Korea Eximbank (Kexim) is planning to launch an ‘eco-ship fund’ worth KRW1trn ($976m) to help domestic shipping companies fund the operation of more energy efficient vessels, reports said.

News reaches us of an event that took place in South Korea at end-May when Korean Maritime University (KMU) and Korean Marine Electronics Industry Promotion Association (Meipa) organised a technical course on Shipdex.

The ill-fated Maritime Maisie, a chemical tanker which remained adrift for almost 100 days in the Sea of Japan, has been successfully salvaged, MSI Ship Management has announced. 

London Offshore Consultants (LOC) have opened up shop in the South Korean capital Seoul.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the International Union of Maritime Insurance (IUMI) and the International Salvage Union (ISU) have united in condemnation of the continuing refusal to provide refuge for fire-damaged, structurally...

The launching ceremony of the fourth ship in a series of four LNG carriers held in South Korea on 11 February 2014. The ship’s construction takes place at STX Offshore and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The LNG carrier SCF Mitre will be assigned the RS...

Stricken chemical tanker Maritime Maisie has remained without refuge after Japanese and South Korean authorities declined to honour requests from operator MSI Ship Management.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has begun laying the keel for a new Petronas floating LNG liquefaction facility at its shipyard in Okpo, South Korea.