Singapore: Wilhelmsen Ship Services (WSS) has launched a potable water test kit to help owners ensure they comply with the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006).

Singapore: Shipowners are not expected to have enough cash to purchase low-sulphur fuels, even in the face of the upcoming IMO regulation limiting the sulphur content in bunker fuels, according to Per Wistoft, ceo of Brightoil Shipping Singapore.  

Singapore: Demand for very large crude oil tankers has virtually “ground to a halt” as the oversupply situation worsens and imports from the US drop, even as the Asian region continues to support a considerable portion of consumption, according to...

Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced a number initiatives to promote maritime research and development (R&D), productivity and manpower development at the official opening of Sea Asia 2013 today.

Singapore: Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) and LexisNexis® Singapore have jointly launched the Sale of Ships Under The Singapore Form publication on Monday.

Singapore: The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will conduct a series of free-to-attend ECDIS Workshops at Sea Asia 2013.

Jakarta: The IM Skaugen vessel Norgas Cathinka has been released after more than six months detention in Indonesia, although two crew members remain detained awaiting trial.

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced plans to set up “Hidrobras” - a new entity overseeing Brazil’s inland waterway ports, terminals, waterways and locks.

Singapore: DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) will increase its R&D activities by setting up a dedicated laboratory at its headquarters in Singapore.

New York: Myles Itkin has left his post as vice president, cfo and treasurer at Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) as part of a plan to implement widespread redundancies by the financially troubled shipowner.