The buyers of this month’s most talked about tanker sales have been revealed. When Arne Fredly’s Hunter Group revealed it had sold its last four ships last week, the market was quickly awash with rumours of who had paid for the vessels. Now online pricing vehicle VesselsValue has revealed Maran...
A new Scandinavian containerline has kicked off its first service. Arctic Container Line, based in Fonnes to the north of Bergen in Norway, has started a service this week linking Rotterdam with Norway, according to Alphaliner. The service is operated with the 657 teu Rumba, offering weekly...
https://splash247.com/arctic-container-line-launches-first-service/
Oslo-listed seismic player TGS has moved to take over fellow seabed seismic firm Magseis Fairfield in a deal that values the company at NOK2.33bn ($236.9m). The two companies have struck a deal that will see TGS put forward a voluntary exchange offer to acquire all shares of Magseis Fairfield for...
https://splash247.com/tgs-to-take-over-magseis-fairfield-in-237m-deal/
Dutch marine construction firm Van Oord, as part of a consortium of sellers, has offloaded its share in the Borssele V offshore wind farm to renewables investor Octopus Energy Generation for an undisclosed sum. Van Oord said its decision to sell its interest in the Borssele V wind farm is in line...
https://splash247.com/van-oord-sells-dutch-offshore-wind-farm-stake/
Norway’s Belships is expanding its fleet with the addition of two more Japanese-built ultramax bulk carriers. The Oslo-listed shipowner will pay a total of $15.5m as a downpayment upon delivery of the vessels, expected in July this year. The vessels, built in 2015 and 2017, are currently financed...
In our ongoing series of Mediterranean port city profiles today we turn our attention to France’s second city, which this week is hosting Euromaritime. Marseille is the second most populated city in France. Founded around 600 BC by Greek settlers from Phoenicia , Marseille is the oldest city in the...
Danish rig owner Maersk Drilling has secured a contract from Shell UK for its harsh-environment jackup . The 2008-built unit will drill the Pensacola well in the UK sector of the North Sea, with commencement set for the second half of 2022. The rig, which is currently operating for Nederlandse...
https://splash247.com/maersk-drilling-awarded-uk-jackup-contract-with-shell/
Swiss-based commodity trading giant Gunvor has signed a joint development agreement with US hydrogen producer Air Products to set up a green hydrogen import terminal in Rotterdam port by 2026. The Gunvor site in Europoort has been earmarked to receive green ammonia, produced from renewable energy...
Switzerland-headquartered Hitachi Energy, formerly Hitachi ABB Power Grids, and UK offshore engineering specialist Petrofac, have joined forces to provide grid integration and associated infrastructure for the offshore wind market. The collaboration, which the companies said would bring...
https://splash247.com/hitachi-energy-and-petrofac-team-up-on-offshore-wind/
Denmark’s Port of Odense has announced plans to invest between DKK4bn and DKK5bn ($568m and $710m) to establish what it said would be the country’s largest dry port. Odense Dry Port, a nearly 1m sq m area between Odense and the town of Årslev, is intended to accommodate the upcoming offshore wind...
https://splash247.com/port-of-odense-moves-to-establish-denmarks-largest-dry-port/