United Kingdom
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Operations
Shipping’s top brass have itchy feet
Recruitment firm Faststream has just published its latest Senior Maritime Executive Report in which it is clear shipping’s top brass…
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Renewables
UK gives green light to RWE’s Welsh offshore wind farm
UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Claire Coutinho has given the go-ahead to Wales’ largest renewable…
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Finance and Insurance
Industry-wide cooperation and knowledge sharing vital on path to net zero: IUMI
Global ocean hull premiums rose in 2022 by 5.7% to reach $8.4bn, delegates attending this week’s annual gathering of the…
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Offshore
Ithaca braces for six-day strike by Petrofac offshore workers
Around 85 offshore workers employed by Petrofac are set to take strike action over six days on installations operated by…
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Tech
Lomar developing methane-reducing tech with Silicon Valley firm
Lomar’s new subsidiary lomarlabs has partnered up with Silicon Valley tech start-up Blue Dot Change for the development, design, and…
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Renewables
Eneti’s Seajacks pens offshore wind turbine installation contract
Emanuele Lauro-led offshore wind vessels player Eneti announced that its subsidiary Seajacks has signed a vessel reservation agreement with an…
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Finance and Insurance
IUMI president discusses ‘turbulent seas’ as annual insurance gathering meets in Scotland
Opening this week’s International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) annual conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, president Frédéric Denèfle discussed the current…
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Tankers
Aframax asset play pays off for Union Maritime
Laurent Cadji-led Union Maritime is widely reported to have earned $36m on an asset play while also spending $65.5m on two…
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Renewables
UK wind capacity overtakes gas for the first time ever
An analysis from Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights has found that the UK now has more installed wind…
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Operations
SSY rolls out EU carbon market compliance service
London-based Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has launched a new service to secure carbon allowance procurement for clients ahead of shipping’s…
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Gas
Wilhelmsen takes Avenir LNG bunker trio under management
Wilhelmsen Ship Management has sealed a deal with London-based small-scale liquified natural gas carrier owner Avenir LNG to manage three…
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Offshore
BP CEO Bernard Looney resigns over past relationships with colleagues
The chief executive officer of energy giant BP, Bernard Looney, has resigned from his position with immediate effect for failing…
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Renewables
UK looking at 50% increase in offshore energy workforce by 2030
Research done by Robert Gordon University (RGU) has shown that the UK offshore energy workforce could increase by up to…
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Dry Cargo
EuroDry adds Marine Capital’s bulker trio to its fleet
Greek dry bulk owner EuroDry has agreed to acquire three ultramax bulkers from UK-based marine asset manager firm Marine Capital.…
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Renewables
Bibby Marine-led consortium seals UK funds for electric SOV
Bibby Marine and consortium partners have been awarded over £20m ($25m) in funding from the UK Government’s Zero Emission Vessel…
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Tankers
Stolt Tankers reducing emissions using behavioural change project
Behavioural change startup Signol has launched a first-of-its-kind project with Stolt Tankers to further reduce shipping emissions by using Internet…
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Tech
COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, Silverstream enter air lubrication pact
Maritime clean technology firm Silverstream Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to install its air lubrication system in…
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Renewables
UK renewable round flops with no bids for offshore wind projects
A significant blow has been dealt to the UK’s decarbonisation strategy following no offshore wind bids being submitted in the…
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Offshore
KCA Deutag wins $60m contract extension in Angola
Drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag has secured more work on two offshore platforms in Angola. A one-year contract extension,…
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Europe
London retains maritime arbitration crown
London handled more than 85% of the world’s maritime arbitration in 2022 according to the findings of a new report…
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