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Offshore
Aker Capital bolsters position at Solstad Offshore
Kjell Inge Røkke-controlled Aker Capital has upped its stake in Solstad Offshore, acquiring a further 8.24m shares in the Norwegian…
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Offshore
Edda Wind seals green term loan facility agreement
Edda Wind has entered into a green term loan facility agreement for the pre- and post-delivery financing of the four…
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Renewables
Louisiana approves first offshore wind contracts
Louisiana’s State Mineral and Energy Board has approved the state’s first-ever offshore wind operating agreements. The board approved a 6,162 acre…
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Middle East
Urgent talks underway to ensure safety in the Red Sea
Urgent diplomatic discussions are going on around the world to ensure the chaotic scenes recorded in the southern Red Sea…
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Regulatory
Pressure grows on Liberia and Marshall Islands to take action against the dark tanker fleet
Pressure is growing on two of the world’s largest flags – both of whom are headquartered in Virginia in the…
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Environment
COP28 concludes with agreement to move away from the use of fossil fuels
A new deal has been agreed at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai – COP28 – after days of…
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Middle East
Ships shot at in the Red Sea
Ships were shot at while passing near Yemen today in the latest acts terrorising seafarers transiting the Red Sea, a…
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Bunkering
New EU ETS study claims to show true fuel choice costs
Bunker platform ENGINE has compiled a report in partnership with Freight Investor Services in which prices are compared for conventional…
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Ports and Logistics
MSC proceeds with Hamburg port entry
Mediterranean Shipping Co’s buy-in to the port of Hamburg is proceeding as planned. After the voluntary public takeover offer to…
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Containers
New boxship design unveiled
Belgian shipowner Zulu Associates has unveiled a concept design for a 200 teu autonomous, electric short sea container vessel featuring…
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Bunkering
World’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat launched
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH have launched the Hydrotug 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat. The Hydrotug 1 is…
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Splash Extra
The path of least resistance
I am about to do something I very, very rarely do - namely praise a journalist from a rival organisation.…
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Middle East
Houthis fire cruise missile at Norwegian chemical tanker
A Norwegian-owned chemical tanker was struck by a cruise missile yesterday while passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. US Central Command…
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Containers
MSC’s vintage boxship fleet in the spotlight
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest containerline, has many records to its name, including the largest orderbook, but also…
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Containers
X-Press Feeders unveils first methanol dual-fuel ship built in China
X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has unveiled what the first of 14 methanol dual fuel ships looks…
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Tankers
Stena submits takeover bid for Concordia Maritime
Restructured tanker company Concordia Maritime’s largest shareholder, Stena Sessan, has made a cash bid of SEK9.80 ($0.94) per share to…
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Gas
NYK sends its fleet of Moss-type gas carriers in for refurbishment
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is carrying out a major refurbishment of its ageing fleet of Moss-type LNG carriers. The Japanese…
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Middle East
Houthis widen ship targets
It has been another weekend of heightened fear for seafarers transiting the Red Sea. On Saturday, Yemen’s Houthi movement said…
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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd studies wind propulsion for boxships
German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has been studying wind propulsion options for newbuilds. The Hamburg-headquartered liner has unveiled a newbuilding concept design…
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Containers
MSC in for Zodiac resales
Prized Korean newbuild slots are changing hands for big prices. Resales are happening as owners seek earlier delivery slots with…
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