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Dutch surveyor Fugro has been awarded a contract for the 700MW Youde offshore wind farm by Shinfox Energy in Taiwan’s Round 3.2 offshore wind tender. Under the contract, Fugro will deliver comprehensive geotechnical services to support the development of the Youde project, located off the west coast of the country. The offshore wind farm is …
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https://splash247.com/fugro-hired-for-offshore-wind-farm-site-investigation-off-taiwan/Offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has announced several new rig deals in its latest fleet status report, along with some rig sales. The 2014-built 7th-generation drillship Noble Stanley Lafosse won an extension with its current customer, Murphy Oil, for five more wells. The rig started working for the customer in the Gulf of Mexico in …
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https://splash247.com/nobles-fleet-attracts-new-deals-and-rig-buyers/Political and economic risk blindsided the market in the first six months of the year, we need to be smarter in H2, argues Thomas Zaidman, managing director of Sagitta Marine. Shipping has a herd mentality when it comes to the news; running towards the light when the story is positive and holding back when it …
Brokers report that Oldendorff Carriers has sold another ship in its preferred segment, parting with a 2011-built, 95,000 dwt Imabari-built post-panamax bulker Cedric Oldendorff for around $16m. This marks the third sale in this segment since February. Earlier, the company sold the 2012-built Cora Oldendorff, a Taizhou Catic-built bulk carrier, for just under $14m. Notably, …
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https://splash247.com/oldendorff-makes-16m-from-post-panamax-sale/New Chinese entrant China Bunker has joined the LNG bunkering sector with an order for up to two vessels. The Shanghai-based company has signed a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co (DSOC) for one 20,000 cu m LNG bunkering vessel, with an option for a second. Pricing and delivery dates have not been disclosed. The …
https://splash247.com/chinese-player-taps-dalian-yard-for-lng-bunker-newbuilds/
https://splash247.com/chinese-player-taps-dalian-yard-for-lng-bunker-newbuilds/Germany’s MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping and Hugo Stinnes Schiffahrt have announced a formal merger, combining their operations to create what analysts at Alphaliner say is one of the largest multipurpose (MPP) carriers operating across the Atlantic. The new unified company, MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping, will operate a fleet of over 15 vessels, calling at more …
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https://splash247.com/macs-and-stinnes-to-merge/South Korea’s national carrier HMM has officially withdrawn its bid to acquire the tanker and bulker assets of SK Shipping, ending months of discussions after a persistent valuation gap made the deal untenable. SK Shipping’s majority owner, Hahn & Company, has terminated HMM’s status as preferred bidder and will seek new bidders. Both parties were …
https://splash247.com/hmm-walks-away-from-sk-shipping-deal-as-price-gap-proves-insurmountable/
https://splash247.com/hmm-walks-away-from-sk-shipping-deal-as-price-gap-proves-insurmountable/Billionaire Gautam Adani has stepped down as executive chairman of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ),taking on a non-exec chairman role instead. The decision aligns with India’s Companies Act, which limits whole-time directors from holding executive roles in multiple companies simultaneously. APSEZ, India’s largest port operator, is already led by two executive directors—managing director …
https://splash247.com/gautam-adani-steps-back-from-ports-business/
https://splash247.com/gautam-adani-steps-back-from-ports-business/Twelve years ago, the brand Maritime CEO was launched, carrying an exclusive interview with Harry Banga on the launch issue, detailing the launch of The Caravel Group. The title would go on to interview many of the best-known names in shipping, also publishing an annual outlook title as well as developing the Maritime CEO Forum …
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https://splash247.com/caravel-group-harry-banga-charts-shippings-intelligent-future/The catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people in 2023 could have been prevented, a U.S. Coast Guard investigative board found on Tuesday, calling the vessel’s safety culture and operational practices “critically…
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