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Workers at Chevron’s two Australian LNG plants at Gorgon and Wheatstone have voted to go back on strike in a long-running battle for better pay. The two sites account for around 5% of all global LNG supply. The unions accused the US energy major of reneging on commitments made last month to bring a previous …
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https://splash247.com/further-strikes-on-the-cards-at-chevrons-australian-lng-plants/Russia’s government said on Friday that it had allowed a return of seaborne diesel exports delivered to seaports via pipelines after a ban was put in place on September 21. Russia had temporarily banned exports of gasoil and diesel as domestic prices had been spiralling because refiners have been exporting to more profitable export markets, …
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https://splash247.com/russia-lifts-seaborne-diesel-export-ban/In one of his first big moves since taking the reins at Stolt-Nielsen, CEO Udo Lange has decided to put a planned IPO of Stolt Tankers on hold. Lange, who took over from Niels Stolt-Nielsen last month, revealed the decision to shelve the listing of the world’s largest operator of chemical tankers during an earnings …
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https://splash247.com/stolt-tankers-ipo-shelved/A small Turkish-flagged general cargo ship struck a mine yesterday in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania near the entrance to the Sulina Canal. The 31-year-old, 3,134 dwt sustained minor damage but the crew was safe. The ship was able to resume sailing after three hours. Security consultants Ambrey said the incident occurred …
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https://splash247.com/turkish-flagged-ship-hits-mine-in-black-sea/With its next boxship delivery, COSCO, the world’s largest shipowner by dwt, will enter an elite club, becoming just the fourth liner in the world to operate a fleet of more than 3m slots. The state-run Chinese behemoth is less than 2,000 slots away from entering the 3m teu club according to data from Alphaliner. …
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https://splash247.com/cosco-joins-exclusive-3m-teu-club/This week’s biggest shipping news – a deal to end the battle for tanker giant Euronav – has received favourable reviews from analysts. Yesterday, the Saverys family and John Fredriksen came clean with how they intend to end the two-year battle for control of Euronav whereby John Fredriksen-controlled Frontline could walk away – pursuant to …
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https://splash247.com/frontline-raising-the-stakes-sharply-with-move-for-24-euronav-vlccs/The long-standing cooperation between Åbo Akademi and Meyer Turku has been further strengthened with the signing of a partnership agreement.The agreement period is five years and the focus lies initially on Åbo Akademi's Faculty of Natural Sciences…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/bo-akademi-meyer-turku-deepen-green-508563The livestock carrier Brahman Express suffered an engine room fire and returned to the Port of Darwin, Australia, on Wednesday.The vessel had approximately 3,600 cattle onboard and was bound for Indonesia when the incident occurred.No injuries…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/brahman-express-returns-port-engine-room-508564South Korea's Hanwha Ocean has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an innovative 270,000cbm LNG carrier, the design of which is said to maximize cargo capacity while optimizing vessel performance.The new 345-meter-long LNG carrier by…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/hanwha-oceans-cbm-lng-carrier-earns-dnv-508585A Turkish-flagged general cargo ship that was sailing on Thursday in the Black Sea en route to Ukraine's Izmail port did not sustain damage from an explosion, Turkey's maritime authority and the ship's captain told Reuters on Friday."An explosion…
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