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The US District Court for the District of Columbia has granted a preliminary injunction allowing construction activities to resume on Equinor’s Empire Wind project. On January 2, Equinor’s Empire Offshore Wind LLC, a company developing the Empire Wind project off Long Island, filed a civil suit in the US District Court for the District of …
Wolfgang Lehmacher on Asean’s moment of opportunity. A container loaded with electronics leaves a factory complex outside Ho Chi Minh City, rolls by truck to the Cai Mep-Thi Vai deepwater complex, and sails for Long Beach. This looks like a win. Exports from Southeast Asia to the US have climbed as Chinese shipments came under …
South Korean flagship HMM has announced the signing of contracts with Avikus to implement AI-based autonomous navigation solutions. This initiative includes a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and Avikus for joint research and technical collaboration. HMM plans to deploy autonomous navigation solutions across 40 vessels initially, with intentions to …
https://splash247.com/hmm-rolls-out-autonomous-navigation-tech-across-fleet/
https://splash247.com/hmm-rolls-out-autonomous-navigation-tech-across-fleet/Zhejiang Energy Marine, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Energy Group, has entered the capesize segment. The outfit, better known for its global footprint in scrubber supply as well as shipyard and retrofit services, is moving into unfamiliar territory, laying the winning bid for the Cape Providence (179,600 dwt, built 2009 at Daewoo), a ship sold by …
https://splash247.com/zhejiang-energy-enters-the-cape-market/
https://splash247.com/zhejiang-energy-enters-the-cape-market/Hengli Heavy Industry, recognised as one of the fastest-growing shipyards in the world, has unveiled plans to invest 13.5bn yuan ($1.94bn) in a major capacity expansion initiative. In just three years, Hengli Heavy has built up a massive orderbook, now accepting orders deep into 2029 with leading Greeks and MSC among key clients. The private …
https://splash247.com/hengli-heavy-plans-1-94bn-capacity-expansion/
https://splash247.com/hengli-heavy-plans-1-94bn-capacity-expansion/Russian forces have conducted a ballistic missile strike on the port of Chornomorsk in Ukraine, impacting a Malta-flagged vessel preparing to load containers. The strike has left at least one crewmember injured and caused damage to the vessel, identified as the Matilda, a Greek-owned, Kazakh-operated ship. Ukrainian authorities have reported that yesterday’s strike not only …
https://splash247.com/damage-reported-following-russian-strike-on-chornomorsk/
https://splash247.com/damage-reported-following-russian-strike-on-chornomorsk/The US said it will target ‘dozens’ of Venezuela‑linked tankers in a serious shadow fleet squeeze. Thursday saw a sixth tanker apprehended by US forces, while Vitol and Trafigura became the first international companies to start shipping oil out of Venezuela since the January 3 ousting of Nicolas Maduro. Tension between Iran and the US …
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https://splash247.com/splash-wrap-global-seaborne-trading-map-redrawn/US Southern Command has apprehended the 2003-built Veronica aframax during a pre-dawn operation yesterday, the sixth tanker with Venezuelan links to be taken by American forces in recent weeks. The Veronica, previously known as Pegas and Lana, has a troubled history; it was seized by Greek authorities in 2022 and has a history of moving …
https://splash247.com/us-forces-seize-sixth-tanker-linked-to-venezuelan-trades/
https://splash247.com/us-forces-seize-sixth-tanker-linked-to-venezuelan-trades/News yesterday that Danish carrier Maersk is taking its first structural step back into the Red Sea has analysts voicing caution that this could mark the start of big shift from the Cape of Good Hope through the Suez with a significant knock-on effect for the bottom lines of global liners in 2026. Maersk, the …
https://splash247.com/what-maersks-return-to-the-red-sea-means-for-carrier-profits-in-2026/
https://splash247.com/what-maersks-return-to-the-red-sea-means-for-carrier-profits-in-2026/Major shipping companies are devising strategies for a return to the Suez Canal after more than two years of disruptions due to security risks in the Red Sea.They have been rerouting vessels via longer, costlier routes around Africa since November 2023…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/major-shipping-companies-plan-return-suez-534487
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