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Germany's budget committee approved a preliminary contract to purchase MEKO A-200 class frigates from warship builder TKMS on Wednesday and will release 50 million euros ($59.70 million) for them, according to two committee members.After a years-long delay in the purchase of the originally planned F
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/german-purchase-tkms-frigates-m-contract-534981Oil producer Chevron is set to boost exports of Venezuelan crude to the U.S. to some 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) in March, from 100,000 bpd in December and some 230,000 bpd so far this month, two sources with knowledge of the plans said on Wednesday.The U.S.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/chevron-boost-exports-venezuelan-oil-us-534982Egypt said on Wednesday that it is working on securing the release of four citizens who were detained by Iran last month after Tehran seized a foreign tanker on charges of carrying "smuggled fuel" in the Gulf.In a statement, the Egyptian foreign…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/egypt-seeks-release-four-citizens-tanker-534983French shipping group CMA CGM and U.S. investment firm Stonepeak have agreed to create a joint venture valued at nearly $10 billion to operate and invest in port terminals, including in the United States, the companies said on Wednesday.CMA CGM…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/cma-cgm-form-port-jv-stonepeak-534985Japan is emerging as an early adopter of advanced fire detection systems on RoRo vessels, according to inspection data from Idwal, a global vessel condition specialist.While fire safety on RoRo vessels has come under increasing scrutiny, particularly…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/japan-early-adopter-advanced-roro-fire-534986The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a new, easier-to-use online system that allows mariners to submit and track credential applications faster and more securely. The Application Submission and Additional Information Portal, known as ASAP, lets…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-coast-guard-portal-mariner-534987The Government of the Republic of Palau has contracted Palau Ship Registry to operate the nation’s official shipping registry under a new governance framework.The appointment follows a period during which the Government considered how the registry should operate going forward…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/palau-ship-registry-relaunched-534988New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has released a report into the grounding of the pilot vessel Takitimu II at Striling Point, Bluff, New Zealand, on December 26, 2024.The South Port’s pilot boat set out from Bluff to transfer a pilot to an incoming ship.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/pilot-vessel-grounding-linked-ineffective-534989Texas-based Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) has struck a strategic partnership with TOTE Services to develop and operate a fleet of dedicated Jones Act LNG bunker vessels for the US Gulf Coast. Under a newly signed heads of agreement, GLBP and TOTE Services will work together on the design, construction and long-term operation of LNG …
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https://splash247.com/galveston-lng-bunker-port-teams-up-with-tote-to-build-jones-act-bunker-fleet/Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is moving back into the mid-sized containership segment with a fresh newbuilding order at China’s Yangzhou Guoyu Shipyard. Market sources say the world’s largest containerline has signed firm contracts for at least two conventionally fuelled 5,000 teu vessels, with some brokers suggesting the deal could already cover as many as five …
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