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Germany’s Astragon Entertainment has set October 7 as the date for the early access launch of Seafarer: The Ship Sim, available on Steam and via the Epic Games Store. Dubbed by gaming media as “the ocean’s equivalent of Microsoft Flight Simulator,” the title promises an immersive career at sea across a vast open world, with …
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https://splash247.com/seafarer-the-ship-sim-to-launch-this-october/Maritime intelligence firm Pole Star Global has acquired Clearwater Dynamics, a UK-based innovator in real-time maritime risk intelligence and the creator of Coral, a platform for managing marine insurance risk. No price has been revealed for the acquisition. Clearwater’s Coral platform equips underwriters and brokers with tools to assess, monitor and report exposure to risk …
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https://splash247.com/pole-star-global-buys-clearwater-dynamics/Greek dry bulk owner Safe Bulkers has continued to clear out older tonnage with the sale of another one of its ageing kamsarmax vessels as it makes room for newbuild deliveries over the next two years. The New York-listed firm is offloading the 2007 Tadotsu Tsuneishi-built Pedhoulas Merchant to an undisclosed buyer for $11.5m. The …
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https://splash247.com/safe-bulkers-sheds-second-vintage-kamsarmax/Chinese yard Taizhou Zhonghang Shipbuilding has secured a fresh order for four 63,000 dwt general cargo ships from Hong Kong’s King Ship (HK). The contract, signed yesterday at Taizhou Port Shipbuilding New Area, follows King Ship’s initial order for eight vessels of the same design placed on May 9, 2024. The latest deal takes the …
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https://splash247.com/king-ship-returns-for-four-more-bulkers-at-taizhou-zhonghang/Euroholdings, a spinoff of Greek containership owner Euroseas, has decided to shift its focus to the tanker sector. The Nasdaq-listed outfit, taken over by the fellow Latsis family’s Marla Investments in June, said in its earnings report that it will initially pursue investments in the product segment. “Over the next several months, we will be …
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https://splash247.com/latsis-controlled-euroseas-spinoff-sets-sights-on-product-tankers/Barcelona-based bound4blue has been turning heads with its suction sails—wind-assisted propulsion systems now cutting fuel burn and emissions on multiple ships. But ask CEO and co-founder José Miguel Bermúdez where the next big shipping technology breakthrough will come from, and he doesn’t point to some gleaming new innovation. Instead, he’s betting on something less flashy …
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https://splash247.com/bound4blue-integration-not-invention/South Korea’s HD Hyundai is set to restart large-scale shipbuilding in the Philippines from January next year, with a revamped Subic Bay yard capable of turning out up to 10 vessels annually. The shipbuilding giant has signed a 10-year lease for 200 hectares from Agila Subic, a Cerberus-owned operator of the former Hanjin shipyard, and …
The United States has formally rejected the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) proposed carbon levy, branding it a “global carbon tax on Americans” and vowing to rally opposition ahead of a key vote in October. In a joint statement, secretary of state Marco Rubio, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, energy secretary Chris Wright, and transportation secretary Sean …
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https://splash247.com/us-rejects-imo-net-zero-framework/A Liberian-flagged oil tanker that had been detained by Iraq's navy has been released and is en route to the United Arab Emirates, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.The vessel, which had been identified by authorities and shipping sources as the Liliana tanker, was carrying 93,000
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/iraq-frees-oil-tanker-court-order-528903The U.S. on Tuesday rejected the "Net-Zero Framework" proposal by the IMO, which is aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emissions from the international shipping sector, and threatened measures against countries that support it.The announcement…
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