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Trader Maritime quits shipowning
Piraeus-based Trader Maritime has sold its only ship. Sources tell Splash that Trader Maritime has sold the 10-year-old, 57,000 dwt…
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Solstad Offshore secures AHTS contracts in Brazil
Norwegian OSV operator Solstad Offshore has announced that it has secured contracts from Petrobras for the deployment of AHTS vessels…
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Orsted CEO steps down
Danish green energy major Orsted has announced that Henrik Poulsen has resigned as CEO, effective from January 31 at the…
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BP partners with Windward to promote digitisation of maritime trade
BP Shipping, the shipping unit of energy giant BP, has entered into a partnership with maritime trade analytics service provider…
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Boa Offshore awarded new North Sea wind farm contract
Norwegian owner Boa Offshore has been awarded a new contract by DEME Offshore for offshore construction vessel . The contract,…
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Diana Shipping seals new deal for panamax bulker
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Ausca Shipping in Hong Kong for…
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Research questions the validity of slow steaming’s green claims
Three shipping professors have revisited the science behind slow steaming and are questioning the validity of the green claims championed…
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Macron vows to support maritime post-Covid
French president Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation yesterday in a prime time TV slot in which he promised to support…
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Oldendorff snaps up Tata capesize trio in $213m deal that includes COA
German dry bulk giant Oldendorff Carriers has agreed a package deal with Singapore-based Trust Energy Resources, a subsidiary of Tata…
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Salmar enters suezmax sector with SKS tanker acquisition
Greek tanker owner Salmar Shipping has acquired the 2003-built suezmax tanker from Norwegian owner SKS Tankers, a tanker unit of…
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ESL Shipping adopts biogas fuel for bulk carrier
Finnish bulk carrier operator ESL Shipping has announced that company has adopted renewable liquefied biogas (LBG) to fuel one of…
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Covid-19 slows the spread of environmental regulation
For all the debate in recent months on whether the ongoing pandemic will stymie or accelerate shipping’s decarbonisation path, there…
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New study stresses shipping must retrofit today rather than count on next generation of vessels to meet carbon targets
New climate research has stated that urgent action on emissions from existing ships is the key to tackling shipping’s impact…
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Euronav lashes ‘lethargic’ international response to the humanitarian crisis at sea
Euronav, one of the world’s largest tanker operators, has hit out at the “lethargic” reaction by many governments around the…
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Aker Capital injects cash into Ocean Yield via joint venture deal
Kjell Inge Røkke’s Aker Capital, the majority shareholder of Ocean Yield, has injected cash into the shipowning company with the…
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Team Tankers to delist
Team Tankers International is convening a special general meeting of shareholders on July 13 to push ahead with plans to…
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Descartes Systems acquires Kontainers
Descartes Systems, a Canadian logistics software service provider, has announced that it has acquired Cracking Logistics, which is trading under…
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Perenco closes in on asset play for its only VLCC
French oil and gas player Perenco is attempting a giant asset play, a rare move by the vintage tanker specialist.…
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Diana Shipping newcastlemax gets pay rise with new Engelhart fixture
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has managed to fix one of its newcastlemax bulkers at a higher price than…
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Solstad Offshore awarded new North Sea PSV deals
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has been awarded contracts for two platform supply vessels, supporting an operator in the North Sea. The…
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