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Caribe Tankers to trial Inmarsat NexusWave for connected certainty and enhanced crew welfare
Trial will assess performance of Inmarsat Maritime’s fully managed bonded connectivity service as US-based Commercial and Operational Shipping Management company seeks ultra-reliable solution to meet operational and crew connectivity challenges. …
Apr 16, 2025 / Curious
APC inks newbuild ship deal with Champion Tankers
AVON, OHIO headquartered manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has been chosen to provide its high-performance MarineLINE® coating for up to six new vessels being built for Champion Tankers. The deal will see APC’s MarineLINE® coating system …
Apr 16, 2025 / Curious
bound4blue breaks records with installation of largest ever eSAIL® suction sails on Louis Dreyfus Company’s chartered juice carrier
bound4blue is announcing the completion of the installation of the world’s largest suction sails, with four 26-meter high eSAILs® fitted to the MV Atlantic Orchard. Chartered by Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) and owned by Wisby Tankers AB, Sweden (Wisby …
Apr 14, 2025 / Vessels
Ionic Goes Green With Azra Tech Ultra Low Friction & Biocide-Free Hull Paint
Ionic Tankers has adopted an innovative & revolutionary Azra Tech hull coating solution for their tanker IONIC ANAX, as part of their sustainability goals to protect the OCEAN with ZERO chemical release to the water supporting the U.N.’s 14th SDG …
Apr 1, 2025 / Curious
CMB.TECH And MOL Sign Landmark Agreement For Nine Ammonia-Powered Vessels
CMB.TECH NV (CMB.TECH) (NYSE: CMBT & Euronext: CMBT) has signed an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and MOL CHEMICAL TANKERS PTE. LTD. (MOLCT) for nine ammonia-powered vessels. These vessels will be among the world's first …
Mar 24, 2025 / Vessels
TEN Announces the Building of Nine DP2 Shuttle Tankers in South Korea With 15-Year Employment to Transpetro - Petrobras
TEN, Ltd (NYSE: TEN) announces the construction of nine DP2 Suezmax Shuttle Tankers with 15-year employment contracts for Petrobras Transporte S.A. (Transpetro), Brazil’s largest oil and gas transportation company. The deliveries are scheduled for …
Mar 19, 2025 / Vessels
Bureau Veritas welcomes first delivery of dual-fuel methanol tanker for Hafnia and Socatra
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV M&O) is delighted to celebrate the recent delivery of the ECOMAR GASCOGNE. This is the first of four newbuild dual-fuel methanol chemical IMO II medium-range (MR) tankers built at Guangzhou Shipyard …
Mar 12, 2025 / Vessels
Al Seer Marine Adds Tabit and Rigel MR Tankers to Fleet, Completing First Stage of Expansion and Reaching 16 Vessels
Al Seer Marine (ADX: ASM), a frontrunner in the maritime industry and a subsidiary of International Holding Company (ADX: IHC), announced the delivery of motor tankers Tabit and Rigel, the final two vessels in its series of six new build Medium Range …
Mar 7, 2025 / Curious
Al Seer Marine Expands Fleet with Delivery of Two Modern MR Tankers
Al Seer Marine (ADX: ASM), a a frontrunner in the maritime industry and a subsidiary of International Holding Company (ADX: IHC), has taken delivery of M.T. Saiph and her sister ship from K Shipbuilding Korea. These state-of-the-art vessels are the …
Jan 3, 2025 / Vessels
Odfjell SE exercises purchase options for super-segregator vessels and secures attractive financing
Odfjell has now exercised purchase options for an additional four vessels currently on long-term lease to the company. With these agreements, Odfjell is set to purchase a total of seven chemical tankers over the next 14 months. All vessels are fully …
Dec 11, 2024 / Finance