Dutch FPSO leasing company SBM Offshore said Friday that the China-built hull of the FPSO ONE Guyana had entered drydock at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore. One Guyana is one of SBM Offshore's largest-ever FPSO Units and is being built for deployment…
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Techcross Smart Platform Leverages Data for Customer Services
Techcross reports positive responses from its customers in the service sector premised on it providing proactive services and troubleshooting through the Techcross Smart Platform. The Smart Platform, launched early last year, is a service platform…
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OPV P71 Delivered, New Flagship of Armed Forces of Malta
The flag of the Republic of Malta waves on the Offshore Patrol Vessel P71 to celebrate the entry into service of the new flagship of the Armed Forces of Malta built by Cantiere Navale Vittoria.At the AFM naval base in Floriana, Valletta, the…
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Lower Snake River Issues Cause Concern for Barge Transportation Industry
The inland waterways report in September 2022 edition of Marine News focused on issues facing the Lower Snake River Dams (LSRD) in the northwest, in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Walla Walla District.That report referenced issues and…
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Uncrewed Boats Are Changing the Way Wars Are Fought at Sea
When Ukraine successfully deployed self-driving “drone” boats for a major attack on the Russian navy at Sevastopol in Crimea in September 2022 it was a defining moment that changed the future of naval warfare. Uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) have been ...
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EU Moves Toward Limiting Carbon Emissions from Shipping
EU countries on Thursday reached a preliminary agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime sector by increasing the use of renewable fuels on ships.The deal aims to put maritime transport on the path towards meeting the EU's climate go...
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Svitzer Adds New Tug in Brazil
Brazilian shipbuilder Estaleiro Rio Maguari (ERM) has delivered the first in a series of six new tugs for Svitzer Brazil.The vessel, Svitzer Arthur, is a a RAmparts 2300-ERM tug designed by Canadian naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd.…
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HHLA Urges German Gov’t to Approve Cosco Investment in Hamburg port
German logistics firm HHLA on Thursday called on the German government to uphold its responsibility towards the port of Hamburg and finally approve an agreed investment of China's shipping firm Cosco.HHLA has been waiting for a final go-ahead…
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VIDEO: Coast Guard Medevacs Crewmember from Allseas’ Pipelayer in Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it had medevaced a motor vessel crewmember Tuesday approximately 15 miles offshore Port Fourchon, Louisiana. "Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at 7:54 p.m. from the motor vessel…
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UBS Likely to Shrink Credit Suisse’s $10 Billion Shipping Portfolio
UBS Group AG will likely shrink Credit Suisse Group's $10 billion shipping portfolio that it inherited as part of its emergency takeover on Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.UBS could also try to sell the portfolio, but doing so cou...
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