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A fragile ceasefire in the Strait of Hormuz has completely broken down as fresh attacks between the US and Iran over the past 24 hours have coincided with tanker strikes off Oman that has left three seafarers missing. The product tanker Settebello suffered a fire onboard around 20 nautical miles off Sohar, Oman yesterday. Maritime …
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https://splash247.com/hormuz-ceasefire-collapses/Oil prices climbed more than $2 a barrel Thursday as Iran declared the critical energy chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, closed after the U.S. launched additional strikes against Iran.Brent futures LCOc1 rose $2.30, or 2.47%, to $95.40 a barrel, while U.S.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/oil-rises-iran-announces-closure-strait-540178Taiwan's maritime sovereignty cannot be "violated" by Chinese efforts to create a false impression of jurisdiction, the island's coast guard said after China ended a patrol off its eastern shores.China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/taiwan-says-sovereignty-cannot-violated-540179German shipowner Hermann Lohmann Bereederung has sold its last two container vessels, the 1,368 teu ice-class sister ships Marina L and Theodor, to Dubai-based Lila Global, according to Alphaliner. The sale marks Lohmann’s complete exit from the container shipping sector, leaving the company with a fleet focused solely on multipurpose tonnage. Financial terms were not …
Huaxia Financial Leasing has launched a tender process for up to six newcastlemax bulk carriers, signalling a major expansion of its presence in the dry bulk sector. The Beijing-based leasing company is seeking bids from domestic Chinese shipyards for a series of six 210,000 dwt vessels structured in a 2+2+2 delivery arrangement, according to a …
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https://splash247.com/chinese-lessor-seeks-yard-slots-for-six-newcastlemaxes/Hydrogen of Dutch Origin (H2DO) has kicked off a study for a 30-50MW offshore green hydrogen concept in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The TSE-funded ‘Offshore Midsized Green Hydrogen Feasibility and Concept Study’ will demonstrate how offshore hydrogen production can unlock more offshore wind while reinforcing Europe’s strategic energy autonomy. The aim of …
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https://splash247.com/dutch-consortium-advances-offshore-green-hydrogen-plans-in-north-sea/Purus Marine is being linked to a new LNG carrier order at Samsung Heavy Industries, further expanding its growing fleet of gas carriers. Samsung Heavy disclosed this week that it had secured a contract worth around $252m for a single 174,000 cu m newbuild from an owner in Oceania, with delivery scheduled for January 2029. …
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https://splash247.com/purus-grows-samsung-lng-newbuild-series/Marine seismic specialist PXGEO has signed a one-year framework agreement with Norwegian major Equinor to run autonomous inspection trials with the Saab Sabertooth. According to PXGEO, the work tests and verifies Saab Sabertooth underwater intervention drone (UID) technology, validating autonomous behaviours for offshore inspection. This test represents PXGEO’s first step into a market where unmanned …
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https://splash247.com/pxgeo-signs-equinor-deal-for-autonomous-subsea-inspection-trials/ANTWERPEN was delivered to EXMAR, the Belgian gas shipowner and infrastructure developer, a ship powered by WinGD’s X52DF-A ammonia-fueled engine, reported to be the world’s first ocean-going ship designed to operate on ammonia fuel.The achievement is the result of a collaboration between WinGD…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/ammoniafueled-vessel-delivered-exmar-540160Twenty-five years after she was launched by Feadship as Northern Light, the 46.90-m has emerged from one of the most comprehensive rebuild programs undertaken by Feadship Refit & Services in recent years.Arriving at Kaag in May 2025, the yacht…
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