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Swedish shipowner Furetank has named Björn Stignor as the company’s new chief executive officer. Stignor will take the helm at the Höglund family-owned shipping company on October 1, succeeding long-serving supremo Lars Höglund who will continue as chairman of the board. After almost three decades of leadership, Höglund will continue his engagements in the company …
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https://splash247.com/bjorn-stignor-taking-over-from-lars-hoglund-as-ceo-of-furetank/Italy’s Saipem has won a new offshore contract worth around $2bn from Saudi Aramco, for the development of the Marjan field in Saudi Arabia. The work scope covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of wellhead platforms’ topsides, wellhead platforms’ jackets, tie-in platform jacket and topside, rigid flowlines, submarine composite cables and fiber optic …
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https://splash247.com/saipem-lands-2bn-contract-with-saudi-aramco/Milan-listed product tanker owner and operator d’Amico International Shipping (DIS) has clinched a new charter deal for one of its MR2 vessels. The Carlos di Mottola-led company has fixed the unnamed tanker to “a reputable counterparty” for two years, starting at the end of September. The rate was not disclosed, but DIS said it was …
https://splash247.com/damico-scores-another-lucrative-tanker-charter/
https://splash247.com/damico-scores-another-lucrative-tanker-charter/ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions to monitoring service for ocean vessel motors, V-MO, developed by Asahi Kasei Engineering Corporation.ClassNK has confirmed that the DSS notations (MM, CNS, SM), which indicate ships with advanced digital technology…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/asahi-kaseis-vessel-motors-monitoring-517175
https://www.marinelink.com/news/asahi-kaseis-vessel-motors-monitoring-517175American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) have issued approvals in principle (AiPs) for two types of low-pressure type liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers developed jointly by Japan’s industry majors.The LCO2 carriers have been developed by Mitsui O.S.K.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/japanese-shipping-majors-secure-aips-two-517182
https://www.marinelink.com/news/japanese-shipping-majors-secure-aips-two-517182“Between January and August 2024, the number of recycled ships has dropped 42% y/y, the second lowest level in 16 years. The market has seen high freight rates and strong demand, delaying the recycling of older ships. On the supply side, the fleet has continued to grow slowly…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/bulk-carrier-scrapping-plummets-517183
https://www.marinelink.com/news/bulk-carrier-scrapping-plummets-517183Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Oono Development Co., Ltd. agreed to jointly study the commercialization of ship recycling, in which ships and large offshore structures are dismantled in Japan and recycled as steel scrap and other materials.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/nyk-oono-development-ink-mou-ship-517184
https://www.marinelink.com/news/nyk-oono-development-ink-mou-ship-517184KR (Korean Register) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its 9,300 TEU ammonia-fueled container ship.The development of the 9,300 TEU ammonia-fueled container vessel marks a key step in advancing ammonia fueled propulsion technology…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/kr-approves-design-shis-teu-ammoniafueled-517186
https://www.marinelink.com/news/kr-approves-design-shis-teu-ammoniafueled-517186NASH Maritime (part of APEM Group) appointed Bruce Mills as its Technology lead, with full responsibility for the development of NASH Maritime’s technology advisory and software business.Mills started his career with the UK Maritime and Coastguard…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/mills-takes-tech-lead-nash-maritime-517192
https://www.marinelink.com/news/mills-takes-tech-lead-nash-maritime-517192Bristol-based Beam has added two autonomous surface vessels and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to its specialist offshore wind fleet. The 18m ASV additions have cost over £15m and are aimed to help Beam in its mission to make offshore wind energy an attractive alternative to fossil fuels, the company said. The fleet expansion is …
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