United Kingdom
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Gas
Purus Marine in for LPG carriers at Hyundai Mipo
Fast-growing UK-based Purus Marine has placed an order for four 45,000 cu m scrubber-fitted LPG carriers at Hyundai Mipo in…
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Dry Cargo
Zodiac cape hits reef in Indonesia
Zodiac Maritime’s 2014-built capesize bulk carrier hit a reef in the Seram Sea in eastern Indonesia yesterday. The ship was…
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Renewables
Macquarie Asset Management offloads stakes in eight UK offshore wind farms
Macquarie Asset Management has sold stakes in eight offshore wind farms around the UK to infrastructure manager and investor, Equitix.…
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Tankers
Union Maritime seals another MR acquisition
UK-based Union Maritime has sealed its third MR purchase this year. Brokers say Union Maritime is the buyer of a…
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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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