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Bauxite shipping out of West Africa, a fast-growing source of extra tonne-miles for the cape trades, faces headwinds with news from Guinea where the government is vowing to take greater control of the maritime supply chain. Guinea has been the dominant source of bauxite exports out of West Africa in recent years, predominantly bound for …
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https://splash247.com/guinea-forms-its-own-shipping-line-to-move-booming-bauxite-exports/Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has signed agreements to sell two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel to an international buyer.The sold vessels include Skandi Tender and Skandi Trader, both build in 2009.The sale…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/dof-sells-two-ahts-vessels-527858
https://www.marinelink.com/news/dof-sells-two-ahts-vessels-527858IHI Corporation and Royal Vopak have signed a joint development agreement under which IHI and Vopak plan to establish a new joint venture. Taking into account the ongoing progress of domestic infrastructure development within the country, IHI…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/ihi-vopak-collaborate-develop-operate-527869Today, Friday, July 11 2025, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 42 points, reaching 1465 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 ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-1465-up-42-points/The Danish arm of Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has signed agreements to sell two anchor handlers to an undisclosed buyer. DOF said on Friday that it would be selling the 2009-built Skandi Tender and the 2008-built Skandi Trader to what it described as an “international buyer”. Both vessels became part of the DOF fleet …
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https://splash247.com/dof-sheds-two-anchor-handlers/Offshore accommodation vessel specialist Floatel International has received a letter of intent for one of its units. The company said that the 2013-built Floatel Victory would provide maintenance and safety unit services offshore Brazil for an undisclosed client. The assignment is for three to four months. An option to extend may be given after the …
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https://splash247.com/floatel-international-in-line-for-work-off-brazil-in-2026/French-based engineering and technology company Technip Energies has been awarded a contract for work on an FLNG unit in Africa. The company said that the contract was for preliminary activities and that it was effective until the end of September. The client was not revealed. The French firm added that it was a large award, …
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https://splash247.com/technip-energies-wins-flng-work-in-africa/Greeks will be surprised to see the latest maritime hub survey published by Chinese state-run newswire Xinhua and London-based, Singapore-owned Baltic Exchange, which places Ningbo Zhoushan, the world’s largest port, above combined Athens and Piraeus as the leading shipping centre. The 2025 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index (ISCDI) Report, now in its 12th year, ranks …
Canada’s busiest seaport, the port of Vancouver, has formally launched the bidding process for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, a long-anticipated expansion that will boost cargo capacity by 70%. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) this week, seeking companies to construct a C$3bn ($2.2bn) container terminal. The project is …
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https://splash247.com/port-of-vancouver-advances-2-2bn-expansion/As labour shortages continue to challenge the shipbuilding sector, South Korea’s HD Hyundai has doubled down on robotics innovation, announcing a strategic partnership with German cognitive robotics pioneer NEURA Robotics and sister firm HD Hyundai Robotics. The three-way collaboration aims to develop and test quadruped and humanoid robots specifically tailored for shipbuilding environments. Under the …