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Saudi shipping giant Bahri has ordered three very large crude carriers at International Maritime Industries (IMI), committing SAR1.692bn ($451m) to expand its tanker fleet and support shipbuilding at home. The 320,000 dwt vessels will be built at IMI’s Ras Al Khair facility on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast, with deliveries scheduled between 2029 and 2030. The …
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https://splash247.com/bahri-turns-to-homegrown-yard-for-451m-vlcc-trio/India’s Transworld Shipping Lines has secured shareholder approval for the $42.78m acquisition of two containerships from another company within its controlling shareholder’s group, clearing a key hurdle in its ongoing fleet restructuring. The Navi Mumbai-based listed owner disclosed in a filing that shareholders had backed the purchase of the 2006-built OEL Surya and OEL Varun …
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https://splash247.com/transworld-gets-green-light-for-43m-boxship-deal/Monaco-based Transocean Maritime Agencies has ordered two 50,000 dwt chemical and product tankers at China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), adding another vessel type to its expanding newbuilding programme. The CSSC-controlled yard recently signed the contract, marking its first order from a Monaco-based shipowner. Financial terms, delivery dates and propulsion specifications have not been disclosed. Transocean …
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https://splash247.com/transocean-expands-newbuild-programme-with-tanker-duo/Norwegian chemical tanker owner Odfjell has reportedly sold two 2011-built vessels for more than $62m as it continues reshaping its fleet. Shipbrokers identified the 46,098 dwt Bow Elm and 46,047 dwt Bow Lind as having been sold together, with the deal agreed on a surveys-passed basis. Both vessels were built at South Korea’s SLS Shipbuilding …
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https://splash247.com/odfjell-cashes-in-on-chemical-tanker-pair-in-62m-plus-deal/Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 jack-up rig has sunk offshore Gabon after experiencing a punch-through event during preload operations that caused it to lose stability, leaving five people missing and 110 safely accounted for among the 115 personnel on board.In its latest update on October 26…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/borr-drilling-rig-sinks-off-gabon-rescued-543886
https://www.marinelink.com/news/borr-drilling-rig-sinks-off-gabon-rescued-543886Singapore's Seatrium has secured an agreement with Keppel's subsidiary RigCo to complete construction work on four offshore drilling rigs under an existing master services arrangement, with the total estimated contract value exceeding $390 million…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/seatrium-inks-m-deal-complete-four-543890Shipping through Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta was stable and grain exports had increased by end-September, the port authority said, despite a spike in marine insurance premiums driven by increased attacks on cargo vessels.In September…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/black-sea-shipping-faces-insurance-543895The Chouest Group and the founders of Horizon Maritime Services have announced a strategic partnership that includes the acquisition of the Canadian offshore and marine services company from CFFI and its lender, HPS.The transaction expands the Louisiana-based Chouest Group's presence in Canada…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/chouest-group-acquires-canadas-horizon-543896
https://www.marinelink.com/news/chouest-group-acquires-canadas-horizon-543896DP World is working with Deniz Yaşamını Koruma Derneği (Türkiye’s Marine Life Conservation Society) to remove ghost nets from the Sea of Marmara and give the recovered material a second life. Ghost nets can take up to 200 years to degrade, and left under the waves…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/dp-world-converts-ghost-nets-sunglasses-543897The Swedish industrial Group Stena AB, owner of ferry operator Stena Line, has entered into an agreement to acquire the Norwegian shipping company Color Line, subject to regulatory approval. The transaction will bring together two companies…
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