The Greek navy on Wednesday extended an advisory effectively banning ship traffic off the coast of the southeastern Peloponnese that two sources said was aimed at deterring ship-to-ship transfers of Russian oil off Greece.Greece, in a rare move…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/greece-aims-deter-russian-oil-shiptoship-513577
...See moreThe Panama Maritime Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to create new incentives for vessels of the Panamanian Registry. The MoU establishes…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/panama-uae-establish-blue-pass-project-513578
...See morePMI Industries, Inc., a provider of underwater marine cable connectors and subsea cable terminations, recently earned certification as a NAVSEA S9320-AM-PRO-020 approved molding facility from the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Maintenance Engineering…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/pmi-awarded-navsea-sampromldg-513579
...See moreThe Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has teamed up with NYK Line to launch Project LOTUS (long-term impact of continuous use of biofuels on vessel operations).This six-month project will trial the continuous use of a biofuels…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gcmd-nyk-line-study-longterm-biofuel-513580
...See moreQatarEnergy has signed a long-term agreement with Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat), under which Nakilat will own and operate nine QC-Max class LNG vessels, the largest LNG vessels ever built.The nine QC-Max vessels, with a capacity of 271…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/qatarenergy-nakilat-sign-longterm-513583
...See moreGreek shipowner Euroseas has entered into charter contract for its fuel efficient 1,800 TEU feeder container ship currently under construction, while securing funding for a sister ship planned for delivery later in 2024.The time charter contract…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/euroseas-charters-newbuild-container-ship-513584
...See moreNorwegian investor Christen Sveaas has taken the reins at Norwegian OSV player Siem Offshore. Sveaas has become the chairman of the Oslo-listed company following the exit of its founder and now ex-chairman, Kristian Siem. The tycoon, via his investment vehicle Kistefos, bought into Siem Offshore in May 2022, becoming the company’s second-largest shareholder with a …
https://splash247.com/christen-sveaas-takes-over-as-siem-offshore-chairman/
...See moreStainless Tankers of Norway is set for a leadership change later this year. The Oslo-listed outfit backed by UK-based Tufton Investment Management will be headed by Tufton’s chief executive, Andrew Hampson, after Alex Karakassis steps down on June 30. “I would like to pass on my sincere thanks on behalf of the entire board for …
https://splash247.com/new-chief-executive-for-stainless-tankers/
...See moreUS tanker owner International Seaways has expanded its orderbook of LR1 newbuilds in South Korea to six vessels. The New York-listed firm said it had declared options for two additional scrubber-fitted LNG-ready 75,000 dwt product carriers for delivery in the third quarter of 2026. The Lois Zabrocky-led owner and operator of 81 ships contracted four …
https://splash247.com/international-seaways-swells-lr1-orderbook/
...See moreThe second in a series of new construction service operation vessels (CSOV) being built for Olympic has entered the outfitting phase.The newbuild was towed from the Crist hull yard in Poland, arriving on Wednesday at Ulstein Verft in Norway where the outfitting phase will now begin.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ulstein-verft-begins-outfitting-olympics-513562
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