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Maersk’s social media position not liked by all
Yesterday’s coverage of a Sea-Intelligence report looking at Maersk’s dominance when it comes to social media has engendered enormous feedback…
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Boskalis awarded two new offshore projects
Dutch offshore service provider Boskalis has been awarded two offshore contracts worth a combined EUR85m ($94.7m). The company secured a…
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Diana Shipping fixes capesize to Pacbulk
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has sealed a new time charter with Singapore’s Pacbulk Shipping for 2015-built capesize vessel…
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Rare mini-cape deal concluded
Brokers tell Splash that Rainbow Maritime has sold the 115,400 dwt mini-capesize bulk carrier for $16m to Ukraine’s Profy PP…
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20 crew kidnapped off Togo
A Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker, , became the latest ship to be hit by pirates on Sunday with 20 out…
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CMA CGM partners with Shell in biofuel move
French container shipping conglomerate CMA CGM has entered into a partnership with Shell to supply tens of thousand of tons…
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Chinese-led consortium to develop first LNG terminal in Cyprus
A Chinese-led consortium has entered into a EUR290m ($322.7m) contract with Cyprus’ Natural Gas Infrastructure Company (ETIFA) to develop the…
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A new era starts for the Zacchello family with Maia Shipping
Motia Compagnia di Navigazione has completed the process of a €130m ($145m) debt restructuring through an agreement approved by a…
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Victor Restis snaps up capesize from Orion Bulkers
Victor Resits led Enterprises Shipping and Trading (EST) has added to its fleet with the acquisition of a capesize vessel…
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Maersk thrashes all carriers when it comes to social media
Contained within the latest weekly report from Copenhagen-based container analysts Sea-Intelligence is a survey looking at carriers’ social media engagement…
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SBM Offshore divests interest in FPSO Sepetiba
Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore has entered into a shareholder agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK regarding the divestment of…
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MSC defends its carbon footprint
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has defended its carbon footprint, having been labelled Europe’s eighth largest polluter in an NGO report…
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Transocean secures semi-sub contract in the Caribbean
Offshore driller Transocean has been awarded a one year contract for the deployment of its 2009-built semi-submersible rig off the…
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Island Drilling awarded North Sea contract by OMV
Norway’s Island Drilling Company has been awarded a contract with OMV (Norge) to drill one well on License 644, close…
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Petrofac secures North Sea framework deals
Petrofac has secured two new framework agreements (FAs) for the provision of engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) services. EnQuest…
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V.Group takes full control of Dania Ship Management
UK-based shipmanagement and services giant V.Group has taken full control of Dania Ship Management, after acquiring a 60% stake from…
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NSB makes bulker entrance taking Graig’s last ship
Tim Ponath-led Reederei NSB has made a step outside its comfort zone. The outfit has emerged as the taker of…
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Subsea 7 secures EPCI contract from Aker BP
Subsea 7 has been awarded of a major contract by Aker BP for the Aerfugl Phase 2 gas field development…
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SAL Heavy Lift in world-first use of hydrogen, methanol injection technology
Hamburg’s SAL Heavy Lift has become the first shipping company in the world to adopt a new hydrogen/methanol technology to…
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Maersk Drilling brings in Halliburton and Petrofac for Seapulse programme
Maersk Drilling has signed agreements with Halliburton and Petrofac to bring in the two companies to collaborate on the exploration…
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