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In-demand cable-layers get the supersize treatment
Many sectors in commercial shipping have welcomed new size records in recent years. So too, cable-layers, a segment suddenly in…
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Postponed projects sink Fugro’s growth forecast
Dutch surveyor Fugro has conceded it will not be able to make its full-year financial forecasts. “While we still expect…
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Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun takes stake in Dutch wind-assist pioneer
Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun has become a shareholder in Dutch wind tech pioneer Econowind. Econowind has developed the VentoFoil, a…
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World’s first hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel starts work
Dutch solar innovator Wattlab and German inland shipping giant HGK Shipping have unveiled the world’s first inland vessel capable of…
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Boxships back up across Northern Europe
Ports across Northern Europe are dealing with what broker Braemar describes as “serious congestion” right now. In Antwerp, Braemar reported…
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MOL spends $1.7bn buying Dutch tank terminal operator
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is buying LBC Tank Terminals, one of the world’s largest independent tank terminal operators…
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Two European tanker brokers join forces
Two European tanker brokers have joined forces with news Odin-RVB from The Netherlands is taking over Barcelona-based Iberica Tanker Chartering.…
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Insurance checks instituted for Russian shadow fleet passing through the Baltic
A number of European nations have followed the lead taken by the UK in demanding insurance details from Russian-linked ships…
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Ship engines develop allergy to cashew nut fuel
Ships have been told to avoid selecting fuel made from cashew nutshells, a niche fuel that has been found to…
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Spliethoff buys 30-ship-strong ForestWave
Two Dutch shipowners are merging with news from Amsterdam today that Spliethoff Group has acquired a majority shareholding in fellow…
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