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When a fire broke out in the engine room of a towboat in Louisiana, the situation could have easily escalated to become much worse, but the quick actions of the vessel's crew helped to contain the blaze and limit the damage significantly, the…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/towboat-fire-damage-limited-crews-quick-515494Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) announced it has hired Addison Pope as a naval architect. Pope holds a bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Webb Institute. Before joining BHGI…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/bhgi-hires-addison-pope-515495Defense group Leonardo and Immsi's naval unit Intermarine have signed a contract worth up to 2.6 billion euros ($2.82 billion) to supply Italy's navy with five coastal minehunter ships, the companies said on Friday.The contract, which also includes logistics support, is worth 1.6 billion euros for t
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/italian-navy-orders-five-minehunter-515496The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said on Friday it is seeking competitive bids for offshore wind leases off the coast of Texas after renewable energy developer Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC made an unsolicited bid.The administration…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-opens-bidding-offshore-wind-acreage-515497Hornbeck Offshore said it has installed a dynamic positioning (DP) simulator that provides an interactive and immersive training experience for current and future mariners who serve in DP officer (DPO) roles.The Wärtsilä NaviTrainer Professional…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/hornbeck-offshore-installs-new-dp-515498Dalian iron ore futures snapped a three-session slide on Friday buoyed by fresh stimulus from top consumer China, but posted a weekly loss amid concerns about demand from the ailing property sector. The most-traded September iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ended daytime trade 1.5% higher at 779 yuan ($107.45) a metric ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dalian-iron-ore-snaps-3-day-slide-on-fresh-china-stimulus-but-posts-weekly-loss/One of the standout commodity stories so far this year has been China’s demand for thermal coal, with the world’s largest importer seeing record shipments arriving in the first half. China’s imports of thermal coal from the seaborne market, used mainly to generate electricity, were 168.73 million metric tons in the first six months of ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinas-run-of-robust-thermal-coal-imports-may-ease/The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, extended its losing streak to a sixth straight session on Friday, dragged down by declining rates for capesize shipping vessels. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, lost 26 points, or 1.4%, ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-falls-for-sixth-straight-session-on-softer-capesize-rates-2/Four crewmembers remain missing and one has been confirmed dead from the general cargo ship Fu Shun that sank in stormy weather off the coast of southern Taiwan. Tanzanian-flagged 56-m-long vessel went down around 19 nautical miles off the coast of Kaohsiung City on Thursday, after Typhoon Gaemi swept across the island. The crew of …
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https://splash247.com/one-dead-four-still-missing-from-sunken-ship-off-taiwan/TotalEnergies is strengthening its LNG bunkering business with up to two newbuilds in China. The French energy major has contracted state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to build one firm 18,600 cu m vessel, with options secured for an additional unit. Several shipowners, including Avenir and Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), were in the run to secure the …
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