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Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces have struck the Russian port of Olya in the Astrakhan region, destroying a vessel loaded with components for Iranian-made Shahed drones and ammunition. The attack, carried out on August 14 in coordination with other elements of Ukraine’s Defense Forces, hit the Port Olya 4, a general cargo ship, while it was …
https://splash247.com/ukraine-targets-caspian-port-in-strike-on-russian-drone-supply-chain/
https://splash247.com/ukraine-targets-caspian-port-in-strike-on-russian-drone-supply-chain/The United States’ formal rejection of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) proposed net-zero framework for the shipping industry led coverage at Splash this week. This framework, which includes carbon levies and fuel standards, aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships by 2050. The US administration views this plan as a “global carbon tax …
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https://splash247.com/splash-wrap-red-white-and-fume/Singapore’s X-Press Feeders has hit back at the Sri Lankan Supreme Court’s order to pay $1bn within a year over the 2021 X-Press Pearl casualty, warning the decision tramples on due process, scapegoats its crew, and poses a dangerous precedent for global shipping. The feeder giant accused the court of effectively convicting the vessel’s master …
https://splash247.com/x-press-feeders-fires-back-in-1bn-sri-lankan-court-fight/
https://splash247.com/x-press-feeders-fires-back-in-1bn-sri-lankan-court-fight/The big ports deal involving CK Hutchison has hit choppy waters. The Hong Kong-based conglomerate confirmed yesterday that its planned sale of 43 global ports for just shy of $23bn is unlikely to be completed this year as previously hoped. The deadline for exclusive talks between CK Hutchison and suitors BlackRock and Mediterranean Shipping Co …
https://splash247.com/ck-hutchison-ports-sale-unlikely-to-be-concluded-this-year/
https://splash247.com/ck-hutchison-ports-sale-unlikely-to-be-concluded-this-year/The Panama Canal will soon begin consultations with companies about launching a competitive tender in the first quarter of next year offering two new ports for construction and operation within its zone, a source involved in the preparations…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/panama-canal-launch-tender-two-new-ports-528989
https://www.marinelink.com/news/panama-canal-launch-tender-two-new-ports-528989Fincantieri has sued an Owens Corning company for fraud, claiming it was sold faulty fire-retardant panels.Two ships subsequently needed repairs that delayed their launch and another nine ships are affected, both cruise and military vessels.The suit was filed in Ohio last month…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/fincantieri-sues-insulation-producer-528992
https://www.marinelink.com/news/fincantieri-sues-insulation-producer-528992EnQuest completed the removal of the Heather Alpha topsides on August 11.The Allseas-owned Pioneering Spirit heavy lift vessel removed the 15,300 tonne topsides in a single lift, the largest single lift planned in the North Sea this year.EnQuest Decommissioning Director…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/heather-alpha-topside-removed-seconds-528993
https://www.marinelink.com/news/heather-alpha-topside-removed-seconds-528993The shipping company DFDS has received the Danish Shipping Company's Diversity Award 2025 at Danish Shipping Company's annual event in connection with Copenhagen Pride.DFDS was nominated for the 2025 Diversity Award in recognition of its strategic and courageous efforts for diversity…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/dfds-wins-danish-shipping-diversity-award-528995
https://www.marinelink.com/news/dfds-wins-danish-shipping-diversity-award-528995Brad Adams, co-founder of Subsea Estate in Western Australia, has just retrieved vats of his latest wine from the seabed just off the coast of Augusta.Partnered with wife and co-founder Jodee Adams and chief wine maker Emmanuel Poirmeur, he…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/wine-down-528996This week, Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Ariane completed its first bunkering of bio-LNG.The move follows the July news that NYK has started the continuous use of bio-LNG fuel on its LNG-powered car carriers.There’s been more firsts this year.
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