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Offshore
Bibby Marine awarded three-year charter extension by TotalEnergies
UK shipowner Bibby Marine has landed a long-term contract extension with the Dutch unit of TotalEnergies for its walk-to-work (W2W)…
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Offshore
Three companies bag $1.75bn in offshore drilling deals with Equinor
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has extended contracts for drilling services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf with KCA Deutag, Odfjell Technology,…
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Offshore
Tidewater PSV secures Neptune Energy contract
OSV owner Tidewater has clinched a charter deal with Neptune Energy for its platform supply vessel Troms Lyra. The 2013-built…
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Offshore
ADNOC, BP pause $2bn NewMed acquisition talks due to Palestine conflict
Discussions regarding an offer made by British energy supermajor BP and UAE’s ADNOC to buy a 50% stake in Israel-based…
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Tankers
Union Maritime taps wind-assisted propulsion for LR2 newbuilds
UK shipowner Union Maritime has moved to fit two of its LR2 tankers under construction in China with BAR Tech…
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Renewables
Corio in offshore wind team up with Vietnamese power company
Corio Generation, an offshore wind portfolio company of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
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Offshore
Shearwater wins survey for UK offshore carbon capture and storage project
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a contract by Spirit Energy for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the…
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Offshore
Gulf Marine Services pens first part of two-phase deal in the Middle East
London-listed liftboat operator Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has signed the first of a two-phase contract for one of its vessels…
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Bunkering
Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization founded in London
Widespread adoption of nuclear power at sea is moving a step closer with the creation of the Nuclear Energy Maritime…
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Offshore
UK extends oil and gas windfall tax until 2029
The government of the UK has decided to extend the windfall tax on oil and gas firms by an additional…
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Renewables
UK government supports offshore wind auction with $1bn
The UK government has announced over £1bn ($1.27bn) in support of the upcoming renewables tender, with the largest slice of…
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Ports and Logistics
CMA CGM drops Wincanton pursuit
French carrier CMA CGM has decided to drop its bid for British logistics firm Wincanton amid a rival takeover bid.…
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Operations
SSY sets up agricultural commodities unit
UK shipbroking group SSY is bolstering its footprint in the commodities sector with the launch of a dedicated agricultural derivatives…
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Contributions
Contractual issues arising from EU ETS implementation explained
Helen Barden and Mark Smith from NorthStandard answer questions arising from the first months of Europe’s Emissions Trading System being…
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Tankers
Secondhand ship prices and sales volumes scale heights
Secondhand tanker and bulker prices are at highs not seen for more than a decade, with owners scrambling for all…
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Ports and Logistics
US logistics firm GXO tops CMA CGM’s offer for Wincanton
The bidding war for UK logistics player Wincanton is heating up, with US-based warehousing firm GXO Logistics surpassing an offer…
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Ports and Logistics
NYK acquires UK logistics company
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has bought Noel Topco, a UK-based holding company of 10 companies, including Global Freight Solutions…
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Operations
Mission to Seafarers elects new secretary general
The Mission to Seafarers, a Christian maritime welfare charity, has announced that its new secretary general will be Peter Rouch.…
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Europe
China, Japan and Greece in a league of their own in latest shipowning charts
Which nation has the world’s most valuable commercial fleet? Two of shipping’s best-known data providers cannot agree. VesselsValue yesterday unveiled…
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Offshore
Gulf Marine Services clinches new vessel deal and a contract extension
London-listed liftboat operator Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has signed a contract extension for one of its vessels currently operational in…
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