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In the world of large cruise ship construction, few yards operate at the level of Meyer Turku, which recently unveiled its 2025 results which serve as a turning point, not just in financial recovery, but in long-term strategic positioning.The numbers…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/meyer-turku-cruise-vessel-demand-drives-537977A marine evacuation system (MES) from VIKING Life-Saving Equipment offers a faster exit for passengers, simpler operation for crew and easier service for cruise and ferry owners.Developed for passenger ships needing high evacuation capacity…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/viking-helix-slide-offers-easier-ship-537978Anschütz has been awarded the contract to supply Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems (INBS) for three multipurpose vessels being built for the German Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) at the Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard. The first of these…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/anschtz-synapsis-nav-tech-new-537979Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured a contract extension for one of its construction support vessels (CSV) from Brazilian major Petrobras. Solstad won a two-year contract extension for the 2006-built Normand Fortress CSV. The contract extension is expected to commence in early July 2026. Under the contract, the vessel will provide accommodation services …
https://splash247.com/petrobras-extends-solstad-csv-charter-in-56m-deal/
https://splash247.com/petrobras-extends-solstad-csv-charter-in-56m-deal/Offshore jackup rig player Borr Drilling has revealed that its four rigs operating in the Middle East have either resumed operations or are preparing to do so. The company also won a new contract for one of its jackups. Borr Drilling said in early March that several rigs deployed in the Middle East have been …
https://splash247.com/gulf-disruption-unwinds-as-borr-drilling-reactivates-middle-east-rigs/
https://splash247.com/gulf-disruption-unwinds-as-borr-drilling-reactivates-middle-east-rigs/Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on the similarities between covid and the current Hormuz crisis. The Gulf crisis shows no sign of abating, with the US president calling for a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. For the world’s seafarers, it feels less like a grim replay of early-pandemic …
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https://splash247.com/crews-trapped-between-duty-and-danger/Indonesia’s Buana Lautan Line has sealed a surprise purchase, adding the 138,000 cu m Seapeak Jupiter, a 2002-built steam turbine LNG carrier, for $14.9m. The vessel has been renamed Gas Polaris, marking a rare case of a vintage steam unit finding a second life rather than heading straight for recycling. The deal comes as Seapeak continues …
https://splash247.com/indonesias-buana-lautan-saves-ageing-steam-lng-carrier-from-scrap/
https://splash247.com/indonesias-buana-lautan-saves-ageing-steam-lng-carrier-from-scrap/A fresh benchmark has been set in the vintage aframax tanker segment. The Asia Ascend (115,444 dwt, 2004, Samsung) is reported sold to an undisclosed account in China for $33m — a record price for ageing tonnage. The same was sold by Greece’s IMS in September for $22m to the Marshall Islands, registered Global Crown, who …
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https://splash247.com/22-year-old-aframax-sets-33m-record/Chinese bulker owner Yangpu Zhongxin Shipping is stepping further into the tanker sector with a newbuilding deal worth close to $350m. The Hainan-based outfit has contracted Yangzhou Ryuwa Shipbuilding for up to five 114,000 dwt LR2 product carriers, in a deal understood to include three firm ships with options for two more. The yard confirmed …
https://splash247.com/chinese-bulker-owner-yangpu-zhongxin-doubles-down-on-tankers/
https://splash247.com/chinese-bulker-owner-yangpu-zhongxin-doubles-down-on-tankers/A Panamanian-registered bulk carrier sailing from Russia was detained early on Sunday after discharging coal residue into the sea off Sweden’s southern coast, the Swedish coastguard reported. The captain of the Hui Yuan had admitted the offence and paid a deposit against a fine to be imposed, the coastguard said. The bulk carrier has since …
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