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Finance and Insurance
Aon launches industry-first fuel price insurance
Aon has launched a new fuel insurance solution, designed to help companies – including shipping lines – protect against rising…
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Tankers
Tufton Oceanic grows fleet to 20 with chemical tanker buy
Tufton Oceanic Assets has grown its fleet to 20 ships with the acquisition of a stainless steel chemical tanker for…
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Renewables
Seajacks awarded Japanese offshore wind contract
Seajacks International has been awarded a contract with Kajima Corporation for the transport and installation of 33 MHI Vestas 4.2…
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Europe
Global Ship Lease secures $236m loan from Hayfin
London-based containership owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has agreed a new $236.2m secured loan facility with Hayfin Capital Management, which…
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Renewables
MOL makes waves with latest renewable energy partnership
At a time when there is a strong push for offshore renewable power generation in Japan, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL),…
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Europe
Tufton Oceanic splits in two
Tufton Oceanic has unveiled a corporate reorganisation, which will see the business split in two. Tufton Investment Management (Tufton) will…
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Contributions
My vow to help the lives of seafarers
Manish Singh, CEO of Ocean Technologies Group, outlines his new year’s resolutions to help improve the lot of seafarers, urging…
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Europe
Maritime UK appoints Sarah Kenny as its new chair
Maritime UK has announced the appointment of Sarah Kenny as its new chair, replacing Harry Theochari. Kenny, who is CEO of BMT…
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Offshore
Boskalis bolsters subsea services position with Rever Offshore acquisition
The empire of Dutch maritime conglomerate Boskalis continues to expand with the purchase of the subsea services business of Rever…
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Renewables
UK greenlights Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm
Authorities in the UK have given development consent for the Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm. The wind farm, located…
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Renewables
Seacor Marine sells Windcat Workboats to CMB
US offshore vessel operator Seacor Marine Holdings has entered into an agreement to sell Windcat Workboats Holdings and its crew transfer…
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Europe
UK flag overhaul looks to Singapore for inspiration
The UK Shipping Register could be in for a big overhaul next year with the Financial Times reporting Britain wants…
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Containers
MSC continues secondhand boxship buying spree with $15m Lomar deal
Swiss-headquartered containerline Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) continues to hoover up secondhand boxships at pace. MSC has acquired the 2005-built 4,934…
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Europe
Famous art reimagined for a zero-carbon maritime industry
An interactive virtual gallery showcasing well-known artworks reimagined to depict a zero-carbon maritime future has launched this week in London.…
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Finance and Insurance
Baltic Exchange targets banks with new investor indices
The diversification of business streams at London’s Baltic Exchange, now owned by the Singapore Exchange, shows no sign of letting…
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Containers
Borealis snaps up another boxship bargain
Christoph Toepfer’s Borealis Finance continues to wheel and deal in the secondhand boxship market with the acquisition of a geared…
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Tech
Rolls-Royce acquires ship control systems firm Servowatch
Rolls-Royce has acquired UK-based marine control systems firm Servowatch Systems from India’sLarsen & Toubro. Servowatch will significantly expand the ship…
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Operations
England and Wales to ban livestock shipments
Livestock exports of animals bound for slaughter from England and Wales will be banned under new government plans released yesterday.…
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Operations
Rotor sail partnership launches to take technology mainstream
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has taken a significant step in addressing what it believes to be one of the most significant…
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Offshore
Rem Offshore awarded two more PSV contracts by Apache
Norway’s Rem Offshore has announced another two contract awards with Apache Corporation for operations in the UK sector of the…
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