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Turkey’s largest boxship operator, Arkas, has signed a contract in China for four ships that will take its fleet past the 100,000 slot mark. The 4,300 teu sister ships will be built at Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard and are costing $240m in total. The vessels will deliver in the first half of 2028, another sign of …
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https://splash247.com/arkas-signs-for-four-boxship-newbuilds-in-china/APM Terminals has lodged a case at the Durban High Court in an attempt to block an Asian port operator rival from taking over a terminal in the city. Manila-headquartered International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) was meant to have taken over the running of Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2 from state-run Transnet from the …
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https://splash247.com/apm-terminals-lodges-case-to-block-ictsis-durban-port-contract/Feeder giant X-Press Feeders has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six European ports to speed up the provision of green fuels, particularly methanol. The agreement will focus on north Europe, with ports covered including Antwerp Bruges, Tallinn, Riga, Klaipeda and Finland’s HaminaKotka and Helsinki. “This landmark agreement signifies a joint commitment to accelerate …
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https://splash247.com/x-press-feeders-readies-for-methanol-powered-future-in-the-baltic/The Houthis claimed over the weekend to have widened their area of operations, saying in a televised address they had targeted three merchant ships as well as US frigates, including one attack in the Indian Ocean. Security consultants however have not confirmed the attacks and there is a history of the Houthis overstating their naval …
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https://splash247.com/houthis-claim-to-have-attacked-ship-in-the-indian-ocean/Salvage crews on Sunday began removing containers from the deck of the containership that crashed into and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The removal of the containers from the deck of the Dali would continue this week as weather permits, according to a statement from the Key Bridge Response Unified Command. Crews …
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https://splash247.com/containers-offloaded-from-stricken-boxship-in-baltimore/A British Royal Navy ship will supply aid to Gaza as part of an international effort to help set up a new humanitarian maritime corridor in early May, the foreign office and ministry of defence said on Saturday.The multinational effort, involving the United States…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/royal-navy-ship-help-boost-aid-gaza-512776According to the latest figures from DNV’s AFI platform, five new orders for alternative fueled vessels were confirmed in March 2024: two methanol, two ammonia and one LNG.Although this was a quiet month for the ordering of alternative fueled vessels, the overall trend remains strong, says DNV.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/dnv-five-alternative-fueled-vessels-512777DNV has presented HD Hyundai with a general approval for ship application (GASA) for a new high-strength composite hybrid support system for independent tanks on liquefied gas carriers.In a world-first, HD Hyundai’s concept is fabricated with…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/dnv-issues-general-approval-hybrid-512778Esgian reports various drilling contractors disclosing details of discussions with Saudi Aramco regarding jackup contract suspensions in its Week 14 Rig Analytics Market Roundup. These contractors include Shelf Drilling, ADES, Borr Drilling…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/esgian-week-report-major-jackup-contract-512779The IMO Facilitation Committee will meet in person at IMO Headquarters in London for its 48th session (FAL 48) from April 8 to 12 to discuss issues related to autonomous shipping; prevention of illegal wildlife trafficking on ships; digitalization…
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