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The U.S. Navy on Friday celebrated the keel laying of the lead ship of the Constellation class of guided-missile frigates, the future USS Constellation (FFG 62), at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wis.Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and Chief of Naval Operations Adm.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/keel-laid-us-navys-first-constellation-512975The efficacy of surface preparation and coating application in the new construction shipbuilding industry is fundamentally anchored in a well-coordinated, integrated approach. This intricate process, essential for achieving top-tier corrosion control…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/optimizing-blast-paint-processes-new-512979A large number of ports across the United States are making headway toward ambitious decarbonization targets, but many are running up against significant challenges that threaten their progress, according to a new report from classification…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/decarbonization-a-major-challenge-us-512980Iron ore futures prices extended their rise to hit the highest level in multiple weeks on Monday, bolstered by an obvious reduction in shipments and hopes that top consumer China will roll out more stimulus to prop up its economy. The most-traded September iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-climbs-to-multi-week-high-on-lower-shipments-hopes-of-china-stimulus/The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, were little changed on Monday as gains in smaller vessel segments countered weaker capesize rates. The overall index .BADI, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, rose by a point to 1,730 points. The panamax index ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-steady-as-gains-in-smaller-vessels-counter-weaker-capsize/Shipping has to contend with new danger zones following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend and the hijacking of the 15,000 teu MSC Aries. United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged warring parties to “step back from the brink” yesterday in what Ian Bremmer, a well-known political scientist and president of New York-based consultancy Eurasia …
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https://splash247.com/shipping-braces-for-israels-response-to-iranian-attacks/Offshore engineering specialist Petrofac has been awarded a contract extension by energy supermajor BP for continuing support across its North Sea portfolio. Petrofac said that it would be providing maintenance and engineering services under the terms of a three-year, multi-million-dollar contract. In the North Sea, BP is the operator of the Clair Phase One project, …
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https://splash247.com/new-extension-keeps-petrofac-working-on-bps-north-sea-assets/Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has sold one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) to an undisclosed buyer. DOF said in an Oslo Bors filing that it sold its 2011-built PSV Skandi Gamma. The financial details of the deal were not revealed. The vessel will be delivered to the new owners during this month and …
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https://splash247.com/dof-sells-13-year-old-platform-supplier/The world’s largest containerline, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), remains very active in the secondhand market. As week 16 starts its buying spree counts 11 ships so far this year according to VesselsValue, without counting data from MB Shipbroking – formerly Maersk Broker – who note that the Gianluigi Aponte-founded line has secured two more ships, …
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https://splash247.com/msc-adds-two-more-ships/Oilfield services giant SLB has been awarded three contracts by Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras for completion hardware and services for up to 35 subsea wells in the Buzios Wave II oilfield. The scope of the contract includes SLB’s full-bore electric interval control valves and electric subsurface safety valves. The award is a catalyst …
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