1. Olympic contracts offshore newbuild brace at China Merchants shipyard. Norway’s Olympic is expanding its fleet with a pair of offshore construction vessel newbuilds contracted at China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard in Shenzhen.
The Stig Remøy-led offshore vessel owner said the vessel will be the most energy-efficient in their category and delivered in the summer of 2027 for operations in both renewable energy and oil and gas sectors.
https://splash247.com/olympic-contracts-offshore-newbuild-brace-at-china-merchants-shipyard/
https://splash247.com/olympic-contracts-offshore-newbuild-brace-at-china-merchants-shipyard/
2. Baltic Exchange enters the Chemical Tanker market with new chemical and agricultural oil freight assessments. Baltic Exchange has launched a new series of chemical and agricultural oil assessments in order to meet the evolving needs of the maritime freight market and bring its renowned expertise and benchmarking data to the chemical and agri-oil shipping sectors.
https://shipmanagementinternational.com/baltic-exchange-enters-the-chemical-tanker-market-with-new-chemical-and-agricultural-oil-freight-assessments/
https://shipmanagementinternational.com/baltic-exchange-enters-the-chemical-tanker-market-with-new-chemical-and-agricultural-oil-freight-assessments/
3. G2 Ocean to implements Seaber solution to optimise fleet planning. Finnish maritime technology company Seaber is pleased to announce that G2 Ocean will implement its chartering and schedule optimisation solution to enhance fleet planning. Seaber’s cutting-edge AI platform provides data-driven decision support for scheduling and chartering, empowering commercial ship operators, industrial charterers, and commodity traders to maximise fleet utilisation and earnings. The platform’s insights not only enhance operational efficiency but also help reduce the environmental impact of shipping.
https://shipmanagementinternational.com/g2-ocean-to-implements-seaber-solution-to-optimise-fleet-planning/
https://shipmanagementinternational.com/g2-ocean-to-implements-seaber-solution-to-optimise-fleet-planning/
4. US container imbalance worsens despite tariffs. Amid escalating tensions in an ongoing trade dispute, the anticipated conversation between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping was scrapped yesterday and has yet to be rescheduled.
A tariff tit-for-tat has got underway between the world’s two largest economies with the US putting a blanket 10% levy on all Chinese imports, and Beijing responding, saying it will impose from next Monday a 15% tariff on LNG and coal imported from the US, as well as a 10% tariff on oil, agricultural machinery and large-displacement cars.
https://splash247.com/us-container-imbalance-worsens-despite-tariffs/
https://splash247.com/us-container-imbalance-worsens-despite-tariffs/
5. Probe reveals more than $6bn in shadow fleet deals. European and American shipowners have pocketed at least $6.3bn from selling hundreds of ageing tankers on to shell companies