Karen Ng
Karen Ng is Lloyd’s List’s Senior Reporter based in Singapore, covering all aspects of shipping in Southeast Asia. She joined us in September 2023 after more than a decade of reporting experience, primarily as a commodities specialist, with stints at S&P Global Commodity Insights covering refined oil products, petrochemicals, and at Fastmarkets covering alloys and base metals. Prior to covering commodities, Karen was a business journalist, covering mergers and acquisitions at Mergermarket. She began her career in business news coverage on Singapore’s Business Times publication.
Latest From Karen Ng
NYK extends scope of biofuel bunker trials
NYK is expanding the scope of its existing bio-fuel trials and, if successful, plans to gradually extend biofuel use across its fleet
Samudera buys two ethylene gas carriers for $12.6m
Although few details of the agreement were announced, Lloyd’s List Intelligence data shows only three Seapeak LPG carriers match the description
Ex-SembMarine executive and consultant acquitted in Brazil corruption case
In 2020, both men were charged with money laundering. Cheah also faced corruption charges related to 2012 drilling rig contracts
Singapore’s vessel arrivals hit record 3bn gross tonnes
Elsewhere in Tuas, three more berths became operational this year, with functional berths at a total of eight as Singapore aims to consolidate port operations into the new facility by 2027
Port of Antwerp-Bruges business unit to develop Malaysia’s Perak port of Lumut into maritime hub
Having been involved in similar projects in Oman and Namibia, this project is the first the subsidiary business unit of the port of Antwerp has put together in Southeast Asia
Vitol consolidates shipping activities into Singaporean company led by Kit Kernon
It will replace Vitol’s current Singapore-based shipping company Mansel