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Chevron takes option to extend Eidesvik PSV contact
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore has announced that Chevron North Sea has exercised an option to extend the contract for 2013-built platform…
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Platform supply vessel slams into Equinor North Sea platform
Equinor evacuated personnel on its Statfjord A platform early this morning after a platform supply vessel slammed into it. PSV…
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Fjord crossing another landmark en route to autonomous shipping
The path towards autonomous shipping has cruised passed another landmark moment this week during the Nor-Shipping exhibition near Oslo. Classification…
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Fredriksen tipped to be behind LNG pair at Samsung Heavy
John Fredriksen’s Flex LNG has been tipped by brokers to be behind orders for another pair of LNG carriers worth…
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IMO sets out to expose gender imbalance to drive change
Shipping’s gender imbalance has been a hot topic at this week’s Nor-Shipping event taking place in Norway with discussions centring…
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BHP chastises owners over carbon footprint ignorance
Dry bulk owners have received a public rebuke from one of the world’s largest miners for their ignorance of their…
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ADS Crude Carriers eyes fleet expansion after securing new financing
Norway’s ADS Crude Carriers has agreed terms for a credit facility, which provides financing of the forthcoming intermediate surveys for…
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Awilco secures new charter for LNG carrier
Norwegian LNG vessel owner Awilco LNG has secured a new eight-month time charter contract from an undisclosed oil and gas…
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Spectrum awarded North Sea survey contract
Offshore survey firm Spectrum has commenced the first phase of a new high-density regional multi-client 3D survey in UK’s southern…
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Wilhelmsen Ship Management acquires 50% stake in NorSea Wind
Norway’s Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) has announced the acquisition of a 50% stake of NorSea Wind and its subsidiaries to…
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Europe
EMGS seals Pemex acquisition contract
Following on from an LOI in April, seismic specialist Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has been awarded a multi-year acquisition contract by…
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Norway’s prime minister warns regulators will get tougher on shipping
Norway’s prime minister used the opening speech at Nor-Shipping today to urge shipping to pursue a more urgent, swift decarbonisation,…
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Maritime CEO
Hunter Group: VLCC prowl
Proving once again what a brilliant asset player he is, Norwegian tycoon Arne Fredly revealed in late May he’s closing…
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Europe
Nor-Shipping delegates get a glimpse of Wilhelmsen’s autonomous shipping plans
Wilhelmsen Ship Management used the Nor-Shipping platform yesterday to give its take on the future of the sector, positioning the…
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Awilco LNG carrier involved in prang off Singapore
Norway’s Awilco LNG says that its 2013-built LNG carrier was struck by another vessel off Singapore last Thursday. The company…
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Prosafe and Floatel to merge
Offshore accomodation providers Prosafe and Floatel International have signed an agreement to merge in an all-share deal. The companies said…
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Shearwater to add five more vessels through CGG partnership
Geoservices companies Shearwater GeoServices and CGG has signed a binding term-sheet for a strategic partnership for marine seismic acquisition services…
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UN report calls for collaboration to clean the world’s oceans
The first event on Tuesday morning at the Nor-Shipping exhibition saw Norwegian prime minster Erna Solberg invited to the launch…
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Contributions
Nor-Shipping ought to celebrate finance achievements
I’m more involved in this year’s Nor-Shipping than normal, helping Jannis Kostoulas get his first Oslo Mare Forum up and…
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Europe
Lindhom takes over permanently at EMGS
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has announced that it has appointed Bjørn Petter Lindhom, who has served as interim CEO since December…
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