Allseas has won transport and installation work in the offshore wind sector for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Boreas project off the coast of Norfolk, UK. The Swiss-based marine construction specialist has been contracted by Siemens Energy to set up the project’s converter station. The German firm and...
https://splash247.com/allseas-picks-up-work-on-vattenfalls-uk-wind-farm/
Italy’s d’Amico International Shipping (DIS) has declared a purchase option on another bareboat chartered-in MR product tanker. The Milan-listed owner is taking back the 2014-built , estimated by VesselsValue as worth $34.2m, for a price tag of around $20.1m. Built by Hyundai Mipo in South Korea,...
https://splash247.com/damico-pounces-on-another-leased-mr-tanker/
Dubai-based terminal operator DP World is joining forces with Danish liner giant A.P. Moller – Maersk to boost operational efficiencies and deliver decarbonisation solutions at Jebel Ali port in the United Arab Emirates. The long-term strategic partnership will provide support for Maersk’s...
https://splash247.com/dp-world-and-maersk-step-up-green-drive-at-jebel-ali/
Crew transfer vessel operator Windcat, part of Antwerp-based shipping and logistics group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), has struck a five-year charter deal with Dutch utility Eneco that will also see the two companies work together on decarbonisation of marine logistics using hydrogen dual-fuel...
Shipbrokers IFCHOR and Galbraiths have completed the signing of their merger agreement, unveiling a new logo in the process. The new entity will comprise of 21 offices with over 300 employees. Pictured above is Manu Ravano, co-CEO of IFCHOR with Bjorn Andersen, the CEO of Galbraiths, at a recent...
Offshore drillers Noble Corporation and Odfjell Drilling, together with energy services giant Halliburton, have extended their drilling and wells alliance agreements with operator Aker BP for a further five years. The renewed framework agreement contains underlying commitments for the jackup rigs...
https://splash247.com/noble-odfjell-drilling-and-halliburton-seal-five-year-extension-with-aker-bp/
Due to exceptionally warm weather and efforts to discover other natural gas supplies after Russia cut off the majority of its supply to the continent, economists and government officials claim that Europe has avoided an energy apocalypse this winter, as reported by ABC News.
Alleyed concernsRecently, natural gas suppliers raised their inventories at a time when they are often being depleted. This surprise gain allayed concerns that gas needed to heat homes produce...
https://mfame.guru/europe-has-escaped-an-energy-crisis-is-the-problem-resolved-though/
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Siem Offshore has won additional work in the renewables sector for the 2013-built offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) . The deal with Norway’s Equinor will see the Cyprus-flagged ship fixed for seven months for operations on Hywind Tampen floating wind farm...
https://splash247.com/siem-offshore-oscv-secures-more-renewables-work-with-equinor/
Belgium’s Euronav is rejecting Frontline’s right to terminate a $4.2bn merger deal between the tanker giants and is contemplating options including arbitration and legal action. John Fredriksen’s Frontline said on Monday it would not make its planned voluntary conditional exchange offer for...
https://splash247.com/euronav-hits-out-at-frontline-after-failed-tie-up/
Albert Einstein is regarded as a true man of the world. On the one hand, he travelled a lot after his theory of relativity was confirmed by experiments around 1920 and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Specialist conferences, university lectureships and social events provided many opportunities for him to move around.
On the other hand, Einstein was also a citizen of the world as a matter of conviction. “I always respect the individual and have an insurmounta-ble aversion to violence...
https://maritime-professionals.com/einstein-in-the-maritime/