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Castor Maritime enters tanker sector with double aframax buy
Nasdaq-listed Greek owner Castor Maritime has entered the tanker sector with the acquisition of two 2005-built Korean aframax tankers for…
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Shake-up in the logs trade expected with new Russian export ban
The logs trade could be in for a big shake-up with a ban on Russian exports on the cards. Russia…
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Two dominant engine makers will hasten fuel transition: Tsakos
Shipping is in a fortunate position as the future fuel debate reaches its crescendo in that it has just two…
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Michelin signs on with French transatlantic sail operator
Michelin has signed a transport commitment with French start-up Neoline to transport 50% of its tires on a pilot line…
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Northern Supply offloads PSV pair for $6.6m
Norway’s S.D. Standard Drilling has announced that Northern Supply AS, a company in which it has an indirect ownership of…
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Maersk Drilling secures one-well jackup extension with Equinor
Maersk Drilling has announced that Equinor Energy has exercised an option for jackup rig to add one additional well at the…
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Eneti nears bulker clearout with sale of five more ultramaxes
Monaco’s Eneti, the shipowner formerly known as Scorpio Bulkers, has announced the sale of five ultramax bulkers. Eneti has sold…
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Shearwater GeoServices awarded Australian surveys
Seismic specialist Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded two 3D surveys offshore Western Australia. The campaign will commence in the second…
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ROG buys back control from Royal IHC
Ship repair and vessel services firm Rotterdam Offshore Group has reacquired a controlling 75% stake in itself from Dutch shipbuilder…
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Seadrill files for chapter 11
Less than three years after it emerged from a restructuring under chapter 11, John Fredriksen’s offshore drilling company Seadrill has…
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Ørsted takes 50% stake in Polish offshore wind farm projects
Danish renewable energy specialist Ørsted has signed an agreement with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna to form a 50/50 joint venture…
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BW Offshore set to invest in floating offshore wind firm Ideol
BW Offshore says it is in advanced discussions in regards to investing in floating offshore wind solutions firm Ideol. Headquartered…
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Green hydrogen plant at Rotterdam port on the cards
German energy company Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are investigating the possibilities of large-scale production of green hydrogen…
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Magseis Fairfield awarded survey contract in Angola
Norwegian offshore survey service provider Magseis Fairfield has been awarded a contract for a deep-water ocean bottom node baseline survey…
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Buoyant Maersk sets aside up to $5.5bn for acquisitions
A record fourth quarter helped A.P. Møller – Mærsk double its 2020 profits with a significant chunk of the cash…
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Cyprus lays out how to get all seafarers vaccinated
The Cyprus shipping deputy ministry has formally proposed a practical, global approach to delivering Covid-19 vaccinations to seafarers in response…
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Windship Technology claims new design is the ‘Tesla’ of the seas
Wind-powered merchant shipping developments are hitting the industry with ever greater momentum. This week Windship Technology, a British company, unveiled…
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Global Ship Lease acquires and charters back seven boxships
London-headquartered Global Ship Lease has entered into an agreement to purchase and charter back seven 6,000 teu post-panamax containerships. The…
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Navibulgar adds bulker quartet at Yangzijiang
Navibulgar, Bulgaria’s largest shipping company, has returned to Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for the construction of up to four 31,800 dwt Great…
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Dutch solar island promises new fuelling possibilities
A pair of Dutch companies have set out to build a prototype solar island as a novel way of fuelling…
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