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MISC Group said has signed shipbuilding contracts for two LNG dual-fuel Suezmax tankers through its petroleum and product shipping arm AET, marking a further step in its fleet renewal and energy transition strategy.The vessels will operate under long-term time charter party agreements…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/misc-orders-lng-dualfuel-suezmax-pair-532787
https://www.marinelink.com/news/misc-orders-lng-dualfuel-suezmax-pair-532787The U.K. and Indonesia have agreed a $5.23 billion (£4 billion) maritime deal that will secure around 1,000 jobs in Britain and strengthen defense and security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.The new Maritime Partnership Programme, led by British defense firm Babcock…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/uk-indonesia-strike-b-maritime-deal-532790
https://www.marinelink.com/news/uk-indonesia-strike-b-maritime-deal-532790Greek eco tanker owner and operator Top Ships has firmed up more employment for one of its product tankers and completed a refinancing package tied to four vessels, as the New York–listed owner continues to reshape its balance sheet. The company said it has agreed a three-year extension with Denmark’s Weco Tankers for the 50,000 …
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https://splash247.com/top-ships-fixes-mr-tanker-for-three-years-in-20m-deal/Greece’s Pyxis Tankers is preparing for its next round of fleet expansion, planning to acquire at least three ships by the end of next year as financing lines open up. The Nasdaq-listed owner said it is keeping a cautious stance amid volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions but sees attractive buying opportunities ahead in both the …
https://splash247.com/pyxis-tankers-sets-sights-on-fresh-tonnage/
https://splash247.com/pyxis-tankers-sets-sights-on-fresh-tonnage/Artificial intelligence may promise efficiency at sea, but the people on deck remain the ultimate decision-makers. Shipping is on the cusp of a technological shift. Autonomous systems and artificial intelligence are increasingly moving from the lab to the bridge, promising to change how vessels are operated and managed. Yet despite headlines about fully automated ships, …
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https://splash247.com/bridging-human-and-machine/Diana Shipping has managed to seal a long-delayed exit from an ultramax after a previous sale collapsed, while also locking in a higher-paying charter for one of its capesizes. The New York-listed owner said the 2016-built 63,500 dwt DSI Drammen has been sold to an unrelated buyer for about $26.4m before commissions, with delivery due …
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https://splash247.com/diana-offloads-stalled-ultramax/Norway’s Aasen Shipping has expanded its orderbook once again, returning to Royal Bodewes for a sixth hybrid-powered, methanol-ready self-discharging bulk carrier. The Mosterhamn-based owner has signed up for another 119.95 m vessel at the Dutch yard, following its series of five 9,400 dwt battery-hybrid self-dischargers ordered across 2020–2023. Delivery of the latest newbuild is set …
https://splash247.com/aasen-shipping-adds-another-hybrid-methanol-ready-bulker-at-bodewes/
https://splash247.com/aasen-shipping-adds-another-hybrid-methanol-ready-bulker-at-bodewes/BW LNG is surfacing as the buyer behind a fresh order for two large LNG carriers at HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, after the South Korean yard confirmed a KRW741.2bn ($507m) contract last week. Clarksons’ weekly newbuilding report names BW Group’s gas arm as the party booking the 174,000 cu m vessels, which are slated …
https://splash247.com/bw-lng-linked-to-two-ship-lng-carrier-order-at-hd-hyundai-samho/
https://splash247.com/bw-lng-linked-to-two-ship-lng-carrier-order-at-hd-hyundai-samho/Dubai’s Emarat Maritime has made a move into tanker newbuildings, emerging as the owner behind a sextet of LR2 product carriers ordered at China’s Hengli Shipbuilding. Industry players said the Sharaf Group–owned company is the buyer of the six 114,000 dwt aframax/LR2 units recently revealed by the yard. Deliveries are slated for 2027. The deal …
https://splash247.com/emarat-maritime-emerges-behind-henglis-six-tanker-series/
https://splash247.com/emarat-maritime-emerges-behind-henglis-six-tanker-series/Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has returned to the VLCC market with its first large crude carrier order, contracting two 306,000 dwt tankers at China’s Hengli Shipbuilding. Industry sources say the Singapore-based owner should see the vessels delivered in the fourth quarter of 2027. The move marks EPS’s first VLCC transaction since 2018, when it scrapped …
https://splash247.com/eastern-pacific-makes-vlcc-comeback-with-newbuild-deal-in-china/
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