Malaysia Archives - Baird Maritime

February 24, 2021

MPA, Yara International join ammonia-fuelled tanker joint development project

Written by Baird Maritime on February 24, 2021. Posted in Tanker World.

Ammonia-fuelled tanker joint development project (JDP) consortium members MISC, Lloyd’s Register (LR), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), and MAN Energy Solutions ..

February 18, 2021

Malaysia’s Yinson orders rescue boat for FPSO

Written by Baird Maritime on February 18, 2021. Posted in Search and Rescue.

Malaysian offshore operator Yinson Holdings has placed an order for a new self-propelled rescue boat from Austrian deck machinery specialist Palfinger. The boat will be ..

January 14, 2021

COLUMN | A little knowledge is a dangerous thing [Tug Times]

Written by Alan Loynd on January 14, 2021. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation, Ship World Features, Work Boat World Features.

Tug companies in the Far East might be expected to recoil in horror at a recent report published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research. Written by academics at ..

February 22, 2021

Kim Heng forms offshore business JV with Malaysian company

Written by Baird Maritime on February 22, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore Tugs and Operations.

Singapore-based Kim Heng Offshore and Marine, through newly incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary Bridgewater Offshore (BWOSB), has entered into an agreement to form a ..

January 19, 2021

Seven rescued as supply vessel sinks near Sabah

Written by Baird Maritime on January 19, 2021. Posted in Platform Supply, Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval).

Personnel on a Royal Malaysian Navy craft have successfully rescued all seven crewmembers of an offshore supply vessel that sank off the east coast of Sandakan in Sabah ..

January 8, 2021

MISC takes delivery of second VLEC from South Korean yard

Written by Baird Maritime on January 8, 2021. Posted in Gas Tanker World.

Malaysia’s MISC has taken delivery of Seri Erlang, its second very large ethane carrier (VLEC). The newbuild is the second of six VLECs ordered by MISC from Samsung ..

February 22, 2021

Malaysian SAR vessels respond to yacht fire off Langkawi

Written by Baird Maritime on February 22, 2021. Posted in Firefighting, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has responded to an incident wherein a yacht caught fire while anchored in the Malacca Strait off Langkawi Island on ..

January 15, 2021

Second Keris-class littoral mission ship delivered to Royal Malaysian Navy

Written by Baird Maritime on January 15, 2021. Posted in Ships (Naval).

The Royal Malaysian Navy recently took delivery of its second Keris-class littoral mission ship (LMS). Built by China Shipbuilding and Offshore International, the future ..

December 28, 2020

OPINION | Southeast Asia will take a major economic hit if shipping is blocked in the South China Sea

Written by David Uren on December 28, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Boxship World, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Dry Cargo World, Naval, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

A military conflict in the South China Sea would force most shipping from Europe, the Middle East and Africa destined for Asia and the US west coast to be diverted around ..