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Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has disclosed the details of two AHTS contracts with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras. The company won the contracts for two at the time unnamed anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, as well as for the 2002-built Normand Flower construction support vessel (CSV) in late April. The company …
https://splash247.com/solstad-reveals-details-of-210m-petrobras-ahts-deals/
https://splash247.com/solstad-reveals-details-of-210m-petrobras-ahts-deals/South Korea’s new president Lee Jae-myung has outlined some plans to decentralise administration away from Seoul, including shifting national shipping line HMM’s headquarters from the capital to Busan, the country’s second city and leading port. Busan’s mayor, Park Heong-joon, has welcomed the planned relocation of the state-owned shipping line, saying: “Having HMM in Busan would …
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https://splash247.com/new-korean-president-wants-to-relocate-hmms-headquarters-from-seoul-to-busan/Spain’s JSV Logistic has acquired its first-ever owned vessel—a 1,200 teu containership nearing completion at a Chinese shipyard (pictured) —marking a strategic shift from its long-standing reliance on the charter market. Alphaliner is reporting the vessel was purchased for EUR38m ($43.3m) from German shipowner Reederei Jüngerhans. To be renamed Mila Green, the vessel will be …
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https://splash247.com/spains-jsv-logistic-acquires-boxship-resale/Tailwind Shipping Lines, the container shipping arm of Germany’s Schwarz Group, has confirmed the acquisition of five 8,400 teu LNG dual-fuel newbuilding vessels originally ordered by fellow German owner Peter Döhle Schiffahrt. The deal marks Tailwind’s first foray into owning newbuilds and underscores its transition from a stopgap logistics solution to a permanent player in …
https://splash247.com/tailwind-buys-five-boxships-from-peter-dohle/
https://splash247.com/tailwind-buys-five-boxships-from-peter-dohle/China’s COSCO Shipping Bulk has signed up for a massive newbuilding programme in the multipurpose segment that could see up to 30 newbuildings delivered for a total of $1.5bn. The dry bulk arm of the Chinese behemoth COSCO Shipping has teamed up with compatriot Citic Financial Leasing (Citic FL) for 15 firm 80,000 dwt MPPs …
https://splash247.com/cosco-launches-mpp-fleet-push-with-up-to-30-newbuilds/
https://splash247.com/cosco-launches-mpp-fleet-push-with-up-to-30-newbuilds/Realistic, pragmatic, or jaded? Splash readers are a funny bunch. Despite the huge amount of articles and columns carried every week on decarbonisation, 49% of respondents to our survey for this magazine reckon that the majority of the global fleet come 2035 will still be using traditional bunker fuel. Arguably no single facet will shape …
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https://splash247.com/what-will-be-powering-ships-in-the-2030s/In a landmark announcement on the Blue Talks stage at Nor-Shipping, Höegh Autoliners and Nordic Circles unveiled a pioneering agreement that could revolutionise ship recycling and the construction industry alike. The NOK1.3bn ($128m) initiative will upcycle decommissioned vessels from Höegh Autoliners into certified, low-emission building materials—entirely within Norway, without melting, exporting, or heavy emissions. The …
https://splash247.com/hoegh-autoliners-behind-groundbreaking-ship-upcycling-project-in-norway/
https://splash247.com/hoegh-autoliners-behind-groundbreaking-ship-upcycling-project-in-norway/Former US secretary of state John Kerry delivered a message of climate leadership during a high-profile panel at Nor-Shipping yesterday, sharing the stage with Andrew Forrest, chairman of Fortescue Metals Group, and Andreas Enger, CEO of Höegh Autoliners. The session focused on the intersection of energy policy and maritime decarbonisation, highlighting the sector’s crucial role …
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https://splash247.com/john-kerry-urges-shipping-to-take-climate-lead/The Red Sea shipping crisis – and the need to take the far longer route via the Cape of the Good Hope – has seen the proportion of containerships globally deployed on the industry’s top tradelane jump from a fifth to a quarter of all tonnage, according to a new study from Alphaliner. In just …
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https://splash247.com/quarter-of-all-box-tonnage-now-deployed-on-asia-europe-tradelane/The U.S. Navy will rename an oil tanker that had been named after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, the military's latest move under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to root out diversity, equity and inclusion.In 2016, the U.S.
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