An oil rig supervisor who earned more than $200,000 a year working for Houston-based Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc is entitled to overtime pay, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a decision with costly implications for the oil and…
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US-listed Greek owner StealthGas has revealed fixtures for eight LPG carriers on period charter contracts, with another two concluded on the joint venture vessels. The chartering arrangements with undisclosed clients last between three months and three years. Four LPG carriers, Eco Freeze, Eco Dominator, Eco Nemesis, and Eco Dream, have been fixed for one year. …
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Norway’s DOF has announced a new contract for DOF Subsea Brasil for the charter of the research and survey vessel . The contract will see the 2006-built vessel equipped with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for support of a large SURF project in Brazil. Mobilisation is planned to start in March 2023 for 180 days …
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Singapore-based BW Epic Kosan is maintaining its focus on larger and younger tonnage, with older and smaller ships heading out the door. The Oslo-listed company revealed the sale of two “older vessels”, closing the past quarter with 69 ships. Subsequently, two similar ships were also offloaded in anticipation of the delivery of a larger newbuild …
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Albania has seized an oil tanker carrying 22,500 tonnes of oil suspected of coming from Russia and arrested the crew for breaching a Western embargo, Albanian police said on Monday. The Liberian-registered oil and chemical tanker was seized in the coastal town of Durres.
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Marine Group Boat Works (MGBW), a family-owned boat repair and construction facility, is pleased to announce that 30 of its boatbuilders recently graduated from MGBW’s in-house Welding Certification Program. The Welding Program was launched…
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The U.S. administration on Wednesday proposed the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, as part of the government's plan to spur offshore wind deployment beyond the East Coast.The proposed sale is part of the leasing path announced…
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Law firm Squire Patton Boggs (SPB) has partnered with freight market information organization The Baltic Exchange to provide a vessel sale and purchase (S&P) transaction closing service for the global shipping industry. The service will be led…
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A recently completed terminal expansion project at Canada's Port of Vancouver is set to boost capacity amid projected cargo volume growth at the Canadian West Coast seaport.The Construction on the Centerm Expansion Project—delivered by the the…
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ABS has appointed Panos Koutsourakis to head its global sustainability team. Koutsourakis is an 18-year industry veteran who has key industry experience with shipping companies, classification, operations, design and new construction, decarbonization…
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