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The United States’ Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions have good dredging stories to tell. Major channel projects have been completed. Ports are investing in new capacity. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and its partners are advancing more work across the region.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/dredging-building-next-generation-543774
https://www.marinelink.com/news/dredging-building-next-generation-543774Sometime back in the fall of 2025, I was contacted by a prominent national television, radio, and print news reporter with a surprising (but understandable under the circumstances) request for background information to inform her reporting.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/recent-changes-us-atsea-interdiction-543775
https://www.marinelink.com/news/recent-changes-us-atsea-interdiction-543775Critical infrastructure has never been more connected. Across ports, energy networks and industrial facilities, operators have access to unprecedented volumes of operational data generated by sensors, surveillance systems, satellite imagery, connected equipment and digital monitoring platforms.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ports-power-plants-decision-intel-543776
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ports-power-plants-decision-intel-543776The average imported iron ore margin widened slightly from 6.01 yuan/mt to 6.38 yuan/mt this period. Lower seaborne premiums for some brands and lower freight rates were the main drivers. Port inventory data this week point to gradually weakening spot demand. Iron ore stocks at 35 major Chinese ports rose 2.85 million mt week-on-week to ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-port-stocks-build-2-85-million-mt-iron-ore-expected-to-trade-soft/The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped its long ten-day losing sreak on Monday, rising about 1.4% to 2,546 points, mainly due to a rebound in the larger vessel segment. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes, including iron ore and coal, advanced by ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-breaks-10-day-losing-run/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-breaks-10-day-losing-run/China Merchants-controlled Nanjing Tanker has selected Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) to build four more LR2 product and crude tankers, taking its planned newbuilding programme in the segment at the Chinese yard to six vessels. The Shanghai-listed owner named DSIC as the winning bidder, following a tender launched last month. The newbuildings will have to …
https://splash247.com/nanjing-tanker-picks-dalian-for-lr2-quartet/
https://splash247.com/nanjing-tanker-picks-dalian-for-lr2-quartet/MSC-controlled Global Car Carriers (GCC) has added another two large LNG dual-fuel car carriers in China, taking its rapidly expanding newbuilding programme to 22 ships. The former Gram Car Carriers has booked two 8,600 ceu pure car and truck carriers at Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard, with both vessels scheduled for delivery in 2030. The latest …
https://splash247.com/msc-backed-gcc-expands-car-carrier-spree-with-two-more-newbuilds/
https://splash247.com/msc-backed-gcc-expands-car-carrier-spree-with-two-more-newbuilds/Norway’s protracted offshore well services wage dispute has been settled through voluntary arbitration, even as a separate labour conflict has triggered a strike at subsea contractor Reach Subsea. An arbitration panel has ruled that wage and other provisions previously agreed under the Oil Services Agreement between employers’ organisation Offshore Norge and trade union Styrke will …
https://splash247.com/norway-ends-one-offshore-wage-row-only-for-reach-subsea-strike-to-begin/
https://splash247.com/norway-ends-one-offshore-wage-row-only-for-reach-subsea-strike-to-begin/UK North Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy has launched a search for a new chief executive after Luciano Vasques announced plans to retire by March 31, 2027. The company said its board has begun identifying a successor, with a further announcement to follow in due course to allow an orderly transition of responsibilities. …
https://splash247.com/ithaca-energy-chief-executive-to-retire/
https://splash247.com/ithaca-energy-chief-executive-to-retire/Norwegian geophysical services specialist Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has secured a letter of award from Pakistan’s Mari Energies for controlled-source electromagnetic surveys across multiple offshore exploration blocks. The Oslo-based company said the programme would combine CSEM-derived resistivity information with seismic and geological data to improve prospect evaluation, reduce exploration uncertainty and support decisions on future drilling …
https://splash247.com/emgs-lands-offshore-exploration-survey-award-in-pakistan/
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