 | | Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2010 The 5th Singapore Maritime Week (SMW), a leading maritime event in Singapore, was held from 25th to 30th April 2010. Driven by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the one-week event showcased the vibrancy and diversity of Singapore as an international maritime centre with conferences, dialogues, exhibitions and other social activities. |
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| | IMC Showcases Businesses At Marintec China 2009 IMC participated in the most prominent biennial international maritime event in Asia - Marintec China 2009, held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from 1 - 4 December 2009. As the largest marine exhibition in China, it attracted 1,200 exhibitors from 28 countries in 18 national/regional pavilions and about 40,000 visitors this year. |
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| | IMC Participates In Marintec China 2009 IMC will participate in the coming Marintec China 2009 held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from 1 - 4 December 2009. |
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| | CUEL And SWIBER Formally Join Hands In 51:49 JV In Thailand CUEL announced on 29 June 2009 that it has signed an agreement with Swiber to incorporate a 51:49 (CUEL-Swiber respectively) Joint Venture Company, called CUEL Swiber Offshore (Thailand) Ltd. (“CSOTL” or the “JV Company”), which will be based in Bangkok, Thailand. |
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| | Unithai Shipyard Recognised For Excellence In Safety Standards By Singapore Rig Builder Unithai Shipyard and Engineering Limited, Thailand's premier shipyard, has received an appreciation award from PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd of Singapore for its excellence in ensuring the safety of all employees. |
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| | Hong Kong PolyU Names Maritime Library and Research & Development Centre after Tan Sri Frank Tsao The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has named its Maritime Library and Research & Development Centre (the Centre) after Tan Sri Frank Tsao Wen-King, Founder and Senior Chairman of the IMC Group, in appreciation of his HK$10 million donation from IMC Hong Kong International Shipping and Transport Logistics Foundation Limited - for the Centre's further advancement in education, training and research. |
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| | IMC Participates In Sea Asia 2009 IMC took part in Sea Asia 2009 - the biennial maritime exhibition and conference in Asia, held at Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 21 to 23 April 2009. Over 10,000 visitors from more than 50 countries were drawn to the exhibition featuring close to 350 exhibitors including seven country pavilions. |
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| | Sea Asia 2009 With the rousing success of the inaugural Sea Asia in 2007, the much anticipated biennial maritime event is back this April with Sea Asia 2009 in Suntec Singapore. |
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| | Aurora Tankers MD Appointment in IMC Corp Group IMC Corp Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Captain Tan Chai Hee to Managing Director, Aurora Tankers Management Pte Ltd, with effect from 19 September 2008. |
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| | IMC Group Spreads Festive Joy with Senior Citizens The piece of mooncake and $20 red packet may be a small gesture, but it provided an opportunity for 90 employees of IMC Group to meet the elderly staying in one room flats, a first for many of them. |
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| | Singapore Confers Highest National Honour on Maritime Luminary Tan Sri Frank Tsao Wen-King Tan Sri Frank Tsao Wen-King, Founder and Senior Chairman of the IMC Group, received Singapore’s Honorary Citizen Award 2007 from President S R Nathan at The Istana today. Tan Sri Tsao is the first maritime luminary to receive this highest form of recognition given by the Singapore Government for outstanding contributions of foreigners to the country’s growth and development. |
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| | IMC Corp Group Appoints Group Chief Financial Officer IMC Corp Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Tan Cheng Sim as Group Chief Financial Officer at IMC Corp Group, effective 1 July 2008. |
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| | IMC Corp Group donates S$300,000 to Hua Mei Clinical Services of the Tsao Foundation IMC Corp Group celebrates the spirit of corporate giving with a $300,000 donation in the inaugural IMC Corp Charity Golf Tournament 2008. Held on 23 May 2008 at Tanah Merah Country Club, over 70 corporate partners participated in this IMC Corp initiative that would benefit Hua Mei Clinical Services of the Tsao Foundation. |
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| | MSI Wins KOCH “100 Club” Vetting Performance Award MSI Ship Management Pte Ltd (MSI) was conferred the prestigious KOCH “100 Club” Vetting Performance Award on 9 April 2008 in recognition of its 100% vetting success of managed tankers reviewed by Koch Shipping Inc. |
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| | Aurora Tankers’ Vessels Receive QUALSHIP 21 Designation Aurora Tankers (AT) has recently received the prestigious QUALSHIP 21 (Quality Shipping for the 21st century) designation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for six vessels in its fleet - M/V Maritime Suzanne, M/V Maritime Jingan, M/V Maritime Maisie, M/V Maritime Rosemary, M/V Maritime Gisela and M/V Maritime Vanessa. |
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| | 02-05-2008 | | Bangkok, Thailand | | CUEL And Swiber Execute MOU To Pursue Offshore EPCIC Projects In Asia Pacific CUEL Limited of Thailand and Swiber Holdings Limited of Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will allow both Companies to jointly pursue offshore EPCIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning) Projects in the Asia Pacific Region. |
