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Gas
Seapeak to acquire Evergas in $700m deal
Seapeak, formerly Teekay LNG Partners, has struck a deal to acquire Danish gas shipping company Evergas for $700m in cash.…
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Gas
MOL seals TotalEnergies charter for LNG newbuild
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has penned a multi-year charter contract with French energy major TotalEnergies for a newbuild liquefied…
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Renewables
Maersk Supply Service scores French floater contract
Denmark’s Maersk Supply Service has won a contract for the transport and installation of three 10 MW wind turbines at…
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Containers
CMA CGM comes onboard €2bn clean hydrogen infrastructure fund
French carrier CMA CGM has joined what is said to be the world’s first and largest infrastructure fund to invest…
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Shipyards
China Merchants Heavy Industry enters LNG sector with GTT licence deal
More Chinese shipbuilders are moving into the LNG carrier construction arena, with China Merchants Heavy Industry Jiangsu (CMHI Jiangsu) sealing…
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Renewables
Nexans wins contract for BP and Equinor US offshore wind project
French cabling firm Nexans has landed a significant contract for phase one of the Empire Wind project developed by a…
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Operations
Nearly 800 animals die in bureaucratic spat between France and Algeria
Calls are growing for the total ban of livestock carriers, with the latest horror story emerging of slaughtered animals in…
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Europe
Bureau Veritas issues detailed well-to-wake future fuels study
Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched a detailed outlook on future maritime fuels in a new 85-page white paper, which calls…
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Containers
Trees for teus: CMA CGM’s creative bid to get early container returns in the US
Trees for teus is French liner CMA CGM’s snappy new way to improve supply chain fluidity in a green fashion.…
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Europe
Macron’s right-hand man investigated over his ties to MSC
In a long running investigation, prosecutors in France have said they will pursue Alexis Kohler, Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff,…
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Containers
APL presses ahead with lawsuit against Matson
CMA CGM subsidiary APL has been allowed by a federal judge in Washington DC to move ahead with an antitrust…
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Renewables
SBM Offshore contracts Boa’s barge for French floater pilot
Norway’s Boa has been awarded a contract by SBM Offshore for the Provence Grand Large (PGL) offshore wind pilot project…
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Tankers
New concept for ammonia-ready LNG-fuelled VLCC gets stamp of approval
A partnership between China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), TotalEnergies, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) and French membrane containment system designer…
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Renewables
Bourbon sets up offshore wind division
French offshore vessel owner and services provider Bourbon has established a new division dedicated to offshore wind after more than…
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Renewables
Floating wind-powered offshore hydrogen production unit set for French debut
The world’s first offshore hydrogen production unit has been inaugurated in the port of Saint-Nazaire, France, ahead of its official…
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Europe
Saadé tipped to bid for France’s second-biggest TV commercial broadcaster
Rodolphe Saadé, who has shot up the rankings on France’s rich list during the pandemic-inspired container bull run, is spending…
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Containers
CMA CGM upgrades services to Guadeloupe and Martinique with seven new biogas-fuelled ships
During a trip to Martinique and Guadeloupe, Rodolphe Saadé, chairman and CEO of Marseille-based liner CMA CGM, has announced the…
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Renewables
Nexans adds to US offshore wind contract backlog
French cabling firm Nexans has secured a new contract with Ørsted and Eversource to supply the export cable for the…
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Offshore
McDermott lands big contract in Angola with TotalEnergies
McDermott International has won a significant contract worth between $250m and $500m from TotalEnergies for engineering, procurement, supply, construction, installation,…
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Gas
Provaris and Total Eren collaborate to ship compressed hydrogen to Europe and Asia
Australian hydrogen shipping start-up Provaris Energy, formerly Global Energy Ventures (GEV), has teamed up with French renewable energy developer Total…
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