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French engineering company GTT has received an order from an Asian shipyard for the tank design of eight new Liquefied Natural Gas Carriers (LNGCs).The order, booked in the second quarter of 2024, is on behalf of a Middle Eastern ship-owner.GTT will design the tanks of these eight vessels…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gtt-books-tank-design-order-eight-new-lng-513023
https://www.marinelink.com/news/gtt-books-tank-design-order-eight-new-lng-513023“Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global container market grew only 1.5% from 171.0 million TEU in 2019 to 173.5 million TEU in 2023. Without the pandemic, that figure would have been 24.6 million higher, landing at 198.1 million in 2023,” says Niels Rasmussen…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ill-effects-covid-wiped-m-teu-off-513024
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ill-effects-covid-wiped-m-teu-off-513024The Maritime Risk Symposium is an annual three-day conference in which government and maritime industry leaders, port representatives, researchers, and solution providers convene to examine current and emerging threats to maritime security.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/mrs-panel-identifying-risk-measuring-513026Saudi Arabia’s Ras Al-Khair Special Economic Zone (SEZ) said it is seeking local and foreign investors to help boost the Kingdom’s maritime infrastructure.With an initial area of 20 square kilometers, Ras Al-Khair SEZ, operated by the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ras-alkhair-sez-seeking-maritime-513030
https://www.marinelink.com/news/ras-alkhair-sez-seeking-maritime-513030The 25 crew members of the MSC Aries, which was seized by Iran on April 13, are safe, shipping firm MSC said on Wednesday, adding that discussions with Iranian authorities are in progress to secure their earliest release."We are also working with the Iranian authorities to have the cargo discharged…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/crew-ship-seized-iran-safe-operator-msc-513031
https://www.marinelink.com/news/crew-ship-seized-iran-safe-operator-msc-513031Singapore shipbuilder Seatrium has partnered up with the city-state’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) to explore research opportunities in new energies and artificial intelligence (AI) to develop new products and engineering solutions for the offshore and marine sector. Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed during Singapore Maritime Week, the parties said in …
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https://splash247.com/seatrium-looks-into-new-energies-and-ai-for-offshore-and-marine-sector/Norwegian surveyor Argeo has signed a contract with Woodside Energy for an AUV geophysical survey of the deepwater Calypso field off Trinidad and Tobago. The work will be carried out by the Argeo Searcher vessel and will begin in the third quarter of 2024. The project will occupy the vessel for approximately 60 days, not …
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https://splash247.com/woodside-energy-taps-argeo-for-calypso-survey-off-trinidad/The state-run Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) is studying developing core technologies for small modular reactor (SMR)-powered ships and floating SMR power generation platforms in a four year R&D program. KRISOsaid yesterday it will develop core technologies for SMR-powered ships, including a conceptual design of an SMR-powered ship and the development …
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https://splash247.com/seoul-studies-nuclear-potential-for-ships/Eureka Shipping, a six-year-old cement carrier joint venture between SMT Shipping and the CSL Group, has contracted Holland Shipyard Group to build a 12,500 dwt cement carrier for operation in the Great Lakes. The vessel will replace two older vessels when it delivers next year, while maintaining the same cargo capacity. Key features of the …
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https://splash247.com/eureka-signs-for-cement-carrier-at-dutch-yard/Singapore will serve as a testbed to trial and pilot the use of digital ship identity in maritime applications such as digital port clearance and digital bunkering. During the ongoing Singapore Maritime Week, the Maritime & Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has agreed to host the so-called Marine Vessel Pass (MVP) trials. S&P Global Market …
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