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Offshore
Awilco Drilling loses first legal fight against Keppel FELS
Aberdeen-based Awilco Drilling has lost the first of two arbitration cases against Singapore offshore oil rig builder Keppel FELS over…
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Renewables
HST Marine seals long-term fixture with Otary
UK-based offshore vessel owner and operator HST Marine has extended its collaboration with the Belgian renewables joint venture Otary for…
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Containers
Lomar to install carbon capture device on boxship next month
Lomar’s new subsidiary lomarlabs is working with London-based climate tech start-up Seabound to develop cost-effective methods to capture CO2 onboard…
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Operations
Sailors’ Society commits to virtual future
Charity Sailors’ Society is switching its focus to 24/7 virtual support for seafarers and their families across the world. The…
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Contributions
The UK’s offshore wind vessel industry: lots of talent, not enough skill
The idea of a UK-designed, -built, -owned, -flagged, -managed, and -crewed offshore wind vessel fleet is being pushed further and…
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Operations
TotalEnergies faces UK North Sea workers’ strike
Around 70 offshore workers employed by TotalEnergies are being balloted on strike action, Unite the union has confirmed. Unite members…
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Renewables
BP and EnBW tap Kent for 2.9 GW offshore wind project in Scotland
Dubai-based Kent has landed a contract to carry out pre-front-end engineering and design for the 2.9 GW Morven offshore wind…
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Operations
Ince poised to enter administration
UK maritime law firm Ince is set to enter administration after losing the support of a major creditor. The financially…
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Finance and Insurance
Itochu targets low-carbon assets with Purus Marine investment
Japanese trading house Itochu Corp has invested in UK-based Purus Marine, an expanding shipowning company focused on low-carbon shipping investments.…
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Operations
Maritime charity Stella Maris names new CEO
Maritime charity Stella Maris has appointed Tim Hill as its new national director and CEO. Hill has served in the…
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Tech
Hayfin Capital’s Greenheart taps green tech retrofits for carbon credits
UK-based Greenheart Management, a subsidiary of Hayfin Capital Management, has teamed up with green tech business Njord and maritime consulting…
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Tech
Veson Nautical acquires VesselsValue
Boston-based shipping software company Veson Nautical has sealed a deal to acquire UK online pricing platform VesselsValue for an undisclosed…
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Tankers
Gary Chapman stepping down at KNOT Offshore Partners
Gary Chapman will be stepping down as chief executive and chief financial officer of New York-listed shuttle tanker player KNOT…
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Renewables
Acteon’s units awarded survey work for Scottish floating wind
TerraSond and Benthic, geoservices brands in Acteon’s data and robotics division, have been awarded a combined geophysical and geotechnical survey…
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Operations
UK-patented sensor backed to help fight shipping’s growing battery fire crisis
The inventors of the Thermarestor, a UK-patented sensor, are pitching the technology as a way for shipping to counter the…
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Environment
UMAS report details green priorities for shipping this decade
UMAS, a commercial advisory service affiliated with the UCL Energy Institute at University College London, has issued a report looking…
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Renewables
Plans revealed for fully electric wind farm vessel service hub in Japan
A new group called Zephyrus Marine has sealed a deal with Japan-based shipyard Mirai Ships to build a zero-carbon offshore…
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Renewables
SSE Renewables teams with Singapore’s Equis for Oz offshore wind bid
UK-based SSE Renewables and Singapore’s Equis Development have formed a 50/50 consortium to bid for a feasibility license to expedite…
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Tech
Lloyd’s Register joins ICS with ownership stake in crew compliance software
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has acquired a 50% stake in ISF Watchkeeper, a work and rest hours crew compliance software from…
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Maritime CEO
V. Group: Reliability is essential
If shipmanagement companies can prove themselves a viable alternative to an owner managing a vessel themselves, the model is absolutely…
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