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Boskalis and Van Oord have been awarded a dredging contract worth approximately $570 million (€500 million) for the expansion of the Port of Luleå in Sweden.The contract was awarded by the Swedish Maritime Administration and the Port of Luleå…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/boskalis-van-oord-expand-swedish-port-540877
https://www.marinelink.com/news/boskalis-van-oord-expand-swedish-port-540877ADNOC’s XRG has completed the acquisition of an additional equity interest in Trains 4 and 5 of the Rio Grande LNG project in Texas, increasing its participation across all five trains currently under construction at the liquefied natural gas…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/adnocs-xrg-expands-stake-rio-grande-lng-540881
https://www.marinelink.com/news/adnocs-xrg-expands-stake-rio-grande-lng-540881Orders for alternative-fueled vessels totaled 137 in the first half of 2026, down from 155 in the same period a year earlier, according to figures from DNV's Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform.DNV’s AFI has recorded 15 new orders for alternative…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/alternativefuel-vessel-orders-slow-down-540882
https://www.marinelink.com/news/alternativefuel-vessel-orders-slow-down-540882Panama has been reinstated on the White List of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MoU), according to the organization's recently published Annual Report. The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) welcomed the announcement, noting that the…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/panama-reinstated-paris-mou-white-list-540883
https://www.marinelink.com/news/panama-reinstated-paris-mou-white-list-540883SAAM Towage signed a contract with the Belov shipyard for the construction of four new tugboats. This project is part of the company's strategy for the ongoing updating of its fleet and reinforces its growth in that market, where it operates…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/saam-towage-build-four-tugboats-540884
https://www.marinelink.com/news/saam-towage-build-four-tugboats-540884Artificial intelligence and cloud-native technologies have moved from innovation projects to operational priorities for shipping companies, according to Fleetwork, following its participation in Posidonia 2026.The Greek maritime technology company…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/fleetwork-posidonia-signals-turning-point-540885
https://www.marinelink.com/news/fleetwork-posidonia-signals-turning-point-540885Today, Thursday, July 02 2026, the Baltic Dry Index climbed 88 points, reaching 2650 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 hit ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2650-up-88-points/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2650-up-88-points/Norwegian unions representing offshore drilling rig and floating platform workers have entered state-mediated wage talks to prevent a wider strike from hitting the country’s oil and gas sector. The negotiations involve Styrke, SAFE, and DSO, which together say more than 600 members could walk out first if no deal is reached. According to Reuters, the …
https://splash247.com/norwegian-offshore-unions-enter-last-ditch-talks-to-avert-wider-strike/
https://splash247.com/norwegian-offshore-unions-enter-last-ditch-talks-to-avert-wider-strike/The recent closing of Eldorado Drilling’s $257.6m acquisition of Vantage Drilling is the latest in a series of merger and acquisition moves reshaping the offshore drilling landscape. Over the past five years, consolidation has accelerated as drilling contractors seek scale, efficiency, and stronger market positioning. There have been several notable mergers in recent years. Noble …
https://splash247.com/eldorados-vantage-buy-highlights-offshore-drilling-consolidation-trend/
https://splash247.com/eldorados-vantage-buy-highlights-offshore-drilling-consolidation-trend/Captain Debashis Basu says shipping has spent years sending seafarers more checklists, circulars and manuals, while failing to answer a simpler question: what do crews actually need at the point of work? His answer is Guide2Inspections, an app developed by Singapore-based Navguide Solutions to combine onboard inspections, training and mentoring in one offline tool. “We …
https://splash247.com/navguide-solutions-turning-ship-inspections-into-training/
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