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Norway’s Solstad Offshore has picked up fresh work for two of its vessels worth a combined $65m. The 2006-built anchor handler Normand Turmalina has secured a three-year extension with BRAVA Energia in Brazil, keeping the vessel fixed until early 2029. Meanwhile, subsea player Ocean Infinity has exercised its option on the 2017-built construction support vessel …
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https://splash247.com/solstad-offshore-lands-65m-in-new-vessel-contracts/Seadrill’s Sonadrill joint venture has lined up fresh work in Angola, securing new contracts for two of its drillships and long-term activity in the region. The West Gemini, a Seadrill-owned unit, has been awarded a contract with Sonangol Exploração & Produção. The deal is expected to begin in late 2025 or early 2026 and has …
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https://splash247.com/seadrill-jv-nets-two-angola-contracts/Singapore offshore vessel player and shipyard Marco Polo Marine is preparing to list its Taiwan-based offshore wind subsidiary PKR Offshore (PKRO) as part of a push to expand its specialised wind support vessel fleet in Asia. The group said the listing application is expected to be filed by the third quarter of 2026, with proceeds …
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https://splash247.com/marco-polo-unit-lines-up-taiwan-listing-for-wind-fleet-push/The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has released a report on the world’s first field validation of tracer technologies in marine biofuel supply chains to combat fraud. Conducted in Singapore, Rotterdam, and other major bunkering hubs, the trials demonstrated that tracers can be integrated into existing marine biofuel supply chain practices without disrupting operations …
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https://splash247.com/trials-show-promise-of-tracers-in-combating-biofuel-fraud/Firefighters are battling a major blaze at a warehouse complex in the port of Hamburg this morning, sending thick plumes of smoke across Germany’s largest seaport. The Hamburg fire brigade said the alarm was raised late Monday afternoon, with more than 100 personnel and multiple fire engines deployed to contain the flames. The warehouse, located …
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https://splash247.com/giant-fire-breaks-out-at-hamburg-port-warehouse/South Africa has introduced a new regulatory framework for offshore ship-to-ship (STS) transfers, sharply increasing penalties and setting strict environmental conditions in a bid to protect coastal ecosystems and the endangered African penguin. Under regulations signed by minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment, Dr Dion George, transgressors face fines of up to R2m ($110,000), …
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https://splash247.com/south-africa-tightens-offshore-ship-to-ship-rules/South Korea is making shipbuilding the anchor of its trade diplomacy with Washington, rolling out billions in promises to revive America’s rusted yards in a bid to keep Donald Trump on side. President Lee Jae Myung’s first US trip saw him push a $350bn investment package, with $150bn earmarked for shipbuilding under the slogan ‘Make …
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https://splash247.com/seoul-bets-on-shipbuilding-to-keep-trump-sweet/ZIM confirmed on Monday that Turkish authorities have barred Israeli-linked vessels from entering the country’s ports, in the latest escalation of Ankara’s sanctions against Israel. The Haifa-based line, the world’s ninth-largest container carrier, said that vessels that are either owned, managed or operated by an entity related to Israel will not be permitted to berth …
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https://splash247.com/turkey-shuts-ports-to-israeli-linked-vessels-and-cargoes/Global shipping is realigning fleets in anticipation of October’s extra port fees to be levied by the US on China-linked tonnage. This is already being reflected in chartering decisions for transatlantic tanker and dry bulk fixtures with Chinese-built tonnage shifting to other parts of the globe. In the container sector, global liners are moving their …
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https://splash247.com/carriers-reroute-fleets-to-sidestep-us-levy/AMIGO LNG S.A. de C.V., a Mexican joint venture of Texas-based Epcilon LNG LLC and Singapore-based LNG Alliance, announced the execution of a long-term Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Macquarie Group, a global trading and financial services group.Under the agreement…
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