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Stena Drilling awarded new semi-sub contract by Petrofac
Stena Drilling has sealed a new contract with Petrofac for drilling operations using 2001-built semi-submersible rig . The contract is…
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MingYang secures first European offshore wind contract
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has been awarded a contract by Renexia to supply wind turbines for the first…
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Odfjell Drilling rig finds work with Lundin
Odfjell Drilling has entered into a letter of intent with Lundin Energy for the deployment of its semi-submersible rig .…
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Cosco to invest in three LNG carriers for Arctic LNG 2
Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation has announced that it has approved a plan to invest in three LNG carriers for the…
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Kawasaki Heavy completes world’s first liquefied hydrogen receiving terminal
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries has announced the completion of the Kobe LH2 Terminal, the world’s first liquefied hydrogen receiving terminal.…
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Courage Investment expands into online crew training
Hong Kong-listed Courage Investment, formerly Courage Marine, has entered into a strategic agreement with Shandong Sooc Education Technology Stock Corp…
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DP World invests in Angola
DP World, the UAE-based terminal operator, has signed a 20-year contract to invest $190m modernising Angloa’s multipurpose terminal at the…
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DSME merger delayed
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the holding company of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, has revised a contract with Korea…
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Congested LA and Long Beach ports battle major Covid outbreak
California’s main two boxports, already suffering extreme congestion (see MarineTraffic map created today below), are having to fight a severe…
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Boxship attacked in Gulf of Guinea, 15 crew kidnapped and one dead
The 2,824 teu containership was attacked by pirates near Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea yesterday, while it was…
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Indonesia seizes two tankers conducting Iranian oil transfer
Indonesia’s coast guard arrested the Iranian-flagged Horse and the Panamanian-flagged Freya tankers on Sunday over suspected illegal fuel transfers. The…
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Dalian port suffers dramatic 42% decline in box volumes
The Chinese Ministry of Transport released full year figures at the end of last week for the country’s 24 largest…
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MSC trials alternative HFO
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest containerline, will trial emulsified synthetic heavy fuel oil on its ships this…
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Thoresen Thai buys another Scorpio ultramax
Thai owner Thoresen Thai has announced the acquisition of a 2016-built 61,144 dwt ultramax vessel. The vessel has been identified…
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Castor Maritime seals new loan to aid fleet growth
Nasdaq-listed dry bulk owner Castor Maritime has closed a $15.3m senior term loan facility with a European financial institution, secured…
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Mental health and honey badgers: No laughing matter
Christian Ayerst, CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions, writes for Splash demanding organisational change ashore and at sea. I’m a…
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Vantage Drilling sends nine-year-old drillship for scrap
A host of hugely expensive drillships contracted for up to $750m each with Korean yards around the time of the…
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Solstad Offshore CSV trio awarded four new contracts
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has announced the award of four contracts for three of the company’s construction support vessels. Commencing in…
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Subsea 7 awarded Angolan contract by CABGOC
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Chevron’s Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC) for the Sanha Lean Gas Connection…
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Tasik Subsea DSV earns Covid-19 accreditation from ABS
Tasik Subsea’s dive support vessel has become the first vessel to receive the IDM-A (Infectious Disease Mitigation – Arrangements) Class…
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