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Offshore workers at Neo Next+ Energy’s Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms have secured a bumper pay deal after the threat of strike action. Around 50 offshore workers employed by Neo Next have backed an enhanced pay deal after a series of strikes was set to begin on July 22. The workers rejected pay offers …
https://splash247.com/strike-threat-delivers-bigger-pay-deal-for-neo-next-workers/
https://splash247.com/strike-threat-delivers-bigger-pay-deal-for-neo-next-workers/Malaysian oil company Petronas Carigali has negotiated an extension for the Ratu Nusantara FPSO, operating on its Bukit Tua oilfield offshore Indonesia, for another decade. The floating production vessel, which will stay off Indonesia until 2036, will generate long-term revenue for Indonesia’s state of Sabah through Sabah International Petroleum (SIP) and its subsidiary, PT M3 …
https://splash247.com/petronas-extends-indonesian-fpso-charter-to-2036/
https://splash247.com/petronas-extends-indonesian-fpso-charter-to-2036/Belgian gas shipowner Exmar has agreed to sell five LPG carriers in a deal expected to generate a $35m profit. The package includes the 2016-built Kortrijk, 2018-built Wepion and 2017-built Kruibeke, three midsize gas carriers with capacities of between 38,200 and 38,500 cu m. Exmar is also selling the 2009-built fully pressurised vessels Joan and …
https://splash247.com/exmar-clears-out-five-gas-carriers/
https://splash247.com/exmar-clears-out-five-gas-carriers/Athens-based Erasmus Shipinvest has returned to CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for two firm 1,900 teu feeder containerships, with options for two more. The John Su-led owner signed the contract with Huangpu Wenchong and CSSC Trading in Dalian. Financial terms and delivery dates have not been disclosed. The ships are based on Huangpu Wenchong’s Swan feeder …
https://splash247.com/erasmus-stacks-up-boxship-orders-with-fresh-china-deal/
https://splash247.com/erasmus-stacks-up-boxship-orders-with-fresh-china-deal/Chinese dry bulk giant COSCO Shipping Bulk has added four newcastlemaxes at CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding. The contract was signed with China Shipbuilding Trading and ICBC Financial Leasing also involved in the deal. No price or delivery schedule has been disclosed, although shipbuilding sources have tipped the quartet for handover in 2029. The 210,000 dwt …
https://splash247.com/cosco-signs-for-four-qingdao-beihai-newcastlemaxes/
https://splash247.com/cosco-signs-for-four-qingdao-beihai-newcastlemaxes/More than 100 parliamentarians from 16 European countries have demanded Danish shipyard Fayard stop servicing the specialised ice-class Arc7 tankers that keep Russia’s Arctic LNG exports moving, ramping up pressure on the last yard in the EU still accepting the fleet. An open letter to Fayard chief executive Thomas Andersen, published today, was signed by …
https://splash247.com/european-lawmakers-demand-fayard-drop-arc7-repair-work/
https://splash247.com/european-lawmakers-demand-fayard-drop-arc7-repair-work/London-listed bulker owner Taylor Maritime will cease trading once the company completes the sale of its remaining assets and returns the proceeds to shareholders. The Ed Buttery-led outfit said its accounts for the year to the end of March had been prepared on a non-going concern basis following the decision to pursue an orderly wind-down. …
https://splash247.com/taylor-maritime-calls-time-on-five-year-london-run/
https://splash247.com/taylor-maritime-calls-time-on-five-year-london-run/Over the past five days, the Hormuz crisis has worsened sharply. A 7,000 teu Global Feeder Shipping containership was attacked and caught fire, forcing the crew to abandon ship and prompting fresh US and Iranian strikes. Traffic fell to a five-week low as Tehran declared the strait closed, while Washington insisted it remained open. Donald …
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https://splash247.com/splash-wrap-chokepoints-under-siege/The risk of the Red Sea shipping crisis erupting again has risen, with Iran reportedly asking Yemen’s Houthi movement to prepare to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure. Three sources told Reuters that the proposal has been discussed by Iran’s leadership and conveyed to the Houthis, while a …
https://splash247.com/iran-primes-houthis-to-shut-bab-el-mandeb/
https://splash247.com/iran-primes-houthis-to-shut-bab-el-mandeb/Hyundai Motor and Kia’s mobile robot platform MobED has successfully completed the world’s first onboard autonomous driving demonstration aboard a working vessel, a step its backers expect to accelerate the era of smart ships, in which robots are deployed in cargo areas for safety inspections and material transport. Classification society Korean Register, together with Hyundai …
https://splash247.com/hyundai-robot-passes-world-first-shipboard-driving-test/
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