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RS Aqua announced a new strategic partnership with Seasats, a San Diego-based unmanned surface vehicle (USV) developer, to introduce their range of security platforms to the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland defense market.Seasats is known for its high endurance…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/rs-aqua-announces-strategic-partnership-536420NOAA and Northrop Grumman will release the first-ever high definition sonar images of the USS Monitor shipwreck site during a media briefing on Saturday, March 7. The briefing will include presentations from members of the research team. Reporters…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/noaa-northrop-grumman-release-sonar-536424The offshore drilling unit of Malaysia’s Velesto Energy has won a contract for one of its jackup rigs from compatriot Petronas Carigali. The Malaysian oil and gas company hired Velesto’s 2009-built Naga 2 jackup rig. The drilling activities already started in February and will last for a firm period of five years. The contract is …
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https://splash247.com/velesto-lands-five-year-jackup-deal-with-petronas/Wolfgang Lehmacher tells readers about a hacking group called Diesel Vortex. A little-known cyber group dubbed Diesel Vortex shows how freight fraud is becoming a repeatable service. Researchers describe a Russian-speaking operation that stole more than 1,600 logins to logistics platforms. The group turned carrier and broker identities, once back-office details, into an attack surface …
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https://splash247.com/when-freight-fraud-becomes-a-service/Nasdaq-listed Greek tanker owner Performance Shipping has signed contracts in China for two suezmaxes, expanding its presence in the crude segment. The Andreas Michalopoulos-led company has selected Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for the construction of the 158,000 dwt vessels, costing $81.5m per unit and delivery scheduled in October 2028 and May 2029. Of the four tankers …
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https://splash247.com/performance-shipping-orders-suezmax-pair-in-china/Diversified UK owner Union Maritime has been linked to its first newcastlemax bulker order, with brokers reporting a provisional deal in China for up to four 215,000 dwt vessels. Newbuilding sources said the Laurent Cadji-led company has signed up at around $76m per ship for two firm units plus two options at Wuhu Shipyard, with …
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https://splash247.com/union-maritime-bulks-up-with-first-newcastlemax-newbuilds/A suezmax deal concluded last week already looks well-timed amid a rapidly shifting geopolitical backdrop. Two years ago, UAE-based VLKR Ship Management acquired the 156,000 dwt Karvounis (built 2013, Sumitomo), paying $67.5m for the scrubber-fitted Japanese unit and renaming it Sigrun. The vessel has now changed hands again, for roughly $2m less. Clarksons noted in …
Swiss insurance giant Zurich is buying British rival Beazley for £8.1bn ($10.8bn), having had an earlier £7.7bn bid rebuffed. Beazley, which features a significant marine portfolio, will be delisted from the London Stock Exchange but will remain a UK-based company. Mario Greco, Zurich’s chief executive, said: “Leveraging Beazley’s established Lloyd’s platform, the combined specialty business …
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https://splash247.com/zurich-buys-rival-insurer-beazley/VLCC freight surged to extraordinary theoretical levels on Monday as the war between Iran and the US‑Israel coalition roiled shipping in the Persian Gulf, with some 3,200 vessels stuck in the region. The benchmark TD3C from the Middle East to China was quoted at $423,700 a day, up $205,600 from the day before. Brokers cautioned …
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https://splash247.com/3200-ships-caught-up-in-hormuz-paralysis/Brent rose more than $3 on Tuesday for a third day of gains as the widening U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and threats to shipping via the Strait of Hormuz heightened fears of supply disruptions from the key Middle East producing region.Brent crude futures LCOc1 were at $80.89 a barrel…
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