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Jan de Nul has named its new XL cable laying vessel (CLV), an identical copy of the previously ordered Fleeming Jenkin, after an Irish scientist William Thomson.The William Thomson will have three carousels and cable-carrying capacity of 28…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/jan-de-nul-reveals-name-new-xl-cable-515464
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The Port San Luis Harbor District has entered into a project evaluation agreement with Clean Energy Terminals (CET), a leading developer of offshore wind port facilities across the U.S., to asses the development of the West Coast's first offshore…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/port-san-luis-harbor-district-eyes-515465
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Crown LNG Holdings, a provider of LNG liquefaction and regasification terminal technologies for harsh weather locations, has selected IKM Engineering & Environmental Consultants (IKM) as its partner for the design and engineering of a floating LNG import terminal in the Firth of Forth…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/crown-lng-picks-ikm-engineering-design-515467
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A replica Viking ship has berthed in Montenegro's Adriatic port of Bar on a years-long trip through European waters inspired by the Norse seafarers who set out from Scandinavia to explore, trade and conquer a millennium ago.The ship, Saga Farmann…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/viking-ship-navigating-seafarers-ancient-515468
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Freeland, Wash. shipbuilder Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) announced it has appointed Lacey Greene as Vice President, New Construction Sales, effective from mid-July 2024.A second-generation shipbuilder, following in the footsteps of her father who worked at NBBB for many years…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/greene-returns-nichols-bros-vp-role-515469
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Offshore drilling giant Transocean has secured more work for two of its drillships in the US Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. The New York-listed contractor revealed in its latest fleet status report that the Deepwater Atlas drillship was awarded two firm contracts by Beacon Offshore. The ultra-deepwater drillship started working for Beacon in the US …
https://splash247.com/transocean-picks-up-extensions-for-drillship-duo/
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Leo Hambro from Tidal Transit has some advice for the new government in London. The UK’s maritime industry stands at a crossroads: it’s poised for significant growth driven in part by the burgeoning offshore wind sector, yet an overshadowing mariner skills shortage threatens to stall progress and put a ceiling on the sector’s rate of …
https://splash247.com/bridging-the-growing-maritime-skills-gap-in-the-uk/
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Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has found a novel way to earn carbon credits while also feeding locals with a much-loved delicacy. NYK is investing in Ireland’s Verdant Bloom, the parent company of Urchinomics Group, which aims to restore kelp forests to sequester CO2. These underwater forests are attracting attention as a blue …
https://splash247.com/japans-nyk-finds-novel-way-to-gain-carbon-credits-and-feed-the-nation/
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Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) has boosted its shipbuilding programme at CIMC Raffles yard in China with a third dual-fuel newbuild. The Oslo-based outfit, owned by a company advised by US banking giant JP Morgan, has signed up for a new 7,000 ceu ship capable of running on LNG and with an ammonia-ready option. “NOCC is …
https://splash247.com/norwegian-car-carriers-adds-to-newbuild-series-at-cimc-raffles/
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No employment contracts, food storage freezers all at above 0°c, the stench of rotten meat, a bug infestation, broken sanitation facilities – these are some of the inhuman conditions seafarers faced aboard the Serafina, a 31-year-old general cargo vessel detained in Haifa, Israel after an inspection by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). Haifa’s Port …
https://splash247.com/palau-flagged-ship-detained-in-israel-over-dire-conditions-onboard/
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