Taiwan Archives - Baird Maritime

December 29, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – December 29, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on December 29, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply.

Norwegian platform supply vessel (PSV) operators have secured for themselves a considerable chunk of the recent succession of awarded charters. The contracted deployments ..

November 30, 2021

VESSEL REVIEW | Kai Shiuan 8 – Fast 388-pax catamaran to serve Taiwan inter-island routes

Written by Baird Maritime on November 30, 2021. Posted in Ferries, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Singapore shipbuilder Glow Marine has delivered a new fast aluminium catamaran ferry to operate on inter-island routes within the Penghu Archipelago in south-western Taiw ..

FISHING/AQUACULTURE WEEK

November 4, 2021

Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute taps Singapore builder for new vessels

Written by Baird Maritime on November 4, 2021. Posted in Marine Research and Training, Regulation & Enforcement.

The Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) has awarded a contract to Singapore shipbuilder Vallianz Holdings for the design and construction of three new research vess ..

December 20, 2021

COLUMN | Days Five to Eight of Offshore Christmas: Hydrogen and CMB; Swire Pacific Offshore, Sanko and K-Line; Brent Crude; Ammonia, Eidesvik, Fortescue and MMA Offshore [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 20, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

Not long until Christmas now! As the big day gets closer, you will have seen Cairn Capricorn Energy, Vantage Drilling, North Star, Vard and Shearwater featuring in Part O ..

MARITIME SECURITY WEEK

November 19, 2021

VESSEL REVIEW | PP-3595 – Highly versatile coast guard craft for Taiwan’s eastern waters

Written by Baird Maritime on November 19, 2021. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

The Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (TCGA) recently took delivery of two new patrol vessels slated for operation on the country’s east coast. Built locally by the Jon ..

RESEARCH & TRAINING WEEK

October 27, 2021

Construction starts on 78m fishing training vessel for Taiwan

Written by Baird Maritime on October 27, 2021. Posted in Catching, Marine Research and Training.

Taiwan’s Lung Teh Shipbuilding has begun construction of a new ship that will be used to help train the crews who will man the country’s fleet of modern fishi ..

December 13, 2021

COLUMN | The First Four Days of Christmas 2021: Cairn/Capricorn, Vantage Drilling, North Star and Vard, Shearwater and Shell [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 13, 2021. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Subsea Surveying, Work Boat World Features.

Last year we took an offshore take to the familiar Twelve Days of Christmas carol (here) and (here). So, now it is time to revisit the first four festive players, and cat ..

OFFSHORE WEEK

November 8, 2021

COLUMN | The wind beneath my wings: Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa, Vestas, MingYang, Venterra, REM and Norwind [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on November 8, 2021. Posted in Offshore Construction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Profit warnings, disappointing revenues, and unfortunate surprises with both costs and margins. Sounds a lot like the offshore oil and gas services industry? Actually, I ..

October 15, 2021

Evergreen orders 24 feeder ship newbuildings from Chinese yard

Written by Baird Maritime on October 15, 2021. Posted in Boxship World.

The Evergreen Group of Taiwan has placed an order for 24 feeder containerships to be built by China’s Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding. The newbuilding contract covers ..