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FreightWaves Classics: License plates began in France in 1893

16 August 2021

An assortment of license plates. (Photo: you.gov.america)

Saturday, August 14 marked the 128th anniversary of the passage of the Paris Police Ordinance. The what???

Background

Because of the 1893 ordinance, France was the first country to mandate motor vehicle registration. “Each motor vehicle shall bear on a metal plate and in legible writing the name and address of its owner, also the distinctive number used in the application for authorization,” stated the ordinance. It continued, “This plate shall be placed at the left-hand side of the vehicle – it...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-license-plates-began-in-france-in-1893

Odfjell exits gas carrier sector with sale of ethylene carrier duo to BW Epic Kosan

16 August 2021

BW Epic Kosan has reached an agreement with Odfjell Gas Shipowning to acquire two 9,000 cu m ethylene carriers, Bow Guardian and Bow Gallant, for cash and around 6,89m shares, or 4.3% of the company. “The deal concludes Odfjell’s exit from the gas segment and the shareholding in BW Epic Kosan will...

https://splash247.com/odfjell-exits-gas-carrier-sector-with-sale-of-ethylene-carrier-duo-to-bw-epic-kosan/

Esvagt acquires PSV pair from Nordic banks

16 August 2021

Danish offshore contractor Esvagt has purchased two platform supply vessels from Norway-based Pearl Bidco, the owning entity established by Nordic banking majors SEB and DNB after Hermitage Offshore went bankrupt. Esvagt snapped up the 2012-built PSV pair Hermit Fighter and Hermit Prosper for an...

https://splash247.com/esvagt-acquires-psv-pair-from-pearl-bidco/

DOF Subsea and Aker Solutions JV awarded decom contract by DNO

16 August 2021

Norwegian partners DOF Subsea and Aker Solutions have, through their joint venture KDS JV, secured a subsea decommissioning contract from compatriot oil and gas operator DNO on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract, with an undisclosed value, includes engineering, preparation, removal and...

https://splash247.com/dof-subsea-and-aker-solutions-jv-awarded-decom-contract-by-dno/

Reach Subsea scores several new contracts

16 August 2021

Norwegian offshore services player Reach Subsea has entered into various contracts and call-offs under frame agreements, taking its backlog to around 1,550 project days, of which some 1,250 project days are for execution this year, up from 1,100 days announced earlier. The Oslo-listed firm said the...

https://splash247.com/reach-subsea-scores-several-new-contracts/

Oldendorff invests in Finnish navigation start-up

13 August 2021

German shipping major Oldendorff Carriers has invested and become a minor shareholder of Groke Technologies, a Finnish start-up creating navigation solutions and developing new navigation technologies. Oldendorff Carriers has a close relationship with the Japanese trading and investing firm,...

https://splash247.com/oldendorff-invests-in-finnish-navigation-start-up/

Study finds blue hydrogen worse than gas or coal

13 August 2021

The carbon footprint of creating blue hydrogen is more than 20% greater than using either natural gas or coal directly for heat, or about 60% greater than using diesel oil for heat, according to joint research by Cornell and Stanford universities in the US. The paper, which was published in Energy...

https://splash247.com/study-finds-blue-hydrogen-worse-than-gas-or-coal/

GIG teams up with Vårgrønn and Agder Energi for Norwegian wind project

13 August 2021

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) has joined forces with Vårgrønn and Agder Energi to form a consortium that will bid for a site in the Norwegian Sørlige Nordsjø II area, comprising up to 3 GW of new offshore wind capacity. Vårgrønn, backed by Italy’s Eni and Norway’s HitecVision and Agder...

https://splash247.com/gig-teams-up-with-vargronn-and-agder-energi-for-norwegian-wind-project/

Magseis Fairfield awarded survey contract in Asia

13 August 2021

Seabed seismic player Magseis Fairfield has been awarded a large ocean bottom node survey in Asia for an undisclosed client. The survey will last around months and is scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2021. It will be performed using the company’s Z700 node technology. No value has...

https://splash247.com/magseis-fairfield-awarded-survey-contract-in-asia/

FreightWaves Classics: South Carolina Ports Authority contributes significantly to state economy

12 August 2021

Tugs help a ship dock in Charleston's harbor. (Photo: SCPA)

The ports of Georgetown and Charleston are managed by the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA). The ports are key to the state’s economy; directly or indirectly the ports generate 10% of all the jobs in South Carolina (over 187,000), and those jobs offer wages that are 32% higher than the state average. The SCPA states that the “ports are the most important strategic asset of the state, driving $63 billion in annual economic impact.”

An average of five vessels sail into the state’s harbors...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-south-carolina-ports-authority-contributes-significantly-to-state-economy

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