U.K.-based NR Marine Services has placed an order with compatriot shipbuilder Divers Marine for a new new crew transfer vessel (CTV) to service the offshore wind industry. This newbuild, to be named NR Predator, will be a first of class Diverse…
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The newbuilding ordering activity has been lower over the course of the past week, as is the case, traditionally, during the Festive period. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “this week showed a considerable decrease …
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2022 saw a record boom in crude and product tanker freight rates. Geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine reshaped the macroeconomic scene and we entered a new era of changed seaborne oil trade flows. December 5, 2022, was the day the new era …
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Latsco Shipping has recently expanded into containerships by taking delivery of two 2,000TEU containers built at Imabari Shipyard, Japan. The MARLA Tiger was delivered in September and the MARLA Bull in November 2022. The vessels will be managed in-hou…
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The U.K. has awarded Babcock International’s Rosyth shipyard a £45 million (approx. US$56.6 million) contract to maintain its fleet of three scientific research vessels.The initial three-year contract, announced by U.K. Industry and Maritime Minister N…
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