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The crew of a Dutch-registered 1,349 teu containership called Escape have been evacuated after a fire ripped through the vessel transiting the Baltic Sea yesterday morning. All 15 crewmembers were safely rescued by another ship, the Kairit, after boarding a lifeboat just in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The JR Shipping-controlled ship was heading …
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https://splash247.com/dutch-boxship-blaze-off-latvia/Israeli carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. and Haiphong-based Hai An Transport and Stevedoring Joint-stock Company (HATS), announced today the launch of Lotus Link, a joint venture to operate domestic shipping services in Vietnam. The joint venture will serve the major ports in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, Danang and Haiphong as well as satellite provinces …
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https://splash247.com/zim-makes-inroads-in-vietnam/After being detained by Spain for allegedly discharging hydrocarbons in open waters of the Mediterranean, the Turkish tanker was released and cleared of any wrongdoing following an investigation at Tarragona port. The Maltese-flagged ship owned by Besiktas Shipping Group was intercepted by Spanish authorities after a discharge that extended over an area of 12.7 sq …
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https://splash247.com/turkish-tanker-cleared-in-spanish-pollution-probe/Splash columnist Pierre Aury runs the rather depressing numbers behind top listed dry bulk concerns. There are plenty of reasons for a private company to list. From the company’s point of view raising capital is the main one. Being able to attract and/or retain staff with packages which include shares and/or stock options is another …
https://splash247.com/why-dry-bulk-shipping-does-not-belong-to-the-public-markets/
https://splash247.com/why-dry-bulk-shipping-does-not-belong-to-the-public-markets/Ukraine is gearing up to renegotiate the terms of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal with warring foe Russia created in July last year which allows Kyiv to export grain from three Black Sea ports. Due for renewal every three months, the current deal runs out on March 18. Ukrainian officials have made it …
https://splash247.com/ukraine-seeks-changes-to-the-black-sea-grain-initiative/
https://splash247.com/ukraine-seeks-changes-to-the-black-sea-grain-initiative/UK shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has marked its entry into the offshore sector with the acquisition of Westshore Shipbrokers in Norway. Under the deal, Westshore will become part of SSY in Norway as part of the London-based brokers’ wider strategy targeted at the global offshore market. Financial terms have not been disclosed. Established in …
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https://splash247.com/ssy-scales-up-offshore-ambitions-with-westshore-swoop/Turkey’s Yilport Holding has taken over the operations at the Port of Šibenik in Croatia as part of Yildirim Group’s acquisition of Petrokemija, the country’s largest fertilizer plant. The port operator said it intends to turn Šibenik, which used to operate as the main fertilizer handling port in the country, into a multi-purpose terminal, offering …
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https://splash247.com/yilport-earmarks-53m-for-croation-port-upgrade/Italian energy services contractor Saipem has teamed up with compatriot energy firm and shareholder Eni with the aim of reducing the carbon footprint of its fleet. Under a memorandum of understanding with Eni Sustainable Mobility, Saipem will look to employ biofuels on its drilling and construction vessels, with particular attention to operations in the Mediterranean …
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https://splash247.com/saipem-looks-at-biofuels-for-its-vessels/One of the most discussed, debated questions in shipping these days is the size of the so-called dark or shadow fleet, the vast array of tankers that are travelling the world’s oceans under the radar, trying to avoid sanctions. To existing sanctioned countries such as Venezuela, Iran, and North Korea, a very substantial name has …
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https://splash247.com/splash-investigation-pinpoints-the-true-scale-of-the-shadow-tanker-fleet/An incident involving a crane toppling off a barge in Virginia could have been avoided if a spotter was present to notice the crane being driven too far aft, and the cable system securing the crane to the barge failed, according to a recent…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/lack-spotter-led-crane-toppling-off-barge-503114
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