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Early design decisions and robust qualification of subsea connectors can materially shape the long-term integrity of subsea pipelines warns Lloyd’s Register (LR), as part of a new study delivered for the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil).The report…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/lloyds-register-subsea-pipeline-design-542291OneOcean, Lloyd's Register's maritime digital solutions business, has appointed Dr. Claus Reimers as Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) to lead its product and technology strategy and accelerate the development of digital, data and AI…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/dr-claus-reimers-appointed-chief-product-542293Today, Tuesday, August 20 2026, the Baltic Dry Index climbed 15 points, 2891 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry hit a ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2891-up-15-points/Offshore support vessel owners Tidewater and Skansi Offshore have secured fresh term work for platform supply vessels. Tidewater’s 2013-built Fortune Tide has been fixed to Aker BP for around seven weeks firm plus options on supply duties, according to offshore brokers Braemar. The rate was not disclosed. The vessel has already been working for Aker …
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https://splash247.com/tidewater-and-skansi-secure-fresh-psv-charters/Marcura’s Janani Yagnamurthy heads to Splash Singapore, arguing that AI’s biggest opportunity may be preserving shipping’s institutional knowledge and giving junior staff access to decades of experience from day one. “You learn more from one person explaining honestly about a problem they’ve had to solve than from 10 previews of what’s coming next.” That is …
Greek owner Centrofin Management has been linked to its first containership newbuildings, with brokers placing the Dimitris Procopiou-led company behind a pair of 6,000 teu vessels at China’s Hengli Heavy Industries. The ships are scheduled for delivery in 2028, with no price disclosed. The deal appears to date back to Posidonia in June, when Hengli …
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https://splash247.com/centrofin-moves-into-boxships-with-hengli-pair/China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding is pushing ahead with another major expansion of its Changxing Island facilities as the country’s yards race to add capacity amid an extraordinary newbuilding boom. The CSSC-controlled yard plans to extend its No.2 drydock by 220 m, taking it from 440 m to 660 m, matching the length of the neighbouring No.1 …
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https://splash247.com/hudong-zhonghua-details-expansion-plans/Japan is set to build its first large shipbuilding dock in nearly a decade as the country starts putting concrete behind an ambitious government-backed drive to revive its shipbuilding fortunes. Namura Shipbuilding is moving ahead with plans for a new large construction dock, the first such major facility to be developed in Japan since Imabari …
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https://splash247.com/japan-to-construct-first-large-shipbuilding-dock-since-2017/Landlocked Kyrgyzstan has told the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that no company or individual is currently authorised to register or operate seagoing vessels under its flag, casting an unusual spotlight on the country’s fledgling ambitions to build an international ship registry. In a circular distributed to all IMO members this week, the Kyrgyz government said …
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https://splash247.com/kyrgyzstan-disowns-unauthorised-ship-registrations/CK Hutchison has opened another front in its battle with Panama, launching international arbitration seeking more than $1.5bn over the loss of its investments in the Balboa and Cristóbal terminals at either end of the Panama Canal. The Hong Kong conglomerate claims Panama breached an investment protection treaty through measures culminating in the February seizure …
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