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Italian energy services contractor Saipem has announced the restart of operations for the jackup rig Perro Negro 7 in Saudi Arabia, scheduled to begin in January 2026. The contract for the 2008-built jackup was awarded to Saipem in 2011 by Saudi Aramco and was extended in June 2023 for a further 10 years. The contract was temporarily …
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https://splash247.com/saipem-to-restart-suspended-jackup-rig-in-saudi-arabia/Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces struck three Lukoil drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea on Sunday, January 11. Ukraine’s General Staff said that the military hit platforms on Lukoil’s three largest offshore oil fields. “As part of measures to reduce the aggressor’s military-economic potential, units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine hit three drilling platforms of …
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https://splash247.com/ukraine-drone-attacks-target-lukoils-largest-offshore-fields/Captain Stylianos Mourtzanos writes that shipping’s decarbonisation challenge is now less about technology and more about governance architecture, specifically, how multiple regional systems interpret and price the same tonne-mile in parallel. Maritime decarbonisation is usually discussed in terms of fuels, engines, ship design, and infrastructure. These issues matter, but they are no longer the main …
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https://splash247.com/why-maritime-decarbonisation-now-needs-a-governance-architecture/Hapag-Lloyd’s terminal and infrastructure division, Hanseatic Global Terminals (HGT), has agreed terms with Chilean shipping and logistics group Grupo Empresas Navieras (GEN) that will see HGT take full ownership of Florida International Terminal (FIT). The deal, reached with GEN affiliate Agunsa Universales (AGUNSA USA), reshapes the capital structure of the Port Everglades facility and hands …
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https://splash247.com/hapag-lloyd-arm-takes-full-control-of-florida-international-terminal/Purus has returned to South Korea for a fresh LNG carrier newbuilding deal, pressing ahead with the expansion of its gas fleet. Samsung Heavy Industries disclosed in late December an order for two LNG carriers worth about $503m, at the time linked to an undisclosed Oceania-based shipping company. The owner has now been confirmed as …
https://splash247.com/purus-adds-samsung-lng-newbuilds-to-expanding-gas-fleet/
https://splash247.com/purus-adds-samsung-lng-newbuilds-to-expanding-gas-fleet/Bulker owner and operator Agricore has placed an order for two ultramax newbuildings at Jiangsu Soho Chuangke Shipbuilding, with options attached for a further two vessels. The 63,500 dwt units are scheduled for delivery in 2028, adding fresh work to the Yangzhou yard’s forward orderbook as it continues to rebuild its presence in the bulk …
https://splash247.com/agricore-taps-soho-chuangke-for-ultramax-newbuilds/
https://splash247.com/agricore-taps-soho-chuangke-for-ultramax-newbuilds/Seacon Shipping Group has moved deeper into the large bulker space, signing contracts for two 210,000 dwt newcastlemax newbuildings at Chinese state-run Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding. The deal marks a step-up in the Hong Kong-listed owner’s dry bulk growth strategy, pushing beyond earlier exposure to large bulkers through secondhand purchases around 2020 and into purpose-built newcastlemax …
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https://splash247.com/seacon-steps-into-newcastlemax-newbuilds-with-qingdao-beihai-deal/The annual dirty spot charterer rankings compiled by broker Poten & Partners have a familiar name at the top but notable changes lower down. China’s Unipec remained the lead spot charterer in 2025, taking care of 15.4% of the reported fixtures. Notably, ExxonMobil leapfrogged Chevron and Shell to second place, up from fourth, while Petrobras …
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https://splash247.com/unipec-reigns-supreme-among-dirty-spot-charterers/One seafarer has been killed and another injured after Russian forces carried out drone attacks on civilian vessels operating in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region on Friday. According to Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, the strikes targeted ships operating in or close to Ukraine’s maritime export corridor, a key route sustaining the country’s agricultural exports. One of …
https://splash247.com/one-seafarer-killed-as-russia-strikes-ships-around-odesa/
https://splash247.com/one-seafarer-killed-as-russia-strikes-ships-around-odesa/Iran has said that commercial shipping and maritime infrastructure could become legitimate targets if the United States launches a military attack against Tehran. Speaking during a parliamentary session on Sunday, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Israel, US military assets and “shipping centres” would be targeted in the event of American military action. Addressing …
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