Fincantieri and TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI AG and Royal Caribbean Cruises, celebrated the launch of “Mein Schiff Flow” at the Monfalcone shipyard. The vessel is the second of two next-generation InTUItion class cruise ships, designed for ...
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Danfoss Delivers AC Drives For Finnish Navy Corvettes
Finland-based Danfoss Drives is supplying variable-speed AC drives for the propulsion systems of the Finnish Navy’s four Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvettes. Part of the Finnish Defense Squadron 2020 project, these corvettes are under construction…
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Rosatom Expects Boom in Foreign Vessels Using Arctic Shipping Route
Russia expects a 50% rise in voyages by foreign vessels using the Northern Sea Route (NSR) along its Arctic coast this year, which Moscow sees as an alternative to the Suez Canal, state-controlled nuclear energy firm Rosatom told Reuters on…
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India Diesel Exports to Southeast Asia in May at Highest in Four Years
India's diesel exports to Southeast Asia for May are expected to be the highest in at least four years, according to shiptrackers and three trade sources, as traders eyed higher profits in Asia and as higher freight costs deterred shipments to Europe.I...
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US Ethane Exports to China Face License Requirement
Chinese purchases of U.S. ethane, a key petrochemical feedstock, face fresh uncertainty after the Commerce Department told exporters to seek licences to export to China, according to trade sources and shipping data.Washington ordered a broad swathe of ...
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Russian Captain Involved in Stena Immaculate Tanker Crash Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter
The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S.
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Singapore, TotalEnergies Collaborate on Subsea Link to Import Clean Power From Indonesia
A Singapore government-appointed company will develop a subsea interconnector with Singa Renewables, a joint venture between Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) and France's TotalEnergies for low-carbon electricity imports from Indonesia.Singapore Energy Intercon...
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250 Tons of Electric Power
The electric ferry Ampere went into service in 2015. It was the world’s first electric ferry, and it has now sailed the equivalent of over 17 times around the equator.The 80-meter vessel boasts about 11 tons of battery system.This month, the…
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Some Things Have Remained the Same
President of New Wave Media, Greg Trauthwein, spoke to Knut Ørbeck Nilssen, CEO Maritime, DNV, for the latest episode of Maritime Reporter TV.Asked about what has remained the same over his 30+ year maritime career, Nilssen said: “If I look to the mari...
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Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 Receives Non-FTA Export Authorization
Sempra Infrastructure has been issued a permit from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 development project which will allow the export of up to approximately 13.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of U.S.-produced…
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