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Offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has announced several new rig deals in its latest fleet status report, and one rig sale. The driller stated that three of its jackup rigs won more work with their respective charterers. The 2008-built Noble Resolute won a one-year contract with Italian giant Eni in the Dutch part of the …
https://splash247.com/noble-secures-multiple-rig-deals-and-boosts-backlog-to-7bn/
https://splash247.com/noble-secures-multiple-rig-deals-and-boosts-backlog-to-7bn/In light of this month’s surprise move by member states to put the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) on ice, the world’s leading shipping organisations have reaffirmed their support to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the global regulator for international shipping. The Tripartite Forum of shipbuilders, shipowners and classification societies, which features the likes of BIMCO, …
https://splash247.com/top-shipping-organisations-reaffirm-support-for-imo-as-global-regulator/
https://splash247.com/top-shipping-organisations-reaffirm-support-for-imo-as-global-regulator/The year 2025 is shaping up to be the best year for tankers in a decade, according to analysis carried in the October issue of Splash Extra, now available to read for free. Year-to-date average VLCC earnings of $44,279 are the best since 2015, when China was filling its newly built strategic petroleum reserve, when …
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https://splash247.com/tanker-rates-poised-to-close-2025-with-best-year-in-a-decade/Japan has achieved another world first in the race to decarbonise shipping. A consortium of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Solutions and Japan Engine Corporation has successfully carried out the first land-based operation of marine hydrogen engines, marking a major step toward zero-emission ship propulsion. The trial took place at Japan Engine’s headquarters factory using …
https://splash247.com/japan-delivers-worlds-first-land-based-marine-hydrogen-engine-test/
https://splash247.com/japan-delivers-worlds-first-land-based-marine-hydrogen-engine-test/Monaco-headquartered Transocean Maritime Agencies has been revealed as the buyer behind an order for containership newbuildings in China, marking the company’s latest fleet expansion and its first step into the box segment. Industry sources and shipbuilding databases show Transocean has contracted two 1,930 teu vessels at Guangzhou Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, likely of the yard’s in-house …
https://splash247.com/monaco-owner-transocean-breaks-into-boxships-with-newbuilds-in-china/
https://splash247.com/monaco-owner-transocean-breaks-into-boxships-with-newbuilds-in-china/South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM has become the eighth member of the exclusive teu millionaires club. HMM’s fleet now stands at 1,007,180 teu, according to analysis by Alphaliner, which noted in its most recent weekly report that the Korean carrier’s operated capacity has doubled over the past five years, the 2020s being the most profitable …
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https://splash247.com/hmm-joins-the-exclusive-teu-millionaires-club/Everllence has announced the world’s first conversion of an Everllence B&W S90 two-stroke engine to dual-fuel methanol running following the successful sea-trials of COSCO Shipping Lines’ 20,000+ TEU container vessel, COSCO Shipping Libra.The…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/everllence-partners-complete-s-methanol-531681
https://www.marinelink.com/news/everllence-partners-complete-s-methanol-531681Frederick Joseph Harris of Mystic CT, passed peacefully at 5:47PM on 10/24/2025, with his family by his side. “Fred” was born on 11/25/1944 at Framingham Union Hospital to Frederick Everett and MaryRosa Camilla Harris.Fred was a proud patriot who loved his country.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/obituary-iconic-maritime-shipbuilding-531682Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Solution, and Japan Engine Corporation have successfully conducted the world’s first land-based operation of marine hydrogen engines. The demonstration took place at Japan Engine’s headquarters factory…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/japanese-partners-complete-landbased-531684
https://www.marinelink.com/news/japanese-partners-complete-landbased-531684Sagitta Marine managing director Thomas Zaidman on what happens if fair and unimpeded port access becomes a tool of trade policy. After decades lying in the long grass, geopolitical forces have re-emerged as a key operational risk. This is not to say that politicians especially target shipping and vessel operators as a policy tool; most …
https://splash247.com/port-fees-from-temporary-problem-to-structural-risk-to-trade/
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