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More than 200 guests attended the official naming ceremony of Stena Line’s newest vessel, Stena Futura, at Belfast Harbour. The 147-mhybrid freight ferry Stena Futura is the first of two next-generation “NewMax” freight vessels purpose-built for the busy Belfast–Heysham route.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/stena-futura-methanolready-freight-ferry-532754Royal T Shipyards christened and launched tha diesel-electric MV Vertom Quina, the tenth vessel in the LABRAX series for Vertom. “The launch of MV Vertom Quina is a truly special moment,” said CEO Thecla Bodewes. “Not only does it reflect the…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/dieselelectric-vessel-mv-vertom-quina-532755ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Encomara for its Squid system, an approach that adapts proven disconnectable mooring technology to support floating offshore wind developments.The Squid system builds upon the established Disconnectable…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/abs-grants-aip-encomara-squid-system-532757Today, Friday, November 21 2025, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 05 points, reaching 2275 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 ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2275-up-05-points/Oslo-based offshore accommodation vessel specialist Floatel International has won a contract for accommodation and construction support services to the Alvheim FPSO from Aker BP. During the contract, the company will use the 2015-built Floatel Endurance. The medium-term contract is due to commence in the late first and early second quarter of 2029. The unit is …
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https://splash247.com/aker-bp-books-floatel-international-unit-for-2029-project/The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has unveiled a sweeping new offshore oil and gas leasing proposal aimed at replacing the restrictive Biden administration’s 2024–2029 program with a vastly expanded 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program by October 2026. Under the new five-year plan, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management …
Splash asks shipping leaders whether smart technology risks outsmarting its users in the latest instalment from our Seafarers magazine. Shipping’s digital transformation is no longer theoretical. AI-powered engines fine-tune routes, sensors predict maintenance failures, and dashboards light up bridges with a constant flow of data. Yet behind the gleam of technology, an old truth endures …
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https://splash247.com/closing-the-gap-between-data-and-decision-machine-and-mariner/AD Ports Group has moved to deepen its presence in Egypt’s container sector with the acquisition of Saudi Egyptian Investment Company’s (SEIC) entire 19.3% stake in Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Company (ALCN) in a deal valued at around $278m. The transaction marks another step in AD Ports’ wider expansion strategy in the eastern Mediterranean …
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https://splash247.com/ad-ports-takes-stake-in-egyptian-box-terminal-operator/COSCO has sold the Japanese-built, scrubber-fitted VLCC Cosgrand Lake (299,000 dwt, built 2006) at a steep discount, brokers say. Market sources report the 19-year-old tanker has been committed to undisclosed interests at $35m, well below the $40.67m valuation assigned by pricing platform VesselsValue. Broker sources tie GMS to the deal. The company’s last VLCC purchase …
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https://splash247.com/cosco-sells-vintage-vlcc-for-steep-discount/Capital Clean Energy Carriers is edging closer to a full departure from the container shipping sector after agreeing to sell one of its two remaining boxships. The Nasdaq-listed outfit, backed by Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis, has sealed a deal to divest the 2023-built 13,312 teu Buenaventura Express. The ship is expected to be handed over …
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