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UAE-based AD Ports Group has partnered up with Chinese offshore wind equipment manufacturer and shipbuilder Dajin Heavy Industry to explore opportunities across offshore wind logistics, port infrastructure and vessel investments. A memorandum of understanding will see the two companies examine potential cooperation in offshore wind supply chains, transportation of wind turbine components, development of pre-assembly …
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https://splash247.com/ad-ports-teams-up-with-dajin-heavy-on-offshore-wind-ambitions/Sunil Kapoor raises uncomfortable questions about how modern shipmanagement companies balance profitability, scale and safety. I was driving from Nicosia to Limassol when an old colleague called. “Sir, have you seen the message? A ship has hit a bridge.” My response surprised him. “Honestly, incidents like this no longer surprise me. I have seen this …
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https://splash247.com/when-technical-ownership-gives-way-to-fleet-growth/One of the most famous names in British shipbuilding is set to disappear after nearly 200 years, following the acquisition of APCL Group by maritime engineering and shipbuilding company Balaena. The London-based group has confirmed that Cammell Laird, the historic Birkenhead shipyard on the River Mersey, will be renamed Balaena Birkenhead as part of a …
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https://splash247.com/historic-cammell-laird-name-set-to-disappear-after-balaena-takeover/Dutch subsea services specialist N-Sea has appointed chief operating officer Pim Nelemans as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Martin Adler, who stepped down from the role on June 15. The leadership change comes after more than five years under Adler, who led the company through a period of expansion following its acquisition by investment …
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https://splash247.com/n-sea-appoints-new-chief-executive/Zanzibar has unveiled plans for a major free port development at Mangapwani as the semi-autonomous island seeks to re-establish itself as a regional trade and logistics hub along East Africa’s Indian Ocean coastline. The proposed project, valued at around KES78bn ($560m), would create a dedicated free port and logistics zone designed to attract international shipping, …
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https://splash247.com/zanzibar-plans-560m-free-port-project/Europe’s ambitions to capture and store carbon at scale depend on transport infrastructure that is yet to be built, with a dedicated fleet of around 65 CO2 carriers and 33 ports needed by 2050, according to a report by energy consultancy Xodus. The report, named CCUS Enabling Infrastructure Study, examines the ports, ships, and onshore …
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https://splash247.com/europe-needs-fleet-of-65-co2-carriers-by-2050-to-meet-carbon-storage-goals/AD Ports Group and offshore wind equipment manufacturer Dajin Heavy Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore cooperation in offshore wind supply chain development, maritime logistics, port infrastructure and strategic…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ad-ports-group-dajin-heavy-explore-540335
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ad-ports-group-dajin-heavy-explore-540335Offshore services provider Bourbon has secured a multi-month subsea services contract for operations on the Jubilee field offshore Ghana, deploying the multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Bourbon Evolution 802 for a campaign covering inspection…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/bourbon-secures-subsea-services-contract-540338Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has retuned to service all four of its self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels that were temporarily evacuated from one Gulf country due to the prevailing geopolitical situation.The UAE-headquartered offshore…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/gulf-marine-services-restarts-ops-540343Microwave-based method to upcycle old lithium-ion cathodesInstead of letting old lithium-ion batteries pile up as waste, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have developed a microwave-based process to recover and remake their cathodes,…
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