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Transocean semisub assigned to Norwegian carbon capture project
Offshore driller Transocean will later this year send its 2016-built semisub rig to support the Northern Lights carbon capture storage…
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Partners Group acquires OSV operator North Star
Swiss-based private equity firm Partners Group has agreed, on behalf of its clients, to acquire Aberdeen-based OSV owner and operator…
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‘Size isn’t an objective for us’: MSC’s Soren Toft
Soren Toft, CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has passed comment on one of this week’s biggest shipping stories –…
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Xeneta and Compass take on rivals with new daily container freight index
Oslo-based ocean freight rate benchmarking platform Xeneta, in partnership with Swiss financial index provider Compass Financial Technologies, has rolled out…
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Trafigura details more strict green shipping targets
Swiss commodities trading giant Trafigura has upped its emissions targets, something that will have significant implications for its many shipping…
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Maersk hands the baton to MSC at top of the liner rankings
The changing of the guard at the top of the liner rankings is underway. Alphaliner data shows there’s just 10,817…
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WinGD sets dates for ammonia and hydrogen engines
Swiss engine designer WinGD plans to launch engines able to run on methanol and ammonia from 2024 and 2025 respectively,…
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MSC continues growth with addition of four ships via the secondhand market
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has shown no sign of slowing down its rapid fleet growth, linked this week to the…
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SBM Offshore charged in Africa bribery case
Three Swiss subsidiaries of Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore have been ordered to pay over $7m for failing to prevent…
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MSC and Wärtsilä to trial alternative fuels conversion for two-stroke engines
Finnish marine technology firm Wärtsilä is set to commercially launch its two-stroke future fuels conversion platform during the first quarter…
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First satellite-focused leasetech firm aims to disrupt equipment financing
A new company has been launched, aiming to revolutionise the way firms finance satellite telecommunications equipment. SatLease Capital is focused…
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Global Energy Storage buys Gunvor’s assets in Rotterdam to develop low carbon products terminal
Guernsey-incorporated developer of energy storage assets, Global Energy Storage (GES) has made its first major investment at Europoort in the…
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Russian navy comes to the rescue of MSC ship attacked off West Africa
The Russian Navy reacted fast yesterday helping stop a pirate attack underway onboard a boxship operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co…
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Transocean secures several new contracts and extensions
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has reported several new awards and contract extensions, adding to the company’s backlog of approximately $7.1bn.…
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Stena gets into the methanol retrofit business
Swedish shipowning group Stena has joined forces with Swiss-based methanol producer Proman to jointly develop a methanol retrofit and supply…
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Gunvor books four Celsius LNG newbuilds
Swiss-based commodity trading giant Gunvor, through its subsidiary Clearlake Shipping, has sealed a deal to charter four newbuild LNG carriers…
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MSC teams up with Chinese research institute to promote shipping decarbonisation
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) and the China Waterborne Transport Research Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly promote…
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MSC most recent carrier sued under US law on Cuban trade
Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has been sued in a US court for violating the Helms-Burton Act. The Act is intended…
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Vitol Bunkers expands bunkering services
Vitol Bunkers has announced the launch of a new bunkering service in the ARA (Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp) region, starting this October. The…
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MSC makes takeover bid for Brazil’s Log-In Logistica
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has lodged a bid to take over Brazil’s Log-In Logistica Intermodal. MSC said in a statement…
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