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Brazilian state-owned giant Petrobras has revealed it will decommission almost 70 offshore platforms and FPSOs, three of which it has already decided to repurpose. Petrobras said that it is planning on decommissioning 68 platforms, two this year and a total of ten by 2029. The remaining 58 will be removed after that. This is according …
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https://splash247.com/petrobras-plans-to-decommission-68-platforms-and-reuse-three-fpsos/Filipino seafarers represent the largest global crew contingent but are we doing enough to support them for tomorrow’s shipping industry, asks Mailyn Borillo, managing director, OSM Thome Philippines. Filipino seafarers remain an essential pillar of global maritime operations. Representing more than a quarter of the world’s maritime workforce, they are known for their resilience, loyalty, …
https://splash247.com/empowering-filipino-seafarers-for-a-sustainable-global-maritime-future/
https://splash247.com/empowering-filipino-seafarers-for-a-sustainable-global-maritime-future/The Donkey Sanctuary, a British charity, has hailed Swire Shipping as the first global shipping line to commit publicly to a no donkey skins carriage policy. At least 5.9m donkeys are slaughtered for their skins every year. The collagen from their skin produces ejiao, a traditional Chinese medicine. China’s domestic donkey population has collapsed, so, …
https://splash247.com/swire-takes-a-stand-against-the-shipping-of-donkey-skins/
https://splash247.com/swire-takes-a-stand-against-the-shipping-of-donkey-skins/Okeanis Eco Tankers is pulling its three youngest VLCC vessels out of Chinese leases. The New York and Oslo-listed Alafouzos family vehicle, with a fleet of six suezmaxes and eight VLCCs, has declared purchase options on the 2020-built Nissos Anafi and the 2022-built Nissos Kea and Nissos Nikouria. All three ships are under sale and …
https://splash247.com/okeanis-eco-tankers-takes-vlccs-out-of-chinese-leases/
https://splash247.com/okeanis-eco-tankers-takes-vlccs-out-of-chinese-leases/The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated the teapot refinery Hebei Xinhai Chemical Group and three port terminal operators in Shandong Province for their role in purchasing or facilitating the delivery of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian oil. OFAC has also imposed sanctions on several companies, …
https://splash247.com/washington-unveils-another-package-of-sanctions-aimed-at-irans-oil-shipments/
https://splash247.com/washington-unveils-another-package-of-sanctions-aimed-at-irans-oil-shipments/The master of the Newnew Polar Bear, a Hong Kong-flagged boxship, has been taken into custody in Hong Kong for damaging a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea 19 months ago. Wan Wenguo, 43, appeared at a court in Hong Kong yesterday to face a charge of criminal damage and two additional charges for breaching …
Low-hanging fruit and the ramifications of what was agreed at last month’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) gathering at the International Maritime Organization formed much of the discussion during the Dry Decarbonisation panel moderated by Lloyd’s Register’s Nikos Kakalis at last week’s Geneva Dry summit. Massimo Giovannini, managing partner at Monaco owner Trans Sea Transport …
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https://splash247.com/dry-bulks-long-path-towards-decarbonisation/The UK is set to impose a new wave of sanctions against the Russian oil trade, targeting up to 100 more ships. The biggest sanctions package against Russia’s shadow fleet should bring the total number of oil tankers blacklisted by the UK to more than 230. Announcing the latest move, Britain said the ships being …
https://splash247.com/uk-readies-sanctions-on-another-100-russian-linked-tankers/
https://splash247.com/uk-readies-sanctions-on-another-100-russian-linked-tankers/The backers of a new open registry have dusted off plans first aired three years ago, and presented the concept of a US Virgin Islands (USVI) flag to Donald Trump, amid the current government’s determination to bolster American maritime. The flag idea has been submitted to the White House by the Center for Ocean Policy …
https://splash247.com/backers-of-new-us-virgin-islands-registry-present-plans-to-trump/
https://splash247.com/backers-of-new-us-virgin-islands-registry-present-plans-to-trump/The US Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance recently released its U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2024 highlighting a 200% increase in untreated ballast water discharges compared to 2023.With this result, there’s still a risk of invasive species arriving in ballast water.
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