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Kongsberg: Short-sea trades will lead autonomous shipping revolution
Hot on the heels from yesterday’s groundbreaking news that Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara International and compatriot maritime technology firm Kongsberg…
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Yara and Kongsberg to build autonomous and zero emissions feeder boxship
Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara International and compatriot maritime technology firm Kongsberg have formed a partnership to build an autonomous and…
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Nestoil takes Frontline VLCC for floating storage
Nigeria’s Nestoil has been revealed as the buyer of the VLCC and sources tell Splash the tanker will now be…
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Hyperloop flies into Nor-Shipping
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), the company leading the charge to realise the concept of transporting people and cargo safely, efficiently…
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Frontline joins the rush for VLCC orders
John Fredriksen’s Frontline is being linked with an order at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for two firm VLCCs. The deal…
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DHT Holdings asks Frontline to move on after rejecting latest takeover bid
DHT Holdings has once again rejected a proposal from John Fredriksen’s Frontline to acquire the company, branding the unrevised proposal…
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Disputed contract for BW Offshore FPSO terminated
Having won an arbitration award in March over a dispute regarding contract rates, BW Offshore has now had its contract for…
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Ship Finance International jackup gets 12-month charter
Ship Finance International has agreed a bareboat charter for 2007-built jackup rig for a period of 12 months. The charter,…
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DeepOcean awarded EPCI contract by Statoil
DeepOcean has been awarded an engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation (EPCI) contract for wear protection on the risers at the…
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Røkke vows to leave bulk of his wealth to philanthropic interests
One of Norway’s richest men is following the likes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet in vowing to leave the…
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Seadrill offloads jackup trio to Shelf Drilling
John Fredriksen’s Seadrill has agreed to sell jackup rigs West Triton, West Resolute and West Mischief to Shelf Drilling for…
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Marshall Islands court agrees to hear Frontline case against DHT but rejects request for restraining order
Frontline, the world’s largest oil tanker shipping company, has moved its legal battle to take over oil tanker firm DHT…
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Wilhelmsen acquires Drew Marine Technical Solutions for $400m
Norway’s Wilhelmsen has signed an agreement to acquire the technical solutions business from Drew Marine, a manufacturer and provider of…
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TechnipFMC awarded EPC contract
Offshore engineering service provider TechnipFMC has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Zakum Development Company (ZADCO)…
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Frontline makes new bid for DHT Holdings
John Fredriksen’s Frontline has announced that it has made a new offer proposal to take over rival tanker firm DHT…
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TechnipFMC awarded subsea contract by ExxonMobil
Offshore engineering service provider TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation for the engineering, manufacture…
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G2 Ocean to officially start work on Labour Day
G2 Ocean, the joint venture of Gearbulk and Grieg Star, will start operating on May 1, seven months after the…
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Shearwater GeoServices awarded seismic contract
GC Rieber Shipping has announced that its 50% owned geoservices company Shearwater GeoServices has received an award from TGS for…
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Siem Offshore wins series of new contracts
Norway’s Siem Offshore has announced a series of new contracts across its fleet. Anchor handling tug supply vessels Siem Aquamarine…
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Fredriksen fails to halt DHT’s takeover of BW’s VLCCs
John Fredriksen’s bid to thwart DHT Holdings taking on the 11-strong VLCC fleet belonging to BW Group looks like it…
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