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S&P activity is picking up this month with brokers reporting a string of deals. Laurent Cadji-led outfit Union Maritime has sold the five-year-old, 50,000 dwt, Hyundai Mipo-built tanker, Avon, to an undisclosed account for $45.5m. Last week, the UK bulker and tanker player made the headlines for shaking hands with Hong Kong-listed Seacon Shipping, putting …
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Finland’s Meriaura has signed a contract for two general cargo ships with the Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes for delivery in January and December 2026. The 105 m long, 1A ice classed 6,750 dwt vessels can use biofuel made from recycled raw material produced by Meriaura’s subsidiary VG-Ecofuel. “This order is a continuum in our series …
https://splash247.com/meriaura-cites-geopolitics-in-choosing-dutch-yard-for-next-newbuilds/
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HMM, South Korea’s flagship carrier, laid out mid-term expansion plans yesterday which will see its container fleet nearly double in size to 1.5m teu by 2030, while also looking to double the size of its bulk fleet by the start of the next decade. In recent months, plans to privatise HMM have fallen through and …
https://splash247.com/hmm-lays-out-plans-to-double-fleet-size-by-2030/
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Hong Kong-based shipmanager Anglo-Eastern has sealed a deal to buy Euronav’s shipmanagement arm in Greece. The deal for Euronav Ship Management Hellas will also see the duo join forces, with Anglo-Eastern assuming shipmanagement responsibilities for the tankers currently under Euronav’s management. The Bjorn Hojgaard-led Anglo-Eastern, with more than 650 ships under full technical management and …
https://splash247.com/anglo-eastern-to-take-over-euronavs-greek-shipmanagement-arm/
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Further evidence that the worst of the El Nino-led drought is over in Central America came yesterday with an advisory from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announcing an increase in booking slots and maximum allowable draft. The ACP will gradually allow up to 32 ships through per day, compared with a limit of 27 announced …
https://splash247.com/panama-canal-authority-increases-daily-slots-and-maximum-draft/
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The EU Atalanta naval force which handles piracy operations in the Indian Ocean has warned that the decision last week by a Bangladeshi company to pay ransom to free its ship and crew could lead to further attacks on merchant shipping. Ships sailing off the Somalian coasts were urged yesterday to maintain a heightened state …
https://splash247.com/eu-naval-force-warns-paying-ransoms-could-lead-to-more-somali-hijackings/
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Thordon Bearings, the pioneer in water-lubricated bearings, secured a new order for a rudder bearing that was fitted to a 77.1m (253ft) research ship that frequently operates in ecologically sensitive marine environments.The 38-year-old Ocean Endeavour…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/thordon-delivers-rudder-bearing-research-512981
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EST-Floattech will be providing the battery system for the purpose-built electric-landing utility vessel (E-LUV) to be built at Coastal Workboats’ new yard Stornoway. The company will also provide the shore-based power supply system.The collaboration…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/estfloattech-delivers-battery-systems-512982
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The IMO's Facilitation Committee held its 48th session (FAL 48) from April 8 to 12, in person at IMO Headquarters in London.The Facilitation Committee (FAL) meets annually to deal with matters related to the facilitation of international maritime traffic…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/imos-facilitation-committee-revised-mass-512983
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Provaris Energy and Norwegian Hydrogen AS have announced a new agreement to jointly progress the identification and development of several sites in the Nordic region for the large-scale production and export of hydrogen to European markets.The…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/new-agreement-targets-nordic-hydrogen-512984
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