Singapore offshore vessel player and shipyard Marco Polo Marine, along with its Taiwan-based subsidiary PKR Offshore, has entered into a financing agreement for its offshore wind commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) newbuild. The financing deal for the purpose-built CSOV, to be named Wind...
https://splash247.com/marco-polo-marine-fixes-financing-deal-for-csov-newbuild/
Yesterday’s 7.4 earthquake which struck northeast Taiwan has damaged some berths at Hualien port. The quake, the most powerful to hit the island for 25 years, resulted in several wharfs bulging at Hualien, according to Wilhelmsen Port Services. The damaged berths are used for sand, bulk cargo...
The will of Chang Yung-Fa, the founder of the Taiwanese global liner Evergreen, to leave all his deposits, stocks, and real estate to his second son Chang Kuo-Wei has been upheld in court. After Chang died in January 2016, a will emerged in which he left most of his NT$14 billion ($437m) fortune to...
https://splash247.com/final-ruling-in-long-battle-over-the-will-of-evergreen-founder/
Wind turbine inspection, repair and maintenance business Swire Renewable Energy is partnering up with Taiwanese wind turbine blades maker Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology to offer services in the Taiwanese offshore wind sector and other parts of the Asia Pacific region. A memorandum of...
It’s time to send a signal to Beijing that a crisis is approaching. China’s use of grey zone tactics is intensifying. This worsening trend line has been evident for several years and seems headed towards an unintended violent incident, a crisis, and possibly armed conflict. Attempts need to be made...
Taiwanese news outlets RTI and CNA report that two people were killed and another two have gone missing after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized and sank near Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands on Thursday, March 14. The vessel identified as Min Long Yu 61222 was approximately 1.1 nautical miles off Dongding...
Two Asia-Pacific flashpoints – the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait – stand at a critical juncture, but their connection is not always well understood. In the South China Sea, China has ramped up its military assertiveness against the Philippines while at the same time holding out the prospect of...
Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered a new catamaran crewboat to Taiwanese offshore energy support company Prosperous Wind Shipping. Prosperous Three will support operations at Taiwan’s Yunlin offshore wind farm commencing in April 2024. The vessel measures 27 by nine metres and has...
Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Offshore and Marine Engineering Company (COMEC) has begun construction on a new Ro-Pax ferry slated for state-owned operator Xiamen Mintai Ferry. Design work on the vessel was completed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) in compliance to China...
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 7 (Reuters) – China has stepped up grey-zone warfare against Taiwan, aiming to make the areas around the democratic island “saturated” with balloons, drones and civilian boats,…
https://gcaptain.com/china-steps-up-grey-zone-warfare-to-exhaust-taiwan-report-says/