A speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized off southern Vietnam on Saturday, 11 July, leaving 15 people dead in one of the region's worst recent passenger vessel disasters.
Three seafarers who survived the March attack on the bulk carrier Mayuree Naree have launched legal action against operator Precious Shipping, with Thailand's Central Labour Court accepting the case on 10 July.
Indonesia has taken delivery of its first cargo of Russian crude oil under a supply arrangement agreed with Moscow in April, marking a notable shift in the country's import sourcing strategy.
Global energy markets are turning their focus to the Strait of Malacca amid concern that the transit charges recently floated for the Strait of Hormuz could set a precedent that spreads to Southeast Asia's busiest shipping corridor.
PKR Offshore (PKRO), the offshore wind support arm of Singapore-listed Marco Polo Marine, has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy covering the deployment and charter of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs).
Around 50 offshore workers employed on the Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms in the UK North Sea have voted in favour of strike action, escalating a dispute over pay offers they have described as inadequate.
