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The U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) will host a Change of Command on July 10, 2026, at the New London Community Recreation Center, New London, CT, where current RDC Commanding Officer Captain Michael Chien, will be relieved by Captain Phillip Granati.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/change-command-coming-uscg-rd-center-541028
https://www.marinelink.com/news/change-command-coming-uscg-rd-center-541028OMS Group has started construction of CS Resilience, the third vessel in its next-generation GREAT-Class fleet, with a first steel cutting ceremony held at CRIST's shipyard in Gdynia, Poland.The milestone marks the start of construction of the cable-laying vessel…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/oms-group-cuts-first-steel-third-cable-541030
https://www.marinelink.com/news/oms-group-cuts-first-steel-third-cable-541030NYK has named newly built very large gas carrier (VLGC) Lyla Pathfinder, its eighth dual-fuel LPG carrier using liquefied petroleum gas as fuel.The naming ceremony took place on July 7 at Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Sakaide Works.Upon completion…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/nyk-names-eighth-dualfuel-lpg-carrier-541031
https://www.marinelink.com/news/nyk-names-eighth-dualfuel-lpg-carrier-541031Island Oil has acquired two oil tankers, Island Polaris and Island Horizon, expanding its owned fleet and marine logistics capacity.The acquisitions form part of the company's long-term investment strategy to strengthen logistics capabilities…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/island-oil-expands-fleet-two-tankers-541036
https://www.marinelink.com/news/island-oil-expands-fleet-two-tankers-541036A Key Locking the Courthouse Doors Unless Precisely and Appropriately TargetedThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s May 2026 ruling in Hill v. Jackson Offshore1 makes it clear: broadly challenging an arbitration agreement won’t get you into court.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/hill-v-jackson-offshore-delegation-clause-541039
https://www.marinelink.com/news/hill-v-jackson-offshore-delegation-clause-541039Premium jackup dayrates have improved from 2025 lows and are now holding within a higher range, but pricing remains uneven across fixtures and geographies. That is important, but dayrates are only the starting point. On their own, they say very…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/fixtures-values-jackup-recovery-already-541040Today, Monday, July 8 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 4 points, reaching 2871 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-2871-down-4-points/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-2871-down-4-points/Semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has been awarded additional time for one of its offshore rigs in India. Dolphin Drilling said that the 1974-built Blackford Dolphin will continue its drilling contract for Oil India Limited. The contract has been extended until at least August 28, 2026, to enable completion of drilling, testing, and abandonment work …
https://splash247.com/dolphin-drilling-secures-more-semisub-work-in-india/
https://splash247.com/dolphin-drilling-secures-more-semisub-work-in-india/Offshore driller Ventura Offshore has won an extension of a contract for one of its semisubmersible rigs. Ventura Offshore said that the Italian energy giant Eni exercised the option to drill a fourth well and a tophole in Indonesia for the semisub drilling rig, SSV Catarina. The option was exercised by Eni Muara Bakau, a …
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https://splash247.com/eni-extends-ventura-offshore-rig-contract-in-indonesia/Shipyard revival is easy to announce and hard to staff, writes Spiridon Tsiolis. Two announcements in Greece show the country can find the capital and the technology partners it needs. The harder question is whether it can find the people. On May 29, ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean signed a …
https://splash247.com/the-workforce-test-behind-greeces-shipbuilding-ambitions/
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