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China's foreign ministry on Monday called for an "objective, fair and professional" investigation into damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline, adding that a Chinese vessel was sailing "normally" in the relevant waters.China and Finland have started communication over the matter, and China hopes
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/china-calls-fair-gas-pipeline-damage-508941Italian power and telecom cable-making and installation services firm Prysmian Group said Monday it had completed the installation and HV testing activities at Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US. Located more than 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/prysmian-installs-vineyard-wind-cables-508943
https://www.marinelink.com/news/prysmian-installs-vineyard-wind-cables-508943Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and the Brazilian shipping and waterway logistics firm Norsul have established a new joint venture to start offering container cabotage and feeder services in Brazilian ports in Q1 2024. The jv called Norcoast will be an independent company and based on a 50-50 partnership between the world’s fifth largest carrier with a fleet …
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https://splash247.com/hapag-lloyd-sets-up-brazilian-joint-venture/Australia said a security review of a 99-year lease held by Chinese company Landbridge on the northern port of Darwin, a key focus of its defense strategy, found it was "not necessary to vary or cancel the lease".In a statement, the prime minister's…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/australia-says-not-necessary-cancel-508929Dubai’s state-owned ports giant DP World has acquired California-based containerised car shipping specialist and freight forwarder CFR Rinken for an undisclosed sum. DP World, which claims to transport one in every ten new cars worldwide, said the acquisition was a “strategic move to enhance its capabilities in delivering precisely tailored solutions to its automotive clients”. …
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https://splash247.com/dp-world-takes-over-us-automotive-logistics-company-cfr-rinken/Washington is easing its six-year-old sanctions against Venezuela. The US has issued a six-month licence authorising transactions in Venezuela’s oil sector after Venezuelan administration and opposition leaders reached an agreement to ensure fair 2024 elections. The Latin American country’s petrochemical industry is on the brink of being able to pump 200,000 more barrels of crude …
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https://splash247.com/us-eases-sanctions-on-venezuela/With drugs flowing through the continent’s ports in vast quantities, the European Commission has decided to create the European Ports Alliance bringing together all relevant public and private actors in the fight against drugs smuggling and criminal infiltration of logistics hubs. It mobilises member states, local authorities, law enforcement authorities including customs, EU agencies, and …
Maersk has selected a yard it has sent many of its ships to in the past to carry out the world’s first methanol engine retrofit. Zhoushan Xinya, located to the south of Shanghai, will carry out the operation which will transform the six-year-old, 15,282 teu Maersk Halifax next summer in a three-month stay at the …
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https://splash247.com/chinese-yard-selected-for-landmark-maersk-methanol-retrofit/British shipbuilder and fabricator Harland & Wolff has secured a contract from Canadian oil and gas company Cenovus Energy for the mid-life upgrade of the SeaRose floating production storage and offloading (FPSO). The 2004-built unit, which first came into Belfast in 2012, will return in the first quarter of 2024 and will be in the …
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https://splash247.com/harland-wolff-wins-cenovus-fpso-upgrade-contract/Taiwanese liner Evergreen has teamed up with Danish fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to jointly explore the production and use of carbon-neutral e-fuels. A memorandum of understanding between the world’s seventh largest liner and CIP, on behalf of its Energy Transition Fund, covers cooperation on several aspects, including the production of e-fuels in Taiwan based …
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