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Offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has won new contracts for nine rigs comprising approximately $1.3bn of backlog. The 2016-built semi-submersible drilling rig Noble GreatWhite has been awarded a new three-year contract with Aker BP for operations offshore Norway, expected to commence in the second quarter of 2027. The award represents approximately $473m of total contract …
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https://splash247.com/noble-secures-1-3bn-backlog-boost-with-nine-rig-contract-haul/Wolfgang Lehmacher discusses New York’s Climate Lab. New York wants its waterfront to be a bellwether of the climate transition, and, in the process, to test whether a port–city climate lab can really move the needle for global shipping. At the Brooklyn Army Terminal, the city plans BATWorks, a 200,000 sq ft climate innovation hub …
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https://splash247.com/repricing-port-assets/Brokers say the steam-turbine LNG carrier Seapeak Mars has been sold for scrap, becoming the first LNG carrier demolished in 2026, with more sales expected as owners phase out older steam-powered tonnage amid a very soft spot market. The 138,000 cu m vessel, operated by Seapeak, a Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners company, was sold as-is in …
https://splash247.com/seaspeak-mars-becomes-first-lng-vessel-to-be-scrapped-this-year/
https://splash247.com/seaspeak-mars-becomes-first-lng-vessel-to-be-scrapped-this-year/Hong Kong conglomerate Caravel Group has increased its shareholding in Pacific Basin Shipping, strengthening its position as the largest shareholder in the dry bulk major while stressing it has no intention of launching a takeover of the company. The Angad Banga-led group confirmed it now holds 1.04bn shares in the Hong Kong-listed owner, representing about …
https://splash247.com/caravel-tightens-grip-on-pacific-basin-rules-out-takeover-bid/
https://splash247.com/caravel-tightens-grip-on-pacific-basin-rules-out-takeover-bid/Friday saw the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) slap sanctions on nine more shadow fleet vessels and their respective owners or management firms over their ties to Iran. “The Iranian regime is engaged in a ritual of economic self-immolation—a process that has been accelerated by President Trump’s maximum pressure …
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https://splash247.com/us-sanctions-another-nine-vessels-linked-to-iran/As a US carrier strike group makes its way to the Gulf, a familiar foe to commercial shipping has reared its head for the first time in months. A video titled ‘Soon’ published overnight by the Houthis, carried below, suggests the Iranian-backed Yemeni military group is gearing up to target vessels once again. Tomorrow marks …
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https://splash247.com/houthis-tease-new-strikes-amid-us-carrier-build-up-in-the-gulf/Atlantica Shipping has marked its return to the dry bulk sector with the delivery of a kamsarmax bulker, ending a brief period as an offshore-only outfit. The Oslo-based company has taken delivery of the 2011-built kamsarmax Atlantica Star, which recently joined the fleet. The vessel will be placed under technical management with Greek bulker specialist …
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https://splash247.com/atlantica-shipping-re-enters-dry-bulk/SLX Group Ltd has announced the acquisition of Clements Engineering (St Neots) Limited, the Bedfordshire-based specialist in marine propellers, marine shafts, sterntube assemblies and ancillary equipment for small-to-medium-sized leisure and…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/slx-group-acquires-clements-engineering-534810
https://www.marinelink.com/news/slx-group-acquires-clements-engineering-534810Finland’s Border Guard is setting up a maritime surveillance centre together with other Baltic Sea states and the European Commission for the protection of critical undersea infrastructure in the Gulf of Finland, it said on Monday."Competent authorities must have the capability and the authority to
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/finland-joins-eu-baltic-partners-534831Fincantieri has signed new contracts with the Italian Navy to enhance the cyber resilience of modern naval units, strengthening protection against cyber threats to onboard systems and mission security.The contracts, signed through e-phors, a subsidiary of Fincantieri NexTech…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/fincantieri-signs-cyber-resilience-534835
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