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Fugro orders pair of uncrewed surface vessels
Dutch subsea and seismic specialist Fugro has ordered two uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) with UK firm SEA-KIT. The two new…
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MASSPorts initiative launched to shape autonomous shipping
MASSPorts, an initiative to collaborate on the development of autonomous ships, has been launched yesterday by representatives from flag, coastal…
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Oman bans the use of open loop scrubbers
Oman has become the latest country to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers in its territorial waters. According to Standard…
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Pace of boxport capacity expansion forecast to contract at least 40% in the wake of coronavirus
The pace of container port capacity expansion is forecast to contract at least 40% over the next five years in…
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Scorpio moves into offshore wind sector
Monaco’s Scorpio Group has further diversified its business with a move into the offshore wind sector. Its dry bulk arm…
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Bank of Valletta seeks €50m out-of-court settlement with out-of-pocket Deiulemar bondholders
Malta’s Bank of Valletta has offered a €50m ($59m) out-of-court settlement to Italian bondholders of defunct Deiulemar, in return to…
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Triple tanker order salvation for STX
They might be small at just 6,600 dwt each, but in the big picture the three newbuild contracts announced from…
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Slow steaming won’t necessarily cut emissions – so what will?
Dr Teemu Manderbacka from NAPA Shipping Solutions writes on how to use operational data to validate new ship designs. Recent…
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Shell signs charters for six newbuild LNG carriers
Shell has entered into separate agreements with Knutsen LNG, Korea Line Corporation, and ICBC Financial Leasing and institutional investors advised by JP…
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Avance Gas offloads VLGC
Norwegian LPG carrier operator Avance Gas has announced the sale of the 2003-built VLGC to an undisclosed buyer for a…
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Montreal port suffers another strike
Montreal port has been plunged into another strike. The Quebec port went through a fractious five-day strike last week over…
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Inmarsat, Thetius and Shell launch crew welfare open innovation challenge
Satellite communications giant Inmarsat has joined forces with Shell Shipping and Maritime and maritime digital consultancy Thetius to launch a…
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OHT orders up to four wind farm installation vessels at China Merchants Heavy Industry
Norwegian heavy lift transport specialist OHT has returned to China Merchants Heavy Industry for the construction of four wind farm…
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Novel Ricoh technology provides ship snapshots
Japanese shipping firm Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has detailed how it is using technology from electronics firm Ricoh to keep…
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Solstad Offshore seals three-vessel contract with BP in Australia
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract by BP Developments Australia for two anchor handling tug supply vessels and…
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LNT Marine, Wuhu Shipyard and SDARI partner up on LNG carrier design
David Wu’s marine technology unit LNT Marine has signed with China’s Wuhu Shipyard and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research…
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Evergreen joins the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corporation has become a signatory to the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) to improve the sustainable lifecycle…
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Global Energy Ventures signs CNG power project in Brazil
Australian compressed natural gas developer Global Energy Ventures (GEV) has entered into a joint development agreement with Porto Norte Fluminense…
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Volkswagen decides to hold on to MAN Energy Solutions
German automotive giant Volkswagen has decided it will keep hold of one of the world’s largest ship engine manufacturers while…
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KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine complete merger
KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine have formally completed a merger to create new brand and entity KPI OceanConnect. The…
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