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U.S.-based classification ABS on Wednesday announced it is expanding its partnership with Singaporean shipbuilding group Seatrium to advance cutting-edge marine and technology projects that target decarbonization and energy transition in the…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/abs-seatrium-partner-decarbonization-513563
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Fairfield Chemical Carriers has taken deliver of its latest vessel, Fairchem Pathfinder, a 26,222 DWT IMO 2/3 chemical tanker built by Japan's Fukuoka Shipbuilding.Fairchem Pathfinder is the first in a series of four LNG-dual fuel sister vessels…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/fukuoka-shipbuilding-delivers-new-513564
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American aerospace manufacturer ULA on Wednesday announced it has ordered a new ship to transport rockets from its factory in Decatur, Ala. to launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.ULA…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ula-orders-rocket-transport-ship-513566
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The Olympic flame landed on French soil amid tight security on Wednesday, firing the starting gun on a summer extravaganza of sport that President Emmanuel Macron hopes will showcase the splendours of France and burnish his legacy.The flame arrived in Marseille…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/olympic-flame-sails-marseille-aboard-513567
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VARD announced it has been awarded a contract to design and build a hybrid power Ocean Energy Construction Vessel (OECV) for the Norwegian shipping group Island Offshore. The deal includes options for two more vessels.The vessel, to be named Island Evolution…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/vard-build-hybrid-ocean-energy-513568
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Iron ore futures prices slipped on Wednesday amid rising inventories at Chinese ports, despite hopes for greater intervention in the country’s flagging property market. The most-traded September iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended day time trading 2.91% lower at 866 yuan($119.85) a metric ton. Prices erased gains from a 2.63% ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-slips-amid-high-inventories-at-china-ports/
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Imports of iron ore by China, the world’s biggest buyer, in 2024 are expected to be around 1.170 to 1.180 billion metric tons, similar to last year’s 1.18 billion tons, a senior official of miner Vale said on Wednesday. “In the near term, we are still seeing strong resilience in the Chinese economy, although the ...
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The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to a more than one-month high on Wednesday, helped by stronger rates across vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, added 120 points, or 5.8%, to 2,203, marking its highest level since March 21. The capesize index gained ...
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John Fredriksen-backed Flex LNG has won a new time charter agreement with an undisclosed client for one of its LNG carriers. The client, described only as a large Asian LNG importer, hired the 173,400 cu m LNG carrier Flex Constellation for 312 days. The charter began on Monday, May 7, and will last until the …
https://splash247.com/flex-lngs-new-charter-ensures-full-fleet-charter-coverage-for-2024/
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Harris Antoniou-led Neptune Maritime Leasing has expanded its operations into Asia and appointed a leading man for the region. The maritime leasing platform hired former ABN AMRO man Chih Keong Kwek as the director of origination in Asia with a base in Singapore. “We are pleased to announce the expansion of our services to Asia …
https://splash247.com/costamare-backed-neptune-leasing-expands-into-asia/
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