The Malaysian Government, in a recent welcomed move, announced its intention to reinstate the exemption of cabotage policy for foreign ships involved in submarine cable repair in a bid to attract more foreign investments in the data centre industry and to spur the growth of the digital economy.
The Ministry
The worldâs largest floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), FSRU Bauhinia Spirit, with a storage capacity of 263,000 m3, arrived in Hong Kong on 13 April 2023. âBy the end of October, it had lifted five cargoes and was serving the Hong Kong community as a viable and
Australia's NSW to ban mining, oil, gas in state waters
Sydney, 15 March (Argus) â Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state government has pledged to prohibit seabed exploration for resources, citing the need to protect the environment.
The Labor party government said it has secured support from across parliament
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 13, 2024âThe 2Africa submarine cable system has moored at Carcavelos, Cascais, to Altice Portugalâs submarine cable station. This is one of the cable systemâs European landing points. The cable was manufactured and installed by Alcatel Submarine Networks. It will improve services for
Bizerte, Tunisia (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 â Tunisia has inaugurated the Ifriqiya submarine cable in the Ain Meriem area of Bizerte port. It is a project planned to increase the countryâs international digital communications. It has a capacity of 200 Gbt and is connected to the main route between
Hong Kongâs HGC Global Communications has confirmed that four cables had suffered substantial damage in the Red Sea. The company estimated that the disruption has impacted approximately 25% of data traffic between Asia and Europe.
Four major submarine cables â Seacom, TGN, AAE-1, and EIG â have been severed. Collectively
By Olivia Solon and Mohammed Hatem (Bloomberg) â
The anchor of a cargo ship that was attacked by Houthi militants was the most likely cause of damage to three telecommunications cables in the Red Sea in late February, according to a subsea cable trade group that includes companies operating in the
HGC Global Communications, a leading Hong Kong-based telecommunications provider, has reported substantial damage to several undersea communications cables in the Red Sea. The company estimates that the disruption has impacted approximately 25% of data traffic between Asia and Europe.
Four major submarine cables, namely Seacom, TGN, AAE-1, and
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company confirmed that its vessel MSC Sky II suffered minor damage including a fire after it was struck by the Houthis. The Indian Navy went to the vesselâs aid after the attack and reported that they also escorted the ship to safe waters.
The 30,000
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company confirmed that its vessel MSC Sky II suffered minor damage including a fire after it was struck by the Houthis. The Indian Navy went to the vesselâs aid after the attack and reported that they also escorted the ship to safe waters.
The 30,000
Malaysia has reversed an earlier cabotage decision on cable laying. Transport Minister Anthony Loke told reporters on Friday March 1st that the country would now permit foreign vessels to repair undersea cables in its waters. Loke said that the move could be made permanent, noting that the move would be
As many as four submarine communications cables have been damaged in the Red Sea between Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and Djibouti in East Africa, according to a report in respected Israeli news outlet Globes,
Globes said that it had received reports that the cables are from the companies AAE-1
Italyâs Prysmian has signed a contract worth around âŹ1.9bn ($2.4bn) for the delivery of a major HVDC cable system for the Eastern Green Link 2 network development project that will connect Scotland and England.
Eastern Green Link 2 is a planned HVDC submarine and underground cable link
Singapore to invest $3.7bn in new clean energy fund
Singapore, 16 February (Argus) â Singapore will set up a Future Energy Fund to develop clean energy options with an initial injection of S$5bn ($3.7bn), said the country's deputy prime minister Lawrence Wong today.
"Significant effort and costs
Vardâs facilities in Brattvaag, Norway will convert 2008-built vessel IT Infinity into a cablelayer for redelivery to Barbados-based IT International Telecom Marine in Q3 2024.
This 93-m, 4,277-gt vessel was built as Volstad Princess for Volstad Maritime and was acquired by SD Standard Drilling
[By Basil Germond]
Recent attacks on commercial shipping and warships in the Red Sea by Yemenâs Houthi rebels have brought the ocean back to the forefront of international security.
Western global leadership was the result of centuries of sea mastery. Controlling the global ocean enables the projection of military
[By Basil Germond]
Recent attacks on commercial shipping and warships in the Red Sea by Yemenâs Houthi rebels have brought the ocean back to the forefront of international security.
Western global leadership was the result of centuries of sea mastery. Controlling the global ocean enables the projection of military
Norwegian ship designed and builder Vard has secured a contract from I.T. International Telecom Marine (IT) to convert its platform supply vessel (PSV) IT Infinity into a cable laying vessel (CLV).
The PSV was built at Vard Brattvaag and delivered to Volstad Maritime in 2008 under the name Volstad Princess
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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA Singapore) has released a notice regarding upcoming trenching, rocksaw and cable installation work to be performed along the East Johor Strait between February 26th and May 11th, reports American Club.
The relevant coordinates for the work to be performed are set forth