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French OSV owner Bourbon has strengthened its long-standing relationship with ExxonMobil in Angola with a five-year charter for newbuild crew transfer vessels. The deal will see Bourbon Mobility deliver tailor-made 34-m crewboats to shuttle personnel between Soyo and Block 15, located around 80 miles offshore. The new units will replace 32-m vessels currently in service …
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https://splash247.com/bourbon-lines-up-newbuilds-for-exxonmobil-in-angola/German owner TB Marine and Sweden’s Ektank have signed up for 22,000 dwt methanol-ready chemical carriers to join the IceChem Tankers pool. The Danish pool operator said four ships have been contracted, with the first newbuild due in autumn 2026, and subsequent units arriving every three months until summer 2027. IceChem, established in 2018, currently …
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https://splash247.com/tb-marine-and-ektank-sign-for-chemical-tanker-newbuilds/French offshore services provider Bourbon has signed a five-year charter contract with ExxonMobil to supply new 34-meter crewboats for oil and gas personnel transfers offshore Angola.The vessels will operate between Soyo and Block 15, about 80 miles offshore…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/bourbon-deliver-nextgen-crewboats-529560
https://www.marinelink.com/news/bourbon-deliver-nextgen-crewboats-529560A management team led by industry veteran Geir Bjørkeli has completed the buyout of Yinson Green Technologies from Malaysia’s Yinson Group, establishing the independent company under the new name Nereida Energy.The move positions Nereida to advance battery solutions for the maritime industry…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/nereida-energy-push-maritime-battery-529566
https://www.marinelink.com/news/nereida-energy-push-maritime-battery-529566The cruise ship Genting Dream has rescued a person from a small boat in distress in the Straits of Malacca during a voyage from Singapore to Phuket, operator Dream Cruises informed.The crew spotted an individual signaling for help and launched a rescue operation…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/genting-dream-cruise-ship-saves-529567ABS Wavesight, the ABS-affiliated software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, announced the launch of ABS Wavesight Advantage, a new platform designed to transform regulatory complexity into operational clarity. The platform connects vessels, shore teams…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/abs-wavesight-introduces-regulatory-529568ABS Wavesight, the software subsidiary of classification society American Bure of Shipping (ABS), has launched Wavesight Advantage, a unified digital platform aimed at helping shipowners manage regulatory compliance, emissions reporting, and fleet efficiency.The platform integrates vessel…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/abs-rolls-unified-digital-tool-simplify-529569Russia’s efforts to gain access to China’s vast wheat market have stalled due to Beijing’s reluctance to authorize imports of Russian winter wheat, Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Tuesday. Russia is the world’s top wheat exporter, and Lut is part of a delegation of officials and business ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/russias-bid-to-gain-access-to-chinas-wheat-market-still-stalled-agriculture-minister-says/UK’s largest offshore trade union, Unite, is holding an industrial action ballot for Altrad workers on EnQuest-operated Magnus and Thistle Alpha platforms. The pay dispute is based on Altrad Employment Services’ reneging on a 4% wage increase, which is due to approximately 50 workers on the platforms, effective January 1, under the Offshore Energy Services …
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https://splash247.com/altrad-workers-on-enquest-platforms-to-be-balloted-on-strike-action/Semisub rig owner Dolphin Drilling has signed a letter of intent with an undisclosed client for one of its rigs. According to the company, the letter of intent was signed for the 1977-built Borgland Dolphin. If the LOI is turned into a firm contract, it is expected to have a value of approximately $58m. The …
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