 (Bloomberg) — A former manager for a defense contractor who admitted overbilling the...
View ArticleMaersk Drilling Names World’s Largest Jack-up
Maersk Drilling this week officially named the jack-up formerly known as B331 during a star-studded ceremony at the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore. With a leg length of 206.8 m (678 ft), the “XL...
View ArticleSingapore to Become Asian LNG Hub by 2018 -Government
File photo of the Singapore LNG Terminal at Jurong Island in Singapore. Image courtesy of Singapore LNG Corporation By Chou Hui Hong April 7 (Bloomberg) — Singapore’s political neutrality and...
View ArticleBG Group to Move LNG and Oil Marketing to Singapore
Photo courtesy BG Group By Chou Hui Hong April 7 (Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, Britain’s third- largest natural gas producer, will move its global headquarters for marketing LNG and oil to Singapore in a...
View ArticleSean Holt Takes Charge as KP Singapore Chapter Celebrates Second Birthday
Image courtesy Katie Harding SINGAPORE – The United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation (USMMAAF) Singapore Chapter celebrated its two year anniversary in 2014, and on May...
View ArticleMPA: Human Error and Poor Judgement Caused String of Singapore Ship Collisions
Ships at anchor near the Port of Singapore. Picture taken July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Edgar Su The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has concluded its investigations into a three separate...
View ArticlePirates Steal 700,000 Litres of Diesel from Tanker Off Malaysia
The MT Ai Maru seen with a Malaysian Navy patrol vessel. Photo courtesy Malaysian Navy Pirates in southeast Asia have made off with about 700,000 litres of diesel stolen from an oil tanker off Johor,...
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