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France’s Bourbon has moved quickly to expand its offshore fleet, adding 13 vessels since the start of the year in a push worth more than $180m. The offshore vessel owner said the expansion has been driven by targeted acquisitions, reactivations and a newbuild delivery, as it looks to capture improving demand across key offshore markets. …
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https://splash247.com/bourbon-adds-13-vessels-in-180m-fleet-push/Vietnam Ocean Shipping (VOSCO) has moved further into the tanker segment, lining up a pair of MR product tanker newbuildings in South Korea as part of its ongoing fleet renewal push. Shipbuilding sources said the Haiphong-based owner has contracted two 50,000 dwt vessels at K Shipbuilding, with pricing understood to be around $52m per unit. …
Fresh tensions in the Strait of Hormuz spilled over into direct action on Wednesday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted three containerships, firing on them and detaining two. According to multiple maritime security reports, three boxships came under attack while transiting the strategic waterway linking the Gulf to global markets. Two of the …
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https://splash247.com/iran-seizes-two-boxships-after-fresh-attacks-in-strait-of-hormuz/Wind propulsion company bound4blue has completed the installation of two suction sails on a newbuild vessel for Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC).The two 24-metre eSAILs were installed on the MV Baltazar at New Yangzi Shipbuilding in China…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/boundblue-installs-wind-propulsion-system-538347
https://www.marinelink.com/news/boundblue-installs-wind-propulsion-system-538347Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has obtained an approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for a liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier design equipped with wind-assisted propulsion systems.The vessel, developed with Samsung Heavy Industries…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/mol-secures-approval-windassisted-lco-538349
https://www.marinelink.com/news/mol-secures-approval-windassisted-lco-538349EcoNavis Solutions has been selected by a US Federal Government agency to lead a project aimed at demonstrating how integrated hydrodynamic optimization can reduce fuel consumption and underwater radiated noise in offshore vessels and workboats operating in the Gulf of Mexico.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/econavis-selected-lead-us-study-538352
https://www.marinelink.com/news/econavis-selected-lead-us-study-538352Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, has been contracted to supply the Cargo Handling and Fuel Gas Supply systems for two new 51,350 m3 capacity midsize ammonia fueled liquid ammonia carriers, which will also be capable of carrying liquefied petroleum gas.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/wrtsil-gas-solutions-provide-cargo-538354Cavotec has launched PowerMove RoRo NxG, a mobile cable management system designed to simplify shore power connections for RoRo and RoPax vessels and support ports in their transition to cleaner operations.Cavotec’s PowerMove shore power technology…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/cavotec-launches-redesigned-powermove-538355
https://www.marinelink.com/news/cavotec-launches-redesigned-powermove-538355Lloyd’s Register (LR) has tested Orca AI's AI-powered navigation system during a live vessel trial.The assessment focused on how AI-based computer vision can support human decision-making in real operating conditions, particularly in complex…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/lloyds-register-live-trials-orca-ais-538359
https://www.marinelink.com/news/lloyds-register-live-trials-orca-ais-538359Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., both part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/mhimme-mitsubishi-shipbuilding-obtain-aip-538360
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