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The International Seabed Authority will start accepting applications in July from companies that want to mine the ocean's floor, a decision that came after the U.N. body spent the past two weeks debating standards for the new and controversial practice.Deep-sea mining would extract cobalt…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/un-start-taking-deepsea-mining-504091
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Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine said Monday it was proposing to change its name from “Sembcorp Marine Ltd” to “Seatrium Limited."This follows the completion of the combination of the company's businesses and Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd on February 28…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/sembcorp-marine-proposes-name-change-504092
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Danish shipping company J. Lauritzen said it signed letter of intent for construction of minimum two methanol dual-fuel 81,200 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carriers, which will be built by Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, Japan, and be capable of trading with zero carbon emissions when powered by green methanol…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/j-lauritzen-orders-two-methanol-dualfuel-504093
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The French navy on Friday escorted a tanker to port in the Gulf of Guinea after pirates abandoned the vessel and kidnapped some of the crew, the ship's owner told Reuters.The Liberian-flagged oil and chemical tanker Monjasa Reformer with 16 crew members was hijacked [Saturday…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/french-navy-escorts-tanker-gulf-guinea-504095
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A number of recent actions in the United States will better position the nation to meet its short- and long-term offshore wind energy targets, as outlined in the April 2023 U.S. Offshore Wind Report from Intelatus Global Partners.April brings with it the news that the U.S.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-working-address-challenges-offshore-504098
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The commercial maritime industry is hard at work developing, testing and implementing new and innovative technologies to limit its environmental impacts. While much of the effort has focused on physical solutions such as improved hull design…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/fuel-savings-a-nudge-away-504099
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Castor Maritime announced that on March 23, 2023, it entered into an agreement to sell a 2005-built Panamax bulk carrier to an undisclosed buyer for $13.95 million.The vessel, Magic Moon, is expected to be delivered to its new owner during the…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/castor-maritime-sells-built-bulk-carrier-504100
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The Tampa Bay pilot association has taken delivery of Tampa, a newly refitted Chesapeake Class pilot boat built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in 2003, when the Somerset, Mass. shipyard introduced the class of mid-size, high-speed launches.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gladdinghearn-delivers-refitted-launch-504101
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Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) announced it has been contracted to provide and test one nForcer high-speed engine to qualify for the Navy’s large unmanned surface vessel (LUSV) platform. To qualify, the engine must perform for a minimum of 720…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/fmds-new-highspeed-engine-tested-us-navys-504102
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A.P. Moller - Maersk's container terminal operating arm APM Terminals announced the expansion of its Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam, increasing the terminal's capacity by approx. 2 million TEU The project involves a site of approximately 47.5 hectares with 1,000 meters of deep-sea quay.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/rotterdam-container-terminal-set-billion-504103
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