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Containers
MSC partners with Shell on path towards decarbonisation
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s second largest containerline, has signed a memorandum of understanding with energy major Shell to…
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Tankers
Proman signs for two more methanol-powered newbuildings
Methanol champion Proman has finalised an agreement to build two additional 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers, bringing its total…
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Containers
MSC linked to another five boxship buys
Having added around 60 secondhand vessels over the last 10 months, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) shows no sign of slowing…
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Containers
Søren Toft lays out MSC’s position on path to decarbonisation
Nearly seven months into the job and Søren Toft is getting his views across this week. The CEO of Mediterranean…
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Renewables
BW Ideol and Hitachi ABB team up on floating substations
BW Ideol has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hitachi ABB Power Grids for an industry-first collaboration on developing scalable…
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Offshore
Transocean wins new contracts worth $116m
Transocean has secured new contracts worth around $116m for two of its harsh-environment semisub rigs in Norway. was awarded a…
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Containers
MSC’s secondhand splurge over the past 10 months hits record 60 ships
Mediterranean Shipping Co’s stunning secondhand splurge has hit another milestone. The Soren Toft-led company has paid Eastern Pacific Shipping $42.5m…
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Offshore
Transocean looks to raise $400m
Offshore driller Transocean is looking to benefit from a continuous rise in its stock price in the past months by…
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Bunkering
Vitol Bunkers rolls out carbon offset offering
Vitol Bunkers, a recently-established unit of commodity trading giant Vitol, said on Wednesday it will offer carbon offsets to its…
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Dry Cargo
Nova Marine Carriers and Aug. Bolten team up to form new handysize bulker company
Lugano-based Nova Marine Carriers and Hamburg-based Aug. Bolten have joined forces to establish a new Germancompany to own and operate…
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Offshore
Transocean agrees new delivery and payment terms for ultra-deepwater drillship pair
Offshore driller Transocean has reached an agreement with Jurong Shipyard, a Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, to delay the delivery of the…
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Containers
MSC boss Soren Toft backs carbon taxes and decarbonisation R&D fund
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has joined other liners to support the call for global carbon taxation for shipping and an…
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Containers
MSC takes 1,102 teu sister ships
Mediterranean Shipping Co’s (MSC) remarkable secondhand tonnage buying spree is not over. Multiple broking sources link the Aponte family-controlled line…
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Bunkering
Vitol moves into bunkering sector
Commodity trading giant Vitol has launched a global bunkering service, Vitol Bunkers. “Vitol has for decades been a leading global…
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Operations
Swiss tanker to be released after being held in Nigeria for more than three years
The Nigerian government has agreed to release the Swiss-flagged tanker that was seized in January 2018. The San Padre Pio…
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Tech
Marine tech start-up to sell equity via crowdfunding
Swiss-based Daphne Technology, a start-up focused on the reduction of vessel emissions, now seeks to move ahead with the commercialisation…
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Offshore
Transocean awarded drillship contract with Hess
Offshore driller Transocean has reportedly landed a nine-well plug and abandonment (P&A) contract with Hess Corporation for the 2010-built ultra-deepwater…
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Containers
MSC’s pipeline of new tonnage approaches 1m teu with first LNG-ready ships
Alphaliner has confirmed widely reported news that Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has become the latest carrier to commit to LNG-fuelled…
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Gas
Gunvor terminates Exmar FSRU charter
Commodity trading giant Gunvor has terminated the charter for Exmar’s 2017-built floating regasification barge (FSRU) which is the subject of…
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Offshore
Transocean awarded two new contracts and several extensions
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has reported two new contracts and several extensions, taking the company’s total backlog at approximately $7.4bn.…
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