The new P-63 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel featuring Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines, the first such ship to utilize gas engines to produce more than 100 MWe of power, has successfully completed all the required full 100% load tests. The tests were carried out at the Cosco shipyard in Dalian, China and
Read moreJakarta: State-run construction firm PT Pembangunan Perumahan Persero is set to start construction this month on a much-needed alternative to Jakarta’s cramped Tanjung Priok port. Groundbreaking for the new Kalibaru port is imminent and comes as Jakarta groans over limited freight handling capacity. The Indonesian capital handles roughly two thirds of all the nation’s
Read moreVice Finance Minister Mahendra Siregar said that without a “breakthrough” it would be difficult to ease container traffic at Tanjung Priok, Indonesia’s largest port. Despite recently signed agreements that aim to push down yard occupancy to 85 percent from a current level of around 100 percent, he said that if Indonesia’s economy continued to
Read moreThe Dutch-flagged vessel Arctic Sunrise has been accused by the Russian transportation ministry for violating Russian and international law. The icebreaker was not close to any military or border guard vessels but was forbidden to enter the Northern Sea Route with the reason for thick ice. Russia had stopped the Greenpeace’s vessel over concerns
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