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France has selected five ports to receive nearly $300 million (€260 million) in funding under the France 2030 investment program to support infrastructure upgrades for the country's floating offshore wind industry.The projects, located at the ports of Cherbourg…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/france-selects-five-ports-m-floating-wind-541683Today, Thursday, July 30 2026, the Baltic Dry Index climbed 41 points, reaching 2673 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry hit ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2673-up-41-points/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2673-up-41-points/Today, Friday, July 31 2026, the Baltic Dry Index climbed 59 points, reaching 2732 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry hit ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2732-up-59-points/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2732-up-59-points/Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has won two new AHTS vessel contracts and two PLSV extensions. DOF said it won firm contracts lasting more than one year, with an expected start in the fourth quarter of 2027 for two of its AHTS vessels. The vessel names and client were not revealed. The expected value of …
https://splash247.com/dof-lands-ahts-contracts-and-petrobras-extensions/
https://splash247.com/dof-lands-ahts-contracts-and-petrobras-extensions/Supermajor BP has announced that it is launching a process to sell its North Sea business. The UK-based firm said that the decision forms part of BP’s ongoing portfolio review and reflects its disciplined approach to capital allocation, “all in service of creating a simpler, stronger, and more valuable company”. “The UK has been our …
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https://splash247.com/bp-moves-to-offload-north-sea-business/Fatigue weakens the last line of defence at sea, and regulatory minimums do not always reflect the workload crews now face, writes Steve Cameron, chair of the London branch of the Nautical Institute. On opening The Nautical Institute London Branch conference on geopolitical maritime risks and security threats to seafarers, I asked the delegates to …
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https://splash247.com/minimum-safe-manning-must-not-become-shippings-commercial-target/Dutch owner Royal Wagenborg is exiting the pure roro sector after selling the ice-class sister vessels Bothniaborg and Balticborg to Wallenius SOL. The deal also transfers Wagenborg’s long-term contract of affreightment with Smurfit Westrock, covering cargo from the paper group’s kraftliner mill in Piteå, northern Sweden. Financial terms were not disclosed. Built in 2004, the …
https://splash247.com/wagenborg-exits-roros-with-wallenius-sol-ship-sale/
https://splash247.com/wagenborg-exits-roros-with-wallenius-sol-ship-sale/Shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has invested in UK-based LNG company MidOcean Energy, established and managed by US-based EIG, an institutional investor in the energy and infrastructure sectors. The investment will be made through Diamond Gas MidOcean Limited (DGMO), a company established by Mitsubishi Corporation in 2023, by subscribing for all the shares to …
https://splash247.com/nyk-invests-in-midocean-energy-to-expand-lng-footprint/
https://splash247.com/nyk-invests-in-midocean-energy-to-expand-lng-footprint/A Singaporean has been charged with providing flag registration services to a UN-designated vessel accused of carrying prohibited cargoes from North Korea David Chong Kwok Yong, 49, faces one count of abetting Niue Ship Registry in registering the bulk carrier Petrel 8 under the flag of the South Pacific island nation. Singapore’s Commercial Affairs Department …
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https://splash247.com/singaporean-charged-over-sanctioned-north-korean-bulker/Iran remains the principal suspect in this week’s drone strike on two gas carriers at Egypt’s Damietta port, as inspections continue and the LNG import facility assesses when full operations can resume. The US-owned floating storage and regasification unit Energos Winter took the direct hit while alongside on Wednesday. The impact started a fire that …
https://splash247.com/iran-remains-chief-suspect-as-damietta-damage-picture-emerges/
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