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Sources say the Hitachi-built VLCC, Kin A, a 298,000 dwt tanker now 26 years old, has been sold to undisclosed interests and renamed Helga. The vessel, flagged in Comoros, is no longer classed by any member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). According to VesselValue, its class with Bureau Veritas has been withdrawn. …
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https://splash247.com/2000-built-vlcc-sold-for-further-trading-2/NAG Marine, a provider of shipboard automation and fluid control solutions for maritime applications, announced the launch of the Tan Delta Oil Quality Sensor as part of its partnership with Tan Delta Systems, a global innovator in advanced oil condition analysis technologies.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/nag-marine-announces-oil-quality-sensor-537238NOVACAVI, Italian specialist in underwater cables, has developed a solution for the fast and reliable identification of steel wire armored cables during deck operations on research and defense vessels. A sample will be showcased on stand D80 at UDT 2026…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/novacavi-launches-tow-cable-537241Energy shortages could hit Europe by next month, Shell CEO Wael Sawan said on Tuesday, adding that securing adequate energy supply was critical to national security.Countries cannot have national security without energy security, Sawan said…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/european-energy-shortages-felt-april-537247Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Tuesday and discussed the situation in the Middle East, including the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open, U.S. envoy to India Sergio Gor and Modi…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-india-discuss-importance-keeping-537249Crude oil exports from Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Yanbu port rose to nearly 4 million barrels per day last week, a sharp increase from export levels before the Iran war broke out, shipping data shows.The jump shows that Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil exporter…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/saudi-aramco-increases-crude-oil-exports-537250PPG announced the launch of PPG InsightsNav, an analytics platform designed to help shipowners and operators analyze and optimize seastock coatings purchasing data for improved operational and strategic planning.Marine operators often rely on fragmented or limited historical data…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/ppg-insightsnav-tool-introduced-marine-537254On March 12, Havariekommando, Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME), held a naming ceremony for its latest vessel, a Damen Multi Cat (MuC) 2309. The vessel, named Lütt Matten, will operate out of Sassnitz on the Baltic island of Rügen, providing emergency response capabilities.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/damen-multi-cat-named-ltt-matten-537255HII announced the selection of two vice presidents at its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Christie Miller has been promoted to the role of vice president of communications and Christian Ortego will join the division as vice president and NNS chief counsel.In her new role…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/christian-ortego-christie-miller-named-537256The ESCABVENTS project, developed by the company IQUA Robotics in collaboration with the Zamakona Yards shipyard, has successfully concluded its proof of concept tests, demonstrating the viability of using Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for naval inspection tasks.
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