There are only 2 people that have survived after their boat with 128 passengers onboard capsized off Nigeria, reported the emergency officials on Wednesday. “There were suspected 128 people aboard the vessel, but only 9 bodies have been found, while only 2 of them survived so far,” told the spokesman of the National Emergency…
The Norwegian company STADT has secured a major order for diesel-electric propulsion for the seismic support vessels that will be used by PGS – Petroleum Geological Services in Oslo. The ships will be owned and operated by Thor Offshore, and long-time chartered to PGS . Designers for the ships are Skipsteknisk in Aalesund, and…
Hong Kong: Hong Kong-listed China Shipping Development (CSD) will shift its focus to LNG and is going to order six LNG carriers this year, as originally reported by SinoShip News three months ago. Li Shaode, president of CSD, revealed the news at the company’s annual results presentation yesterday. Li said that CSD has already…
Manila: A new gateway that provides alternative trade links and inter-island routes in the south of the Philippines has been inaugurated. The roro facility at Blan International Port in Mindanao will serve the island’s booming vegetable farming market. Mindanao has been the scene of most of the Philippines terminal development in the past 12…