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Dutch floater expert SBM Offshore and Norwegian vessel owner Solstad Offshore have formed a joint venture that has entered a letter of intent with a selected shipyard to order a newbuild multi-purpose deepwater installation and construction vessel. The new vessel, with a delivery set for the first half of 2029, will support the installation of …
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https://splash247.com/sbm-offshore-and-solstad-order-new-deepwater-construction-vessel/A Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) containership has been damaged by an explosion near Iraq’s Umm Qasr port in an incident that underscores the increasingly complex security environment facing vessels operating in the Gulf. The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that a cargo ship transiting around 40 nautical miles southeast of Umm Qasr was struck …
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https://splash247.com/msc-boxship-damaged-in-blast-off-iraq/A federal judge has postponed the long-awaited civil trial over the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after a series of late settlements resolved most of the remaining claims linked to the disaster. The trial, which had been due to begin this week and was expected to run for around five weeks, stems from …
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https://splash247.com/dali-trial-delayed-after-last-minute-settlements/European shipping companies will not be forced to pay twice for carbon emissions under both European and International Maritime Organization regulations, European commissioner for sustainable transport and tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas told delegates at the official opening of Posidonia 2026. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the world’s most famous shipping event, Tzitzikostas sought to reassure …
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https://splash247.com/brussels-vows-to-shield-shipowners-from-double-carbon-charges/Venezuela's oil exports rose slightly to 1.25 million barrels per day in May, its third consecutive month of increase, fueled by more cargoes to the U.S., India and Europe, shipping data showed on Monday.Under the U.S.-supported government of interim President Delcy Rodriguez…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/venezuelas-oil-exports-rose-may-539814Despite the current ceasefire between the United States and Iran, it remains too risky to move the thousands of sailors stuck in the Gulf, the head of the IMO said."We will not be able to activate anything until the root causes are addressed and there is more of a final agreement…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/imo-risky-move-seafarers-gulf-539815The Chinese navy was spotted conducting aircraft carrier drills in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines last week, Japan's defence ministry said in a bulletin on Monday.The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed that China's aircraft…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/chinese-aircraft-carrier-held-drills-east-539816Davie Defense has broken ground on the modernization of the Gulf Copper shipbuilding facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur.This investment in America's maritime industrial base marks the return of complex shipbuilding to Texas for the first time in decades…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/davie-defense-breaks-ground-texas-539817On June 1, Robert J. Harvey of Florida was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission.Harvey was nominated by President Trump on September 3, 2025, to serve on the Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2029. The United States Senate confirmed his nomination on May 18…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/fmc-welcomes-commissioner-robert-j-harvey-539818The International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (2010 HNS Convention) is set to enter into force on 29 November 2027, marking a milestone for shipping’s…
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