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The Greek-flagged ship Sounion has been on fire since Aug. 23 after an attack by Yemen's Houthis with no obvious signs of an oil spill, EU Red Sea naval mission Aspides said in a post on X on Monday.The EU mission published photos dated Sunday…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/sounion-fire-houthi-attack-516328New Zealand said on Monday it would pass laws by the end of this year to reverse a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration, and take urgent steps to remove regulatory hurdles to import LNG amid energy shortages.The law would end the ban, in place since 2018, on exploration outside onshore Taranaki,
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-zealand-reverse-oil-gas-exploration-516330Amoysailing Maritime from Xiamen in China has been nailing one ship deal after another, this time, its second top bid at an auction in months. Sources tell Splash that the Chinese owner has taken advantage of the ongoing summer lull at an online auction sale tabling $27.8 m for the 2017-built ultramax Great Spring, a …
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https://splash247.com/amoysailing-maritime-seals-winning-bid-for-chinese-ultramax/Clarksons Research is reporting Hong Kong shipowner Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings has ordered four 113,500 dwt LR2 tankers at Hengli Heavy Industry in northeast China. No price has been revealed for the contract with the ships delivering in 2027 and 2028. The ship type is a new one for Wah Kwong. Hengli Group, a …
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https://splash247.com/wah-kwong-orders-lr2s-at-hengli-heavy/A protracted downturn in the ship recycling sector sees just 10% of yards in Alang – the world’s top demo area – with any tonnage to be dismantled. As a result, Clarksons Research is reporting the local workforce has diminished significantly at the site on India’s west coast. “Against the backdrop of strong shipping markets …
https://splash247.com/just-10-of-demo-yards-in-alang-have-any-tonnage-to-dismantle/
https://splash247.com/just-10-of-demo-yards-in-alang-have-any-tonnage-to-dismantle/Thailand’s Regional Container Lines (RCL) has ordered an additional pair of 4,300 teu ships with MB Shipbrokers reporting the line has returned to CSSC Huangpu Wenchong for this latest fleet expansion. The ships are priced at an estimated $60m per vessel basis delivery in Q4 2027 and Q1 2028. This brings RCL to 8 sister …
https://splash247.com/regional-container-lines-adds-another-pair-of-boxships-at-huangpu-wenchong/
https://splash247.com/regional-container-lines-adds-another-pair-of-boxships-at-huangpu-wenchong/The US has imposed sanctions on seven LNG carriers linked to shipments of Russian super-chilled fuel. The move is part of the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC’s) latest package targeting nearly 400 entities and individuals for aiding Russia’s war against Ukraine. Talks of Russia potentially amassing a shadow fleet …
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https://splash247.com/us-cracks-down-on-russias-lng-dark-fleet/Italian divers have retrieved the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch's18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was the last person still unaccounted for after the family's luxury yacht sank this week off Sicily.Seven people, including Lynch himself…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/divers-recover-body-last-missing-person-516293A tanker full of liquefied natural gas (LNG) docked at Venture Global LNG's Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana, according to shipping data from LSEG on Friday, in what energy analysts said was a sign the plant could start up in test mode soon.The vessel named Qogir came from Norway full of LNG…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/plaquemines-lng-plant-nearing-test-mode-516295American Liberty, the third new Coastal Cat in American Cruise Lines’ series of 100-passenger ships, was christened in Newport, R.I. this week.Built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Md., American Liberty is the newest ship in American’s…
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