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HII announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.Kennedy returned to NNS after testing…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/hii-newport-news-shipbuilding-completes-535274
https://www.marinelink.com/news/hii-newport-news-shipbuilding-completes-535274GTT announced the signing of a Joint Development Project (JDP) with the shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries focused on a 102,000 m³ Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC) featuring GTT’s Mark III Slim membrane containment system. This new project…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gtt-hd-hyundai-heavy-industries-advance-535275
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gtt-hd-hyundai-heavy-industries-advance-535275According to a draft document that was seen on Tuesday, the European Commission will propose measures to ensure more goods and services for the European Union's shipping industry are made in the EU.Next week, the "Made in EU", proposals will be made.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/eu-plans-boost-local-shipbuilding-new-535278
https://www.marinelink.com/news/eu-plans-boost-local-shipbuilding-new-535278Maybe it is a human trait, or maybe a Washington, D.C. trait, but when confronted with a difficult problem with unpalatable solutions, there is usually an impulse to delay the moment of difficult decision by ordering a study. The U.S. merchant marine industry is the poster child for this behavior.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/op-ed-stop-studying-build-ships-535279
https://www.marinelink.com/news/op-ed-stop-studying-build-ships-535279Seabourn Venture became the most southerly ship on the Antarctic Peninsula as she crossed the Antarctic Circle this week, reaching 70° South, the most southerly point in Seabourn and Carnival history.The vessel also achieved the first-ever Seabourn…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/seabourn-passengers-set-carnival-record-535283
https://www.marinelink.com/news/seabourn-passengers-set-carnival-record-535283Capesize Tonne Miles to China While the WAUS–China trade remains the largest by volume, the Africa–North China Capesize route has seen a larger increase in tonne-mile demand over the last year than the Brazil–China route. The dry bulk freight market has demonstrated robust performance in the Atlantic and Pacific basins in the lead-up to China’s ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-markets-stay-firm-ahead-of-lunar-new-year-pressure-points/The shipping markets have started off the new year unusually well. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “January has traditionally been the month that tests optimism. Dry bulk, in particular, has a habit of starting the year with a few “hopeful” fixtures and then bleeding lower into late January as cargo programs ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-markets-and-januarys-rosy-picture/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-markets-and-januarys-rosy-picture/Oslo’s Floatel has firmed up Floatel Victory for another Brazil maintenance and safety unit (MSU) run with Brava Energia, extending the flotel’s South American stay. Floatel International said it has converted an October letter of intent into a six-month firm contract for the unit. The 2013-built semisub starts in the fourth quarter of 2026, with …
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https://splash247.com/floatel-firms-up-vessel-deal-in-brazil/KESTO, the offshore wind joint venture between Denmark’s Esvagt and South Korean shipping company KMC Line, has secured its first contracts, signing a long-term vessel deal with turbine maker Vestas for the Shinan-Ui offshore wind farm. Under the agreement, KESTO will provide offshore service logistics to Vestas from 2028 for a minimum period of 10 …
https://splash247.com/esvagt-kmc-venture-lines-up-ctv-build-backed-by-vestas-deal-in-south-korea/
https://splash247.com/esvagt-kmc-venture-lines-up-ctv-build-backed-by-vestas-deal-in-south-korea/MOL Chemical Tankers has announced a change at the top, with chief executive Akira Sasa set to retire at the end of March. Sasa, who took over as president and CEO in April 2022, joined the Singapore-based chemical tanker operator as a director in 2020 and has led the business through a period of fleet …
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