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Lomar has teamed up with US robotics startup Alicia Bots to deploy autonomous hull cleaning technology on up to fifteen of its vessels. The UK-based shipping subsidiary of Libra Group said the move both integrates cutting-edge robotic hull inspection and grooming solutions into its biofouling control practices as well as tests new use cases, “marking …
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https://splash247.com/lomar-taps-into-autonomous-hull-cleaning-tech/The International Propeller Club, one of the world’s largest maritime networking organisations, has elected and installed its leaders for the next two years at its 97th annual convention in Charleston, South Carolina. Representatives of the club’s 77 chapters from around the world elected Maria Conatser as international president making her the first woman to be …
https://splash247.com/propeller-club-elects-maria-conatser-as-first-female-international-president/
https://splash247.com/propeller-club-elects-maria-conatser-as-first-female-international-president/Representatives from Estonia and Finland have signed a green corridor memorandum of understanding (MoU) to speed up marine decarbonisation between the two neighbours. The MoU was signed by the cities and ports of Helsinki and Tallinn, Rederi AB Eckerö, Tallink Grupp and Viking Line, the Estonian Ministry of Climate, and the Finnish Ministry of Transport …
https://splash247.com/estonia-and-finland-sign-green-corridor-agreement/
https://splash247.com/estonia-and-finland-sign-green-corridor-agreement/The vintage groove in tanker S&P has been replaced by sales of modern tonnage, with brokers reporting a flow of young tankers sold, reflecting that average earnings remain healthy in most segments. Mostly cash-rich tanker owners are selling such as shipping and steel magnate, Theodore Angelopoulos and billionaire shipowner George Economou. The takers are …
https://splash247.com/metrostar-exits-aframax-segment-in-busy-week-for-tanker-sales/
https://splash247.com/metrostar-exits-aframax-segment-in-busy-week-for-tanker-sales/October bulker sales are fired up by firming capsize rates, fuelling excitement in the larger segments. With the Golden Week over in China, more deals are expected to filter in during the coming days. Capesize spot earnings have hit year-high numbers closing in on $30,000 a day in recent days. “The low rainy season has …
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https://splash247.com/cape-sales-jump-in-line-with-soaring-rates/Maersk has revealed the design of its new-look series of 16,200 teu methanol-fuelled ships which feature the accommodation at the bow and no islands along the vessel. The first in a series of 12 methanol-enabled containerships made its launching and undocking milestone over the weekend. The ship is under construction at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries …
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https://splash247.com/maersk-unveils-new-look-boxship/The war that has broken out between Israel and Hamas has shuttered one port 10 km north of the border with the Gaza Strip, currently being pounded by the Israel Defense Forces (pictured), while international shipping has been cautioned to exercise extreme caution when transiting near the region. Ashkelon, Israel’s biggest oil terminal, has been …
https://splash247.com/shipping-on-alert-as-israels-war-with-hamas-enters-fourth-day/
https://splash247.com/shipping-on-alert-as-israels-war-with-hamas-enters-fourth-day/Turan Drilling & Engineering, a joint venture between drilling and engineering contractor, KCA Deutag and drilling and integrated well services company, SOCAR AQS, has secured a contract extension in Azerbaijan worth $300m. The two-year extension, effective from April 2024, will see Turan continue to deliver drilling operations and maintenance as well as procurement and warehouse …
https://splash247.com/kca-deutag-azerbaijan-venture-lands-300m-contract-extension/
https://splash247.com/kca-deutag-azerbaijan-venture-lands-300m-contract-extension/Singapore offshore vessel player and shipyard Marco Polo Marine has formed another joint venture company with Taiwan’s Shengfan. The company’s subsidiary, Marco Polo Offshore, has incorporated M Renewables in the Cayman Islands, where it will hold a 49% ownership stake. Back in 2021, the duo set up a jv company, Oceanic Crown Offshore Marine Services, …
https://splash247.com/marco-polo-marine-sets-up-another-joint-venture-with-taiwans-shengfan/
https://splash247.com/marco-polo-marine-sets-up-another-joint-venture-with-taiwans-shengfan/The European Commission has decided not to extend the EU legal framework which exempts liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules. The Commission said on Tuesday that the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) no longer promotes competition in the shipping sector and therefore it will let it expire on April 25, 2024. Today’s decision follows …
https://splash247.com/eu-puts-a-stop-to-antitrust-exemption-for-liner-shipping-consortia/
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