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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:50:55 Z

QatarEnergy Orders 17 Ultra-Modern LNG Carriers for $3.9 Billion

Qatari oil and gas company QatarEnergy has ordered 17 "ultra-modern" LNG carriers from South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).The deal, signed at a ceremony in Seoul, is valued at 14.2 billion Qatari Riyals (currently around $3,9 billion)…

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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:49:54 Z

ABS and AL Group to Study Methanol Fuel Conversion for Bulker

ABS and Asiatic Lloyd Maritime LLP, member of the AL Group, have signed a joint development project to study the feasibility of converting the fuel system of an ultramax bulk carrier, from conventional diesel to methanol.The study is focused…

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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:43:16 Z

Anglo-Eastern Completes 100th Starlink Maritime Installation

Anglo-Eastern completed the 100th installation of Starlink within its managed fleet last week, mere months after announcing its commitment to the service. The global ship manager has seen an overwhelmingly positive response in respect of both operations and crew wellbeing.Torbjorn Dimblad…

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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:33:49 Z

Inmarsat Report Identifies Deficiencies in Safety Culture

The 2023 edition of The Future of Maritime Safety Report from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, reveals that the number of distress calls from ships at sea remains high, despite a continuing decline in vessel losses. The new report, which…

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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:23:18 Z

Accelleron Extends Service Agreement with Starlite Ferries

Accelleron has signed a new three-year agreement to deliver turbocharger services to Starlite Ferries Inc. The passenger ferry operator, located in the Philippines, has extended the scope as well as the duration of their Turbo LifecycleCare agreement…

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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:07:16 Z

BOEM Postpones Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261

The U.S. Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) said on Tuesday it will postpone its next sale of oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico amid ...The agency said it will not hold Lease Sale 261 on September 27, 2023, as originally…

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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:58:20 Z

Sener Completes Basic Engineering for Two Ice-Class Vessels with Carbon Capture

Spain-based Sener has developed the conceptual and basic engineering of two new ice-class vessels equipped with carbon capture systems for the German company Grona Shipping.The two general cargo vessels are 6,000 and 9,100 tons respectively.Both…

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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 02:59:02 Z

Report: Five Digitalization Steps that can Drive OSV Fuel Efficiency

A new white paper published by maritime performance management company Opsealog sets out five practical steps that OSV operators can take to secure improvements in fuel efficiency through better data analytics.Existing data that companies are already collecting…

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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:53:47 Z

US SECNAV Calls Bold 'New Maritime Statecraft'

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on Tuesday called for a “new maritime statecraft” to prevail in an era of intense strategic competition.During remarks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Secretary Del Toro stated that maritime statecraft…

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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:29:29 Z

St. Johns Ship Building’s Jeff Bukoski to Receive USMMA’s Admiral McCready Award

Jeffery Bukoski, president of Palatka, Fla. shipyard St. Johns Ship Building, has been awarded the RADM Lauren S. McCready Award, which recognizes graduates of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) who have made significant technical achievements…

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