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Maritime News
As Gulf Crisis Continues, Biofouling Risks Multiply for Ships at Anchor
Maritime operators are navigating an unusually volatile Gulf shipping market, with months of disruption and uncertainty leaving large numbers of…
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Tanker Anchor Dragging Case Reopened by Helsinki Appeals Court
Nearly a year after the Helsinki District Court in Finland dismissed the case against three of the officers aboard the…
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Maritime News
Anchor Handler Runs Aground Just Off a Popular Beach in Brazil
An anchor-handler on charter to Petrobras has gone aground about 80 nautical miles to the northeast of Rio de Janiero.The…
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Maritime News
China Deploys Largest Floating Wind Platform Adapted for Challenging Seas
China has deployed the largest single-unit capacity floating offshore wind turbine system. Developed by Goodwind and the Three Gorges Group,…
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Port News
DDW Offshore sells anchor handler for $23m
Norway’s DDW Offshore, a subsidiary of Akastor, has sold one of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels to an…
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Port News
DOF buys two Aurora Offshore anchor handlers in $100m fleet upgrade
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has entered into an agreement to purchase the Aurora Saltfjord and Aurora Sandefjord anchor handlers…
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Maritime News
Commercial Ships Anchor Outside Iranian Ports as US Tensions Rise
Dozens of commercial ships have dropped anchor at a distance outside Iran’s port limits in recent days, according to data…
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Marine World
Finland Says Ship Dragged Anchor for ‘Tens of Kilometers’ Before Baltic Sea Cable Break
Finnish investigators probing last week’s disruption to a key telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland say they have found…
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Maritime News
Video: Drifting Tanker’s Prop Catches Neighboring Ship’s Anchor Chain
Turkish authorities responded to urgent calls for assistance as two tankers anchored off Istanbul became caught in an unusual situation.…
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Maritime News
From Alternative to Anchor: Charting the LNG Surge in Global Shipping
In a seismic era for shipping and global sustainability efforts, the perception of LNG as a marine fuel has shifted…
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