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The new Liebherr BOS 45000 crane has been acquired by Eunsung O&C Co., Ltd., known for its expertise in ground improvement, foundation engineering and complex onshore and offshore infrastructure projects. The BOS 45000 will equip a jack-up barge…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/liebherr-bos-heavylift-offshore-crane-535849
https://www.marinelink.com/news/liebherr-bos-heavylift-offshore-crane-535849Marcura has acquired Shipdem, a UK-based specialist in chemical tanker laytime and demurrage, from its parent company, Casper Shipping. Shipdem brings expertise in chemical tanker demurrage, where operational complexity and contractual nuance…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/marcura-expands-claims-management-535850
https://www.marinelink.com/news/marcura-expands-claims-management-535850Wasaline has successfully completed sea trials following a major battery upgrade on board Aurora Botnia, which now features the largest battery capacity ever installed on a RoPax vessel worldwide.The vessel’s battery capacity has been expanded from 2.2 MWh to 12.6 MWh.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/wasalines-completes-sea-trials-ropax-535851
https://www.marinelink.com/news/wasalines-completes-sea-trials-ropax-535851160.9 million tons of iron ore is stockpiled at Chinese ports, which is 900,000 tons (1%) more than a week ago, up year-on-year by 13.4 million tons (9%), and just 100,000 tons below their all-time high of 161 million tons reached on April 6, 2018. Stockpiles have increased during seventeen of the last eighteen weeks. ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-port-stockpiles-are-not-a-headwind/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-port-stockpiles-are-not-a-headwind/Today, Wednesday, February 18 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 32 points, reaching 2063 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 ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-2063-down-32-points/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-2063-down-32-points/New York-listed offshore driller Valaris has been awarded new contracts and contract extensions, with an associated contract backlog of nearly $900m. In the floater sector, the 2013-built Valaris DS-7 drillship won a five-well contract extension with Azule Energy offshore Angola. The contract extension is expected to commence in October 2026, in direct continuation of the …
https://splash247.com/valaris-secures-nearly-900m-in-new-rig-awards-and-extensions/
https://splash247.com/valaris-secures-nearly-900m-in-new-rig-awards-and-extensions/Liberia’s sudden push to expand iron ore exports is creating fresh opportunities for capesize employment in 2026, Braemar analysis indicates, as larger vessels begin to replace supramax and ultramax tonnage on key loadings. Discussions about West African bulk growth have centred on Guinea and Simandou, but Liberia is quietly moving up the curve. Official data …
https://splash247.com/liberias-iron-ore-surge-set-to-lift-capesize-demand/
https://splash247.com/liberias-iron-ore-surge-set-to-lift-capesize-demand/Broking sources link Nikolas Martinos-led Greek owner Thenamaris to its first reported move in the sale-and-purchase market this year, returning to the tanker segment for the first time in years with the acquisition of two 2022-built 158,000-dwt suezmaxes. The Shanghai Waigaoqiao-built Emeraldway and Sunriseway are understood to be changing hands from Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping …
https://splash247.com/thenamaris-tied-to-176m-suezmax-pair/
https://splash247.com/thenamaris-tied-to-176m-suezmax-pair/Greek owner Pantheon Tankers Management has moved to further expand its crude fleet, ordering four very large crude carriers at China’s Hengli Heavy Industry. Market sources say the Anna Angelicoussis-controlled company has contracted the yard for four 306,000 dwt VLCCs, with deliveries slated for 2028 and 2029. Estimated prices are said to range between $113m …
https://splash247.com/pantheon-tankers-joins-greek-vlcc-rush-in-china/
https://splash247.com/pantheon-tankers-joins-greek-vlcc-rush-in-china/One of the world’s keenest observers of the movements of the shadow fleet has thrown open much of its research. TankerTrackers.com, founded by Samir Madani eight years ago, uses daily satellite imagery, shoreside photography, and real-time AIS data to keep an eye on the dark fleet. This week it has added significant free resources with …
https://splash247.com/shadow-fleet-watchdog-publishes-treasure-trove-of-tanker-intel/
https://splash247.com/shadow-fleet-watchdog-publishes-treasure-trove-of-tanker-intel/