ABB Turbocharging has opened its branch office ABB Jiangjin Turbo Systems Co in Zhoushan, China.
http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/abb-expands-service-network-to-zhoushan.html
Asia
EU set to join Japan’s WTO complaint against Korean yards
The European Union may well join Japan’s campaign against state aid being dished out by Seoul to Korean shipbuilders. Japan filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) earlier this month after months of complaining about how its neighbour is propping up struggling shipbuilders with...
https://splash247.com/eu-set-to-join-japans-wto-complaint-against-korean-yards/
CSDC dumps $253m investment in China Bohai Bank
CS Investment, wholly-owned by Cosco Shipping Development Co (CSDC), has terminated a plan to invest RMB1.76bn ($253.5m) for an approximately 13.2% stake in China Bohai Bank.
http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/csdc-dumps-253m-investment-in-china-bohai-bank.html
Bad bunkers cases continue, spread to China
One of the biggest issues this year has been contaminated fuel problems that started in the US Gulf and spread across continents with law firm Campbell Johnston Clark (CJC) now reporting that they are involved in a case in China.
http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/bad-bunkers-continue-spread-to-china.html
Latsco Shipping places debut LNG carrier order at HHI
Greek owner Latsco Shipping is moving into the LNG carrier sector with an order for the construction of two LNG carriers at South Korean yard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The two 174,000 cu m ships were ordered via Consolidated Marine Management, the technical managers for Latsco. The total...
https://splash247.com/latsco-shipping-places-debut-lng-carrier-order-at-hh/
Taiwanese ports affected by early sulphur cap implementation
The West of England P&I Club informed that the Taiwanese Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) advised that from 1st January 2019, vessels entering international commercial port areas in Taiwan, should use fuel oil with a sulphur content of not over 0.5%.
Earlier this year, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) issued a guidance, which advises that from 1st January 2019 vessels entering international commercial port areas in Taiwan, should use fuel oil with a...
https://safety4sea.com/taiwan-to-apply-0-5-sulphur-cap-from-1st-january-2019/
Taiwan ports to enforce 0.5% sulphur cap from 2019
Taiwan’s seaports will enforce the use of 0.5% sulphur content fuel from 1 January 2019, ahead of IMO’s Marpol Annex VI global regulation from 2020, the Club Correspondents Pro-Marine Law Office in Taipei has advised.
http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/taiwan-ports-to-enforce-0-5-sulphur-cap-from-2019.html
Lim Ki-tack wins second term as IMO secretary-general
South Korean Lim Ki-tack has won a unanimous vote from the 40 IMO member states on the ruling council to continue his second four-year term as IMO secretary-general.
Sapura Energy awarded $417m worth of new contracts
Malaysian offshore service provider Sapura Energy has secured several new contracts worth a combined value of RM1.75bn ($417m). Sapura Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary in Mexico has been awarded two EPCTI (engineering, procurement, construction, transportation and installation) contracts in the...
https://splash247.com/sapura-energy-awarded-417m-worth-of-new-contracts/
Equinor, GPS eye new LPG terminal in Port Klang, Malaysia
Norwegian oil major Equinor and Singapore-based Global Petro Storage (GPS) have entered into a long-term agreement for a terminal and storage for LPG (Liquified Petroleum Gas) volumes in Port Klang in Malaysia. This forms part of Equinor’s plan to bring LPG to the terminal and sell into the domestic market in South-East Asia.
The facility is planned to be fulfilled in the mid-2021. Equinor, which is a major player by holding the 10% of the global waterborne LPG volumes, plans to bring the LPG to...
https://safety4sea.com/equinor-gps-eye-new-lpg-terminal-in-port-klang-malaysia/