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Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, discusses how the demands of old ships and new tech are taking something of a workload toll. They say change is as good as a rest. For seafarers, though, that is plain nonsense. Still, ever optimistic, there is much from the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) tripartite Maritime …
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https://splash247.com/managing-the-crew-burden-cycle/Wah Kwong is expanding into the Middle Eastern market, with subsidiary Venture Marine Services (VMS) joining AW Shipping’s gas newbuild project in China. The Hong Kong shipping giant said WMS will be overseeing the newbuilding supervision projects for seven 99,000 cu m very large ethane carriers (VLECs) and four 93,000 cu m very large ammonia …
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https://splash247.com/wah-kwong-gets-on-board-aw-shipping-gas-carriers-newbuilding-programme/French liner CMA CGM has completed the acquisition of Air Belgium, adding four more cargo airplanes to its burgeoning airfreight division. The company said it will retain the Air Belgium brand with the latest acquisition taking its air fleet to nine planes. Damien Mazaudier, executive vice president of the air division at CMA CGM, stated: …
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https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-completes-acquisition-of-air-belgium/Greece’s Dynacom Tankers has swelled its suezmax orderbook at China’s New Times Shipbuilding. Newbuilding sources report that George Procopiou’s company has signed up for two 159,000 dwt vessels, adding to previously booked 10 newbuilds at the privately owned shipyard in late 2023 and early 2024. The Athens-based outfit has a massive orderbook of crude and …
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https://splash247.com/dynacom-in-for-more-new-times-suezmaxes/Seaspan has put pen to paper on more containership newbuilds at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) in China. The Bing Chen-led tonnage provider has booked six 10,000 teu vessels with delivery likely starting in 2028. No value has been revealed for the shipbuilding contract that was concluded in renminbi rather than US dollars, and detailed vessel …
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https://splash247.com/seaspan-books-six-containership-newbuilds-in-china/CMB.TECH has revealed it has sold three more VLCCs as part of an ongoing fleet rejuvenation programme. The sales of the 2010-built Hakata and Hakone as well as the 2012-built Iris to unidentified buyers have generated a total capital gain of $96.7m. CMB.TECH and dry bulk concern Golden Ocean aim to finalise a merger deal …
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https://splash247.com/cmb-tech-sells-three-vlccs/Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is strengthening its fleet with 14 boxship newbuildings in China worth more than $3bn. The COSCO-controlled liner operator has contracted Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) to build 18,500 teu methanol dual-fuel series at $220m each. DACKS will take on nine …
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https://splash247.com/oocl-signs-3bn-boxship-order/A vessel collision resulted in a barge breakaway and one sunken barge on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans on Sunday night.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at approximately 9:20 p.m. Sunday that the…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/barge-sinks-collision-lower-mississippi-525178A catastrophic engine failure led to a fire aboard a towing vessel on the Tennessee River last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports.An engine-room fire broke out on January 30, 2024, aboard the towing vessel Johnny M…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/engine-failure-leads-fire-towing-vessel-525179The Unified Command, consisting of the US Coast Guard, Spectrum OpCo (Operator), and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO), continue to respond an oil and natural gas release in coastal Louisiana.This spill occurred on April 26…
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