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Norwegian energy giant Equinor has decided to close its Hanoi office and pull out of Vietnam’s offshore wind market. This move comes amid political turmoil within the country, a power struggle within the Communist Party of Vietnam, its recent tilt towards China, and Equinor’s regular review of its portfolio of renewable assets. This also marks …
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https://splash247.com/equinor-closes-shop-and-exits-vietnams-offshore-wind-market/Continental Kapital Shipping Company has held an opening ceremony bringing together some of the big names in Chinese shipping. The company is a 50:50 joint venture between SeaKapital Holdings and Seacon Shipping established in Hong Kong. The company focuses on the acquisition, ownership, chartering, leasing, and management of various types of vessels, including multipurpose/heavy lift …
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https://splash247.com/continental-kapital-shipping-launches-in-hong-kong/Hengli Heavy Industry, a fast-emerging shipbuilder from Dalian, has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in Geneva. The collaboration will cover a wide range of areas, including newbuilds, engine manufacturing, ship repair, and vessel retrofitting. MSC, the world’s largest containerline, has inked multiple large orders across Chinese shipyards this summer, …
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https://splash247.com/msc-signs-strategic-cooperation-framework-with-fast-emerging-chinese-yard/Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering is set to expand production capacity by around 60% having made the RMB440m ($62m) winning bid to take over a nearby bankrupt yard. Nantong Xiangyu is taking over Jiangsu Hongqiang Ship Heavy Industry, a yard with three docks along the Yangtze that ceased operations six years ago. Lin Junjie, …
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https://splash247.com/nantong-xiangyu-set-to-reopen-nearby-bankrupt-yard/At ports across the world seafarers are being screened for mpox in the wake of a new more virulent strain of the virus being detected in Africa. Ports in Singapore, India, Bangladesh, China and Uruguay are among those to have put in place seafarer health checks for any ships that have travelled recently from Africa. …
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https://splash247.com/ports-around-the-world-start-screening-crews-for-mpox/Naval operations working for the European Union have given an update this morning (pictured above) from the Red Sea on the state of the blaze onboard the laden Sounion, a suezmax attacked multiple times last Wednesday by the Houthis, which risks becoming the worst tanker spill of the 21st century. The ship, owned by Greece’s …
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https://splash247.com/stricken-suezmax-off-yemen-now-an-imminent-environmental-hazard/The Philippines and China clashed in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Sunday over what Manila said was a resupply mission for fishermen, the latest in a series of sea and air confrontations in the strategic waterway.The incident overshadows…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/china-uses-water-cannons-south-china-sea-516317
https://www.marinelink.com/news/china-uses-water-cannons-south-china-sea-516317Kaylene Dale has been appointed the new CEO of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), starting on October 1, 2024.Dale brings extensive experience in Commonwealth regulatory settings and with the maritime sector. This includes working…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-ceo-ready-lead-amsa-516318This year’s multilateral Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise, an annual event conducted by the United States Navy which took place from August 12 to 23, 2024, focused on strengthening regional responses to maritime security threats.The participants were Australia…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/singapore-plays-central-role-exercise-516319
https://www.marinelink.com/news/singapore-plays-central-role-exercise-516319The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its preliminary assessment of the grounding of the bulk carrier Indian Partnership on April 23, 2023, and implicated voyage optimization planning.The UK-registered bulk carrier…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/voyage-optimization-plan-led-grounding-516320
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