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Norwegian bulker owner Belships has divested its stake of 50% in Lighthouse Navigation against a cash consideration which will be paid to Belships over the next 15 months. As part of the transaction, Belships has acquired 33% of the shares in Lighthouse Navigation Management, increasing Belships’ ownership to 67%. Closing of the transaction has been …
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German owner Schoeller Holdings has ordered two 32,000 dwt heavylift multi-purpose vessels (MPVs) from the CSSC-affiliated Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding. The 32,000 dwt heavylift MPV duo will be the largest tonnage built by the shipbuilder at present. The vessels will be 179.9 meters long, and 30 meters wide with a draft of 15.5 meters as well …
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QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for the construction of 18 ultra-modern QC-Max size LNG vessels, marking a significant addition to its LNG fleet expansion program.The new vessels, with a capacity of 271…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/qatarenergy-places-b-order-lng-vessels-513289
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A Malta-flagged container ship was reportedly targeted with three missiles while on route from Djibouti to the Saudi city of Jeddah, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Monday.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said it was informed by the Company Security Officer o
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A ship under the management of Wallem Group rescued a man who had been adrift in the Java Sea for two days last week after he had jumped from a fishing vessel, reportedly in preference to continuing to work without pay.The man was picked up…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/fisherman-adrift-java-sea-rescued-wallem-513293
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New York-listed Greek dry bulk owner Safe Bulkers has agreed to buy an 82,000 dwt newbuild bulker from an unnamed Japanese shipyard with a scheduled delivery date within the fourth quarter of 2026. The vessel is designed to meet the Phase 3 requirements of the Energy Efficiency Design Index related to the reduction of greenhouse …
https://splash247.com/safe-bulkers-adds-one-more-kamsarmax-to-orderbook/
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Iran will release the crew of the 15,000 teu MSC Aries containership soon, the country’s foreign minister said over the weekend. The Israeli-linked ship with 25 crew onboard was hijacked on April 13 by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, just ahead of Tehran launching a missile volley at Israel. The vessel is currently anchored near three other …
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China’s SC Shipping has booked up to 10 stainless steel chemical tankers for construction at compatriot China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Yangzhou. The deal covers five firm 25,900 dwt newbuilds with deliveries from 2026 through to 2028 and five optional vessels. The parent company Shanghai Junzheng said in a stock exchange filing that the newbuilds …
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Mediterranean Shipping Co’s (MSC) lead at the top of the liner rankings is set to stretch to record levels, according to new analysis by Danish consultancy, Sea-Intelligence. It was at the start of 2022 that MSC became the world’s largest liner by operated container vessel capacity, surpassing 2M partner Maersk, which had been at the …
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Middle Eastern liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer QatarEnergy has signed a contract with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) for the construction of 18 supersize LNG carriers. The newbuilds under the deal, which the Chinese shipbuilding conglomerate described as the world’s largest single shipbuilding order, will be delivered by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The so-called Q-Max units will …
https://splash247.com/qatar-inks-worlds-largest-single-shipbuilding-order-in-china/
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