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| | 18-04-2008 | | Bangkok, Thailand | | Unithai Stepping Up With Energy Transportation Services Unithai, the Thai arm of IMC Corp Group, has unveiled plans to provide transportation-based supply-chain solution services to South East Asia, primarily for Thailand’s oil and gas industry. The new business will be operated by Unithai Energy Pte Ltd, based in Singapore. |
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| | Deputy CEO Appointments in IMC Corp Group IMC Corp Group is pleased to announce the joint promotion of both Kim Kyung Soo and Eng Aik Meng as Deputy CEOs of IMC Corp Group, with effect from 1 April 2008. |
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| | IMC–MOL To Form Joint Venture To Own And Operate VLOCs IMC Shipping Limited has signed an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to form a joint-venture to acquire, own and operate Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs). Each company will make an initial injection of a converted VLOC (from a Very Large Crude Carrier – VLCC) into the joint venture. Currently, one of the VLCC vessels is already undergoing conversion and expected to begin operations as a VLOC in the third quarter of 2008. The other vessel will enter the yard for conversion in May 2008. |
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| | IMC Boosts Offshore Portfolio With Acquisition of Marine Engineering Firm IMC Corp is pleased to announce the acquisition of Marine Engineering Services Pte Ltd (MES), an offshore marine engineering company based in Singapore. This move will add engineering design capabilities to IMC’s offshore engineering portfolio to meet the rising upstream demand within the Oil & Gas (O&G) industry. |
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| | IMC forms Joint Venture with Liuzhou Chemical Industrial Group Co. Ltd IMC announced the formation of Guangxi IMC Liuzhou Chemical Co. Ltd, a joint venture (JV) with Liuzhou Chemical Industrial Group Co. Ltd. to manufacture and market coal-based methanol and downstream products. This JV will also be involved in the trading and warehousing of coal and other materials in Guangxi Qinzhou, China. |
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| | Dalian Changxing Island Port Officially Opens The Dalian Changxing Island Port was officially opened on 19 December 2007, marking a major milestone for Dalian Changxing Island’s development plans. |
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| | Signing Ceremony For CPOC Phase II Project CUEL Limited, a Thailand-based offshore construction company, held the contract signing ceremony for Carigali - PTTEP Operating Company (CPOC) project at its yard in Laem Chabang, Chonburi on 5 September 2007. The signing was accomplished by Mr. Narong Boonyasaquan, Managing Director of CUEL Limited and Mr. Chong Hin Loon, Deputy Executive Chairman of Kencana HL Sdn Bhd. |
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| | Completion Ceremony Of Carigali Hess Project The “Carigali Hess Bumi, Bulan and Suriya Gas field Development” project in Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development area by CUEL Limited, a Thailand-based offshore construction company, has finally been completed after 16 months of unremitting work. The CKR-3 Gas Compression Module is scheduled to sail away on the 22 September 2007, after the BMA, SYA and BLA Jackets that already sailed away on the 2 June, 12 July and 8 August 2007 respectively. |
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| | CUEL Limited Awarded HOEC Project CUEL Limited, a Thailand-based offshore construction company, has been awarded a project, supply Wellhead Jacket and Topside total weight 3,320 tones, from Hindustan Oil Exploration Company (HOEC) for its development in the northern offshore portion of the Cauvery Basin, within the State of Tamil Nadu, India. |
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| | Unithai Forms Joint-venture With Vietnamese Companies Unithai formed a joint venture with three of Vietnam’s leading shipping and logistics companies to develop the logistics business in Vietnam. |
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| | Selendang Ayu Settlement Reached IMC Shipping Co Pte Ltd, General Agent of the M/V Selendang Ayu, which grounded off Unalaska Island in the Aleutians during a fierce storm in December of 2004 and the United States Department of Justice have reached a settlement of federal charges arising from the accident and its aftermath. Under the terms of the settlement, IMC pleaded guilty to three strict liability, misdemeanor charges, i.e. two for violations of the Refuse Act and one from the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, relating to the discharge of oil and soy beans from the vessel, and killing migratory birds. |
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| | PTTEP Promoting Thai Shipbuilding Industry PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) unveiled a multi-purpose offshore vessel built by Unithai Shipyard and Engineering, the largest shipyard in Thailand. The vessel will support PTTEP’s exploration and production in the Bongkot Asset, part of the Navamindra Petroleum Area, in the Gulf of Thailand. PTTEP signed a three-year contract with Mermaid Offshore Services Limited, a provider of drilling and sub-sea engineering services for the oil and gas industry, to charter this new vessel use in the Gulf. |
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| | Smart, Great Southerm Maritime Services Corp Ink Partnership Seafarers onboard foreign-going ships may now conveniently remit money to their loved-ones in the Philippines using Smart Money. |
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