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US-based LNG player New Fortress Energy has executed a three-year charter agreement for the Energos Freeze FSRU with Energía 2000 in the Dominican Republic. The 125,000 cu m floating storage and regasification unit will be deployed to Energía 2000 LNG import terminal in Pepillo Salcedo (Manzanillo) port and is expected to commence operations in September …
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https://splash247.com/new-fortress-energy-charters-fsru-for-lng-terminal-in-the-dominican-republic/Acknowledging the challenges in sourcing the right numbers of staff at sea, French liner giant CMA CGM has launched CMASHIPS.com, the company’s first global seafarer recruitment website. The site is an open gateway for seafarers from around the world to apply for positions aboard CMA CGM vessels. It brings together all the group’s agencies, subsidiaries, …
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https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-launches-seafarer-recruitment-site/Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has been awarded a 27-year concession from the Port of Barcelona for a finished-vehicle logistics terminal. The new facility, scheduled to commence operations in 2027, will incorporate a fully automated multilevel parking system, utilise renewable energy, and have an annual throughput of around 180,000 vehicles. In a release, NYK said …
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https://splash247.com/nyk-to-build-car-terminal-in-barcelona/The world’s first commercial-scale e-methanol plant began operations in Denmark yesterday, with Maersk set to buy part of the production. The Kassø e-methanol facility in Aabenraa, Denmark, developed by European Energy and operated in collaboration with Mitsui & Co, has an annual production capacity of 42,000 tonnes and operates entirely on renewable energy sources. Situated next to Northern Europe’s …
https://splash247.com/maersk-welcomes-new-european-source-of-e-methanol/
https://splash247.com/maersk-welcomes-new-european-source-of-e-methanol/Busy Athens-based non-operating owner Erasmus Corp has taken its box fleet into double-digits with Alphaliner reporting another triple swoop this week. Erasmus is tied to the acquisition of the 2,741 teu Jeju Island for $20.5m as well as the 1,809 teu Kestrel and 1,696 teu Ela for an en bloc price of $45m. Erasmus has …
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https://splash247.com/erasmus-box-fleet-hits-double-digits/The US on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions on Iranian oil sales to China, as president Donald Trump’s administration continues its “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran. The US Treasury said that it is sanctioning nearly two dozen firms that it alleges facilitate Iran’s international oil trade. Sanctioned entities include so-called front companies based in China and Hong …
https://splash247.com/washington-issues-further-sanctions-aimed-at-irans-trade-with-china/
https://splash247.com/washington-issues-further-sanctions-aimed-at-irans-trade-with-china/The future of coal was one of the dominant topics crystal balled at this year’s Geneva Dry conference, with some panellists believing that last year saw the peak in seaborne trades. The panel, led by Benjamin Wilkes, chief operating officer of d’Amico’s dry cargo division, opened with coal’s largest importer, China, and discussed where the …
https://splash247.com/peak-coal-and-energy-security-dominate-discussion-at-geneva-conference/
https://splash247.com/peak-coal-and-energy-security-dominate-discussion-at-geneva-conference/A famous name in bunkering is to fade from view. Vitol and Grindrod have decided to close down their bunkering business, Cockett. The joint shareholders of the marine fuels and lubricants trader said the operation will be wound down in an orderly manner. Cockett will continue to fulfil all its existing obligations to both suppliers …
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https://splash247.com/vitol-and-grindrod-winding-down-bunkering-firm-cockett/Egypt’s Suez Canal will offer a 15% discount for the next three months on transit fees for containerships of approximately 13,500 teu and above in terms of capacity, to encourage trade back, with recent headlines suggesting the Red Sea shipping crisis is coming to a close. The Suez Canal Authority said the offer was in “response to …
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https://splash247.com/suez-canal-offers-discount-in-bid-to-lure-boxships-back/A steering system failure led to a bulk carrier’s contact with a navigational aid in the St. Marys River near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.The bulk carrier American Mariner struck the Munuscong Channel Junction Light on March 28…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/steering-failure-caused-vessel-contact-525704
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