Shipping & Marine

Competition watchdog rejects merger of 2 maritime suppliers

The merger will give the new company a 'substantial' market share that could wipe out potential competition.

Keppel reveals price of dredger contracts with Van Oord: $212m

It answered a query from the Singapore Exchange to disclose transaction details.

Sembcorp Marine finishes 3 Culzean topsides

They were built at Sembmarine’s Admiralty Yard for 32 months.

Sembcorp Marine wins Shell Vito vessel contract

This followed the signing of a letter of intent on 5 December 2017.

Keppel O&M to build suction hopper dredgers for Van Oord

The two dredgers are expected to be completed in Q4 2020 and Q2 2021 respectively.

Keppel sells 5 jackup rigs to Borr Drilling for $1b

It expects 1 rig to be delivered in 2019 and 4 others in 2020.

Sembmarine completes world's first 40-year FSO vessel

FSO Ailsa will sail for the Culzean field in the UK North Sea next month.

Sembcorp Industries Q1 profits plunged 34.1% to $76.65m

It blamed low business volume in its marine segment and low land sales.

Sembmarine risks sinking in 2018 despite new orders

It still has to work through the 2016-2017 orders that were secured at lower-than-average EBIT margins.

Singapore gives $6.5m to International Maritime Organisation

It also launched a 5-year technical cooperation with IMO for fellowships, workshops, and scholarships.

Sembmarine Q1 profits sank 85.7% to $5.32m

It said recovery in rig orders will take some time as drilling segments remain oversupplied.

MPA inks $1.46b contract for Tuas Terminal Phase II development

It is part of the seven deals it signed with maritime partners.

2 in 3 shipping bosses look to e-commerce for digitising their firms

The other sectors they looked to were the transport and fintech & banking sectors.

Singapore inks deal to upgrade seafaring jobs

It also launched a specialist diploma course in maritime superintendency for graduates.

Keppel's Q1 profits jumped 33.7% to $337.47m

Growth was led by the property division, whose profits surged by 298% to $378m.

Chart of the Day: Shipyard orders could reach $6b total in 2018

Analysts gauge orders worth $3b each for Keppel and Sembmarine within the year.