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Germany’s MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping and Hugo Stinnes Schiffahrt have announced a formal merger, combining their operations to create what analysts at Alphaliner say is one of the largest multipurpose (MPP) carriers operating across the Atlantic. The new unified company, MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping, will operate a fleet of over 15 vessels, calling at more …
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https://splash247.com/macs-and-stinnes-to-merge/South Korea’s national carrier HMM has officially withdrawn its bid to acquire the tanker and bulker assets of SK Shipping, ending months of discussions after a persistent valuation gap made the deal untenable. SK Shipping’s majority owner, Hahn & Company, has terminated HMM’s status as preferred bidder and will seek new bidders. Both parties were …
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https://splash247.com/hmm-walks-away-from-sk-shipping-deal-as-price-gap-proves-insurmountable/Billionaire Gautam Adani has stepped down as executive chairman of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ),taking on a non-exec chairman role instead. The decision aligns with India’s Companies Act, which limits whole-time directors from holding executive roles in multiple companies simultaneously. APSEZ, India’s largest port operator, is already led by two executive directors—managing director …
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https://splash247.com/gautam-adani-steps-back-from-ports-business/Twelve years ago, the brand Maritime CEO was launched, carrying an exclusive interview with Harry Banga on the launch issue, detailing the launch of The Caravel Group. The title would go on to interview many of the best-known names in shipping, also publishing an annual outlook title as well as developing the Maritime CEO Forum …
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https://splash247.com/caravel-group-harry-banga-charts-shippings-intelligent-future/The catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people in 2023 could have been prevented, a U.S. Coast Guard investigative board found on Tuesday, calling the vessel’s safety culture and operational practices “critically…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/inadequate-design-certification-528698Industry coalitions ZESTAs and the SASHA Coalition have announced a partnership to drive policy and industry action on green shipping technologies.The two coalitions, collectively representing 70 leading companies, have committed to combining…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/sasha-coalition-zestas-unite-green-528700The Government of Canada has awarded two contracts to MDA Space to equip the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)’s Halifax-class ships with up to six uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).The initial acquisition contract for two UAS is valued at approximately…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/royal-canadian-navy-orders-new-uncrewed-528701Andreas Enger, CEO of Höegh Autoliners, is sending ammonia demand signals to new fuel producers but doing it in a way that will enable the company to scale use of the fuel gradually.Enger explained how to Øyvind Sekkesæter in a DNV Maritime…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/hegh-autoliners-scale-ammonia-528702The catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people in 2023 could have been prevented, a US Coast Guard investigative board found on Tuesday, calling the vessel’s safety culture and manager OceanGate's operational practices…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-coast-guard-displayed-ingenuity-528703
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-coast-guard-displayed-ingenuity-528703Japan clinched a landmark A$10 billion ($6.5 billion) deal on Tuesday to build warships for Australia, marking Tokyo's most consequential defence sale since ending a military export ban in 2014 as it steps away from postwar pacifism to counter China.Under the agreement…
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