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SMOE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine has secured a contract close to S$600 million from PTTEP International Limited (PTTEPI), Yangon Branch,

"Asian-West African trade has been one of the fastest- growing markets in the past few years, and it is expected to maintain 15 percent to 20 percent year-on-year growth

Suzlon Energy has secured a contract worth INR6.5bn ($1.45bn) to supply wind turbines to more than 100MW of wind projects to be developed by Orient Green Power in India.

P2 Solar has signed an option agreement worth $76.5m for the construction of a 7.3MW solar farm in Bulgaria

The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has signed an agreement with a consortium for the construction of a 2,000MW independent power project in Oman.

Better air quality is on the way, thanks to proposals from the European Commission to lower the sulphur content of shipping fuels. The proposals should reduce sulphur dioxide emissions by up to 90 %, and fine particle emissions by up to 80 %. The benefits for public

Natural Gas prices have been increasing in the global market, and there is now reason to believe the trend is anything but over.On Monday, the Commodity Weather Group

The shipping arm of ADNOC and its Group of Companies, ADNATCO and NGSCO announced that one of its UAE national cadets has progressed to the rank of a Captain in its LNG fleet.

As trade within Africa increases, South African shipping companies are beginning to focus on trade around the coast of Africa.The latest is Universal Africa Lines (UAL)

Severn Trent De Nora has entered into a distribution agreement with a consortium of two Japanese firms to represent and promote the BALPURE ballast

As part of its efforts to develop new products for the assistance of its clients, Cayman Maritime has just launched the Laws and Administrative Procedures ( LAP ) Examination System.

Maritime piracy, according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) of 1982, consists of any criminal acts of violence, detention, rape, or depredation

The May 2011 final investment decision (FID) by Shell to proceed with its Prelude project in deep water 200km from the northwestern coast of Australia represents a key milestone in the development of the offshore LNG industry. The subsequent contract for the LNG

Pirate attacks on the world’s seas totalled 266 in the first six months of 2011, up from 196 incidents in the same period last year, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) revealed today.

Rates for oil tankers on key Asian freight routes are seen steady to lower over the next week as freight demand declines due to IEA's stock release and slower bookings

Chinese shipping giant Cosco Shipping will spend $12 million on armed guards and other measures to protect its ships, a report said Thursday, after the UN warned

Iran, which until recently imported middle distillates from Singapore, is reported to be moving a gasoil cargo to the Southeast Asian city state, shipping sources and shipping fixtures showed Wednesday.

The MARLIN series is a major leap forward for the container feeder section. The design marks a new era in the container industry’s standard for

Overcapacity and slowing demand on the trans-Pacific spurred CMA CGM, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. to postpone the launch of a third string in their

An agreement has been signed with the Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia, for the construction of a top segment heavy lift vessel. The construction of this new generation