Switzerland
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Gas
Gunvor taps McDermott for Rotterdam green hydrogen terminal FEED
Swiss-based commodity trading giant Gunvor has contracted Houston-headquartered McDermott International and its storage business, CB&I, for a front-end engineering design…
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Offshore
Transocean secures $181m in US Gulf drillship contracts
New York-listed Transocean has won two new contracts in the US Gulf of Mexico worth $181m for the 2014-built ultra-deepwater…
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Offshore
Allseas scores major decommissioning deal in UK North Sea
Swiss-based offshore contractor Allseas has landed a major decommissioning deal with TAQA UK for the removal and disposal of multiple…
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Tech
WinGD and HSD Engine collaborate on methanol two-stroke engine delivery by 2024
Swiss engine designer WinGD and Korean engine builder HSD Engine have partnered to jointly advance the development of WinGD’s methanol-fueled…
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Ports and Logistics
MSC teams with Hutchison Ports for new terminal in Rotterdam
Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), the terminal investment company of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), and Hong Kong operator and one of…
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Offshore
Geoquip Marine expands fleet
Swiss-based offshore geotechnical data acquisition specialist Geoquip Marine has bolstered its fleet with the acquisition of a 2002-built integrated geotechnical…
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Containers
MSC Tessa breaks records, clocking in at 24,116 teu
China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard is squeezing more slots onto its megamax designs to break new size records for container shipping.…
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Offshore
Transocean adds $1.24bn to backlog with drillship contracts in Brazil and US Gulf
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has fixed two drillships on long-term contracts worth close to $1.24bn, adding to its backlog of…
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Containers
MSC presses ahead with glycerine-based biofuel trials
Cyprus-based MSC Shipmanagement a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a framework agreement with London-listed alternative-fuels company Quadrise…
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Offshore
Transocean seals fresh deals for its drilling fleet
Offshore driller Transocean has bolstered its backlog with new deals in Brazil, the UK North Sea and India. In Brazil,…
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Ports and Logistics
MSC drops interest in Global Ports Holding
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has terminated its pursuit of London-listed Global Ports Holding, owned by Turkish businessman Mehmet Kutman. As…
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Ports and Logistics
MSC’s ports division readies €700m investment at Le Havre
Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), the ports division of leading liner Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), has become the sole shareholder of…
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Ports and Logistics
MSC eyes Vietnamese megaport project
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is involved in plans to develop Vietnam’s largest box port complex. Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), MSC’s…
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Finance and Insurance
Transport Capital establishes presence in Switzerland
Transport Capital, a well known name in ship finance, has added a presence in Geneva with the appointment today of…
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Environment
Switzerland, the world’s top commodity trading hub, debates its overall maritime carbon footprint
The government of Switzerland is formulating its international shipping strategy for the coming decades, including the adoption of a tonnage…
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Offshore
World’s first eighth-generation drillship readies to enter service
The first-ever newbuild eighth-generation drillship, the , has been delivered in Singapore by Sembcorp Marine to offshore drilling contractor Transocean.…
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Ports and Logistics
Gunvor and Air Products join forces for Rotterdam port green hydrogen terminal
Swiss-based commodity trading giant Gunvor has signed a joint development agreement with US hydrogen producer Air Products to set up a…
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Renewables
Hitachi Energy and Petrofac team up on offshore wind
Switzerland-headquartered Hitachi Energy, formerly Hitachi ABB Power Grids, and UK offshore engineering specialist Petrofac, have joined forces to provide grid…
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Containers
20 more newbuilds for MSC
Alphaliner is reporting that Mediterranean Shipping Co’s (MSC) world-beating orderbook has grown by another near 200,000 slots. MSC has chosen…
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Ports and Logistics
MSC bids for Global Ports Holding
Cash-rich Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has made a bid to take over London-listed Global Ports Holding, the world’s largest cruise…
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