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Two VLCC sales sealed in short succession show an interesting pattern. A 20-year-old VLCC has changed its name three times in one year. A ship now named Keegan, before Haishen, before that Merd, while from 2005 until its sale a year ago, it proudly sailed the seas as Great Lady. The ship is now flying …
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https://splash247.com/shadow-vlccs-change-names-in-quick-succession/Attacks are escalating across the Gulf with tankers torched, a containership struck, and Omani fuel tanks ablaze. Iranian groups set two product tankers alight (pictured) late Wednesday into Thursday as attacks on commercial shipping and energy infrastructure intensified across the Middle East Gulf. Iraqi authorities identified the vessels as the 74,000 dwt Safesea Vishnu and …
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https://splash247.com/middle-east-latest-inferno-at-sea-and-shore/Major industry announcements and new product launches continued to drive significant visitor numbers and plentiful business activity as Oceanology International 2026 (Oi26) surpassed expectations on the second day at Excel London.Among the companies taking center stage…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/breakthrough-technology-unveiled-536861Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV). The Windea Carnot, which was built at Ulstein Verft in Norway on behalf of an institutional investor, was handed over to its new owner…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/bernhard-schulte-offshore-takes-delivery-536863The Australian Border Force (ABF) has intercepted two foreign vessels and their crews suspected of illegal fishing near Trochus Island, as Operation BROADSTAFF continues to net offenders targeting the Torres Strait and northern Queensland.Launched in February 2026…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/australia-intercepts-illegal-fishers-536864The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the loss of propulsion in heavy weather experienced by Spirit of Discovery in the Bay of Biscay which led over 100 injuries and one fatality. Shortly after 1230 on 4 November 2023…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/report-spirit-discovery-tragedy-released-536865The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a statement saying it is closely monitoring the impact the current conflict in the Middle East is having on shipping conditions through the Strait of Hormuz.Under its statutory authority, the Commission ensures that rates…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/fmc-issues-warning-strait-hormuz-536866Despite increasing trade policy uncertainty and falling freight rates, the container ship order book has continued to expand. It now totals more than 1,350 ships with a combined capacity of 11.8m TEU, says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.In 2025…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/container-ship-order-book-hits-new-record-536867The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has taken swift action to protect seafarer welfare, detaining Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Bright and banning it from Australian ports for six months after nonpayment of crew wages.This week…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/amsa-detains-bulk-carrier-due-unpaid-536869Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) intercepted a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel during a routine patrol on February 24 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.A maritime patrol aircraft detected the vessel and reported the location to Forward watchstanders.
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