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An investigation into the damage to the Balticonnector gas pipeline is currently focused on the role of the Chinese NewNew Polar Bear container vessel, Finland's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday.Early on Oct. 8, a gas pipeline…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/china-ship-focus-pipeline-damage-probe-508932
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Richard Mueller, president and CEO of naval architecture and marine engineering firm NETSCo has been elected as president-elect of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and is slated to ascend to the presidency in the…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/richard-mueller-named-presidentelect-508933
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The sailaway ceremony for the Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit and Excalibur floating storage unit (FSU) was held Saturday to mark the vessels' sail away from Dubai to Congo, where they will serve Eni's Congo LNG project, whose first phase will start in December 2023.Tango FLNG, whic
https://www.marinelink.com/news/tango-flng-excalibur-fsu-set-begin-508936
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Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) will launch a digital bunkering initiative on Nov. 1, making the city-state the first port in the world to use electronic bunker fuel delivery notes, the MPA said on Monday.The digital notes will…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/singapore-roll-electronic-bunker-delivery-508940
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China's foreign ministry on Monday called for an "objective, fair and professional" investigation into damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline, adding that a Chinese vessel was sailing "normally" in the relevant waters.China and Finland have started communication over the matter, and China hopes
https://www.marinelink.com/news/china-calls-fair-gas-pipeline-damage-508941
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Italian power and telecom cable-making and installation services firm Prysmian Group said Monday it had completed the installation and HV testing activities at Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US. Located more than 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/prysmian-installs-vineyard-wind-cables-508943
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Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and the Brazilian shipping and waterway logistics firm Norsul have established a new joint venture to start offering container cabotage and feeder services in Brazilian ports in Q1 2024. The jv called Norcoast will be an independent company and based on a 50-50 partnership between the world’s fifth largest carrier with a fleet …
https://splash247.com/hapag-lloyd-sets-up-brazilian-joint-venture/
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Australia said a security review of a 99-year lease held by Chinese company Landbridge on the northern port of Darwin, a key focus of its defense strategy, found it was "not necessary to vary or cancel the lease".In a statement, the prime minister's…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/australia-says-not-necessary-cancel-508929
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Dubai’s state-owned ports giant DP World has acquired California-based containerised car shipping specialist and freight forwarder CFR Rinken for an undisclosed sum. DP World, which claims to transport one in every ten new cars worldwide, said the acquisition was a “strategic move to enhance its capabilities in delivering precisely tailored solutions to its automotive clients”. …
https://splash247.com/dp-world-takes-over-us-automotive-logistics-company-cfr-rinken/
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Washington is easing its six-year-old sanctions against Venezuela. The US has issued a six-month licence authorising transactions in Venezuela’s oil sector after Venezuelan administration and opposition leaders reached an agreement to ensure fair 2024 elections. The Latin American country’s petrochemical industry is on the brink of being able to pump 200,000 more barrels of crude …
https://splash247.com/us-eases-sanctions-on-venezuela/
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