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Suspected mine blast rocks cargo ship near Romanian Black Sea port
Crew onboard Togo-flagged general cargo ship were evacuated Monday morning following an explosion near the Black Sea port of Sulina…
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2,500 people take to the streets of Hamburg to protest MSC’s port plans
As many as 2,500 people took to the streets in Hamburg yesterday evening in a protest organised by a local…
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China’s European port interests mapped
Chinese container port interests in Europe have been making plenty of headlines in recent years. Putting their total presence across…
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Backers of Singapore – Rotterdam green corridor vow to slash emissions by up to 30% by 2030
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Port of Rotterdam and 20 partners in the Green & Digital…
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Saverys fails in Exmar buyout bid
Nicolas Saverys has failed in his second bid to take over Belgian gas shipowner and infrastructure provider Exmar. After falling…
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Rhenus taking over two bulk terminals in Amsterdam
German logistics major Rhenus has sealed a deal with utility-backed JERA Global Markets to acquire Rietlanden Terminals, which operates two…
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Ithaca braces for six-day strike by Petrofac offshore workers
Around 85 offshore workers employed by Petrofac are set to take strike action over six days on installations operated by…
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Northland and Orlen secure $5.2bn for Baltic Power offshore wind farm
Northland Power and Orlen have signed a $5.2bn credit agreement for the Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland. Northland…
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Lomar developing methane-reducing tech with Silicon Valley firm
Lomar’s new subsidiary lomarlabs has partnered up with Silicon Valley tech start-up Blue Dot Change for the development, design, and…
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CMA CGM and Maersk team up in decarbonisation drive
Liner giants Maersk and CMA CGM have decided to join forces on several areas relating to decarbonisation, claiming today that…
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Ukraine seeks further Romanian help in shifting grain exports
Desperate to up the amount of grain it can transport Ukraine has asked Romania’s Constanta Black Sea port to allow…
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Hapag-Lloyd establishes standalone ports division in Rotterdam
Hapag-Lloyd is joining a host of top global carriers in carving out its terminals into a separate division. Dheeraj Bhatia…
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‘Gas Kills’: Greenpeace targets France’s first FSRU
Activists with environmental group Greenpeace managed to scrawl ‘Gas Kills’ on the hull of a LNG floating storage regasification unit…
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Eneti’s Seajacks pens offshore wind turbine installation contract
Emanuele Lauro-led offshore wind vessels player Eneti announced that its subsidiary Seajacks has signed a vessel reservation agreement with an…
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DOF adds to backlog with $60m contract extension
Norwegian offshore contractor and vessel owner DOF has signed a letter of intent with an oil major for the extension…
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Geoquip Marine wins work on MarramWind floating wind farm
Swiss-based offshore geotechnical data acquisition specialist Geoquip Marine has won a contract for gathering crucial engineering data to support the…
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Nøklebye to take on Wallenius Lines CEO role in October
Erik Nøklebye has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Swedish shipping company Wallenius Lines. Nøklebye has extensive…
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HGK Shipping orders extra-wide inland gas tanker
German shipping and logistics company HGK Shipping has ordered a gas tanker of unconventional dimensions from the Dutch shipyard De…
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Ukraine celebrates Black Sea shipping breakthroughs
Two bulk carriers made it to the Ukrainian seaport of Chornomorsk over the weekend to pick up grain, while a…
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Economou instigates boardroom battle at Performance Shipping
Greek shipowner George Economou plans to ask for a board seat at fellow tanker owner Performance Shipping and is seeking…
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