A change in occupancy of the White House next year is likely to see the US become far more engaged with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decarbonisation drive. The IMO’s Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships is meeting this week ahead of next month’s...
https://splash247.com/biden-vows-to-tackle-shipping-emissions/
The FSO , which is anchored in the Gulf of Paria near Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, has tilted severely, sparking concern of a major oil spill disaster. A latest picture of the vessel, released by the Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS), shows the vessel is listing severely to the...
https://splash247.com/listing-venezuelan-fso-sparks-severe-ecological-concern/
Herbjorn Hansson-led Nordic American Tankers (NAT) has signed a financing agreement to fund 80% of the newbuilding price of two suezmax tankers, ordered at Samsung Heavy Industry last month. The financing is being provided by Norway’s Ocean Yield, who will take ownership of the vessels and bareboat...
https://splash247.com/nordic-american-tankers-seals-suezmax-tanker-financing-with-ocean-yield/
Thai Oil, a subsidiary of Thailand’s energy major PTT Group, has been identified by brokers as the buyer of two VLCCs from International Seaways. Early last week, Splash had reported the sale of the 2002-built Seaways Mulan and the 2003-built Seaways Rosalyn, and this week Lorentzen & Stemoco...
https://splash247.com/thai-oil-identified-as-buyer-of-international-seaways-vlcc-pair/
Offshore engineering service provider Oceaneering has been awarded a blowout preventer (BOP) tethering services contract offshore Brazil from Petrobras. The contract has a duration of one year with the option to extend for an additional year, and the scope of work includes data acquisition and...
https://splash247.com/oceaneering-awarded-offshore-services-contract-by-petrobras/
New York-based Zenith Capital Partners has revealed it has recently completed two new investments in the maritime and energy sectors. The company has invested in a wholly owned subsidiary of Mjølner Shipping that provides cargo finance, insurance and hedging solutions. The investment adds to Zenith...
https://splash247.com/zenith-capital-seals-two-new-maritime-investments/
DOF Subsea has been awarded a long-term contract by the Petrobras led Libra Consortium for construction support vessel . The vessel has been contracted for three years, supporting Petrobras’ operation activities on the Brazilian continental shelf at the Mero field. The vessel will operate two ROVs...
https://splash247.com/dof-subsea-awarded-csv-contract-in-brazil/
Brazilian miner Value has announced that the board has approved for its subsidiary Vale International to set up a joint venture with China’s Ningbo Zhoushan Port to build, own, and operate the West III Project in Shulanghu Port in Zhoushan. The West III Project will see the expansion of the...
https://splash247.com/vale-forming-joint-venture-with-ningbo-port/
Germany’s SAL Heavy Lift Group, an ocean transporter of the world’s largest and heaviest shipments, has acquired a major stake in Intermarine, expanding its presence in the U.S. project cargo market.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
SAL has sought to expand its market presence in the Americas project cargo market. For more than three decades, Intermarine, with offices in Houston and New Orleans, has provided this specialized marine transport service between North and South America...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/sal-expands-us-project-cargo-footprint-with-intermarine
DHL Global Forwarding has picked Tim Robertson to serve as its new CEO for the Americas, effective Thursday.
Robertson succeeds Bill Meahl, who will retire from the division of German courier Deutsche Post DHL Group (OTCMKTS: DPSGY) next September.
Robertson joined DHL in 2002 as vice president of strategic development for the forwarding division. He also served in senior management positions involving the company’s operations, business development and marketing and sales in the Americas and...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/dhl-global-forwarding-picks-new-americas-ceo