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BIO-UV Group has announced a strategic partnership with water-monitoring specialist MicroWISE to develop new ballast-water treatment and verification solutions designed to address rising enforcement pressures and the anticipated growth of port…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/biouv-group-microwise-tackle-portside-534896
https://www.marinelink.com/news/biouv-group-microwise-tackle-portside-534896Lloyd’s Register (LR) has introduced significant enhancements to its Condition Assessment Program (CAP) Thickness Measurement Analysis process, designed to improve consistency, transparency and predictability in the assessment of tankers built…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/lloyds-register-enhances-cap-thickness-534897
https://www.marinelink.com/news/lloyds-register-enhances-cap-thickness-534897Tanker shipping company Stena Bulk announced it has acquired an additional shareholding in Golden Stena Baycrest Tankers (GSB) from Bay Crest, becoming the majority shareholder in the joint venture. Following the transaction, GSB will remain jointly owned by the same three shareholders—Stena Bulk…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/stena-bulk-becomes-majority-shareholder-534898
https://www.marinelink.com/news/stena-bulk-becomes-majority-shareholder-534898Malaysia-based offshore marine group Nam Cheong has sold one of its platform supply vessels to an undisclosed Indonesian customer. The company sold an 11-year-old PSV for $19.8m. The buyer bought the 3,000 dwt vessel for immediate deployment to support ongoing operations. The delivery is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2026, and …
https://splash247.com/nam-cheong-continues-fleet-reprofiling-with-19-8m-psv-disposal/
https://splash247.com/nam-cheong-continues-fleet-reprofiling-with-19-8m-psv-disposal/Josephine Le, founder of the social media platform The Hood, writes for Splash today about what shipping can learn from Australia’s decision to restrict social media access for children. Australia’s decision to restrict social media access for under-16s has been widely framed as a debate about parenting, screen time, and youth protection, but that framing …
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched a new investigation into whether ocean common carriers are restricting truckers and shippers from choosing their own chassis providers — a move that could shake up how container boxes move off vessels at US ports. In a notice published Monday, the FMC said it’s looking into practices …
https://splash247.com/us-shipping-regulator-digs-into-liners-chassis-practices/
https://splash247.com/us-shipping-regulator-digs-into-liners-chassis-practices/Liquefaction of a nickel ore cargo is emerging as the leading suspected cause of the fatal capsize of the ultramax Devon Bay off the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in what appears to be the latest in a long line of deadly bulk carrier losses linked to the high‑risk commodity. The 2013‑built, 56,095 dwt Devon Bay, Singapore‑flagged …
https://splash247.com/nickel-ore-feared-culprit-again-in-k-line-ultramax-disaster/
https://splash247.com/nickel-ore-feared-culprit-again-in-k-line-ultramax-disaster/Oslo-listed shipping and logistics group Stolt-Nielsen is weighing a partial sell-down of its small-scale LNG business Avenir LNG, just months after taking full control of the company. In a stock exchange filing, Stolt-Nielsen said its subsidiary Stolt-Nielsen Gas is in discussions with a strategic buyer over the potential sale of up to 50% of its …
https://splash247.com/stolt-nielsen-weighs-sale-of-up-to-50-of-avenir-lng/
https://splash247.com/stolt-nielsen-weighs-sale-of-up-to-50-of-avenir-lng/Coastal states around the Baltic and North Sea, joined by Iceland, have issued an open letter to the “international maritime community” warning that growing GNSS interference and AIS spoofing – explicitly attributed to Russia – are putting all ships in the region at risk and undermining core International Maritime Organization rules. Signed by Belgium, Denmark, …
https://splash247.com/baltic-and-north-sea-states-call-out-russian-gnss-meddling-and-shadow-fleet/
https://splash247.com/baltic-and-north-sea-states-call-out-russian-gnss-meddling-and-shadow-fleet/A shadow tanker network with suspected Iranian links has emerged as the key lifeline for Myanmar’s air force, according to a new Amnesty International investigation that tracks what the authors describe as “ghost ships” delivering jet fuel used in deadly strikes on civilians. Amnesty’s analysis of trade, AIS, satellite and port authority data shows at …
https://splash247.com/iran-linked-ghost-fleet-fuels-myanmars-war-from-the-shadows/
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