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MHB subsidiary, Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering, has secured a four-year contract from Thailand’s oil and gas firm PTTEP for work off Sarawak. The contract scope covers the engineering, procurement, and construction of marginal field development platforms, including up to 11 wellhead platform facilities. The contract was secured through a competitive bidding process. According to …
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https://splash247.com/malaysian-yard-to-fabricate-up-to-11-wellhead-platforms-for-pttep/Punit Oza has a guide for shipping companies and managers on welfare, security, and human-centred leadership in a time of crisis. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has cast a long shadow over global maritime trade. With the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and surrounding waters remaining high-risk zones, shipping companies face an urgent …
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https://splash247.com/protecting-ships-and-seafarers-amid-middle-east-conflict/Swiss bulker owner Suisse-Atlantique is moving to expand its fleet, with brokers reporting a five-ship ultramax order in China. Market sources say the Andre family-led group has contracted five 63,500 dwt bulkers at Jiangmen Nanyang Ship Engineering (JNS). The Guangdong-based yard is known for building energy-efficient handy and ultramax bulk carriers, and the deal is …
https://splash247.com/suisse-atlantique-books-ultramax-newbuild-series-in-china/
https://splash247.com/suisse-atlantique-books-ultramax-newbuild-series-in-china/London-based Zodiac Maritime is pressing ahead with its crude carrier renewal, adding five more tankers to its newbuilding programme in China and Vietnam. Shipbuilding sources said the Eyal Ofer-controlled owner has contracted four 319,000 dwt VLCCs at Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry at about $120m each. The vessels are slated for delivery in 2029. …
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https://splash247.com/zodiac-maritime-stacks-tanker-orderbook/A Russian-controlled, sanctioned LNG carrier was set on fire in the central Mediterranean in a suspected kamikaze‑drone strike while transiting toward the Suez Canal, authorities and security firms said, though the precise cause remains unconfirmed. Videos circulating online showed the 138,028 cu m Arctic Metagaz (built 2003) ablaze. Vessel tracking indicates its AIS disappeared roughly …
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https://splash247.com/suspected-kamikaze-drone-sets-sanctioned-russian-lng-carrier-ablaze/South Korean flagship HMM’s onshore union has vowed legal action and a potential general strike after major shareholders and the government moved to press ahead with plans to relocate the company’s headquarters from Seoul to Busan. The dispute risks escalating into widescale industrial action as shareholders prepare a rapid timetable of board and shareholder votes. …
https://splash247.com/hmm-union-threatens-strike-over-plans-to-move-hq-to-busan/
https://splash247.com/hmm-union-threatens-strike-over-plans-to-move-hq-to-busan/Hengli Heavy Industry has been a regular fixture among Splash headlines for the last few years, the northeastern Chinese yard amassing vast amounts of orders from blue chip owners since it was resuscitated by Chen Jianhua in the middle of 2022. The yard recorded an unheard of order every three days throughout 2025, with these …
https://splash247.com/vlcc-boom-propels-hengli-to-top-spot-among-chinese-yards-by-order-volume/
https://splash247.com/vlcc-boom-propels-hengli-to-top-spot-among-chinese-yards-by-order-volume/VLCC and suezmax rates have hit unprecedented levels as tanker availability slumps after the weekend’s attack on Iran by the US and Israel. Tankers International reported Greek owner’s Minerva Marine’s, 15-year-old, 317,000 dwt Pantanassa was fixed on subs yesterday to South Korea’s GS Caltex at $436,000 a day – the highest ever spot rate for …
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https://splash247.com/vlcc-records-tumble-amid-hormuz-paralysis/The U.S. Navy could begin escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, adding he had ordered the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide political risk insurance…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/trump-orders-oil-tanker-insurance-support-536455MSC, the world's largest carrier of ocean container cargo, said on Tuesday all cargo bound for ports in the Gulf will be offloaded at the nearest safe seaport due to ongoing hostilities in the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.The move…
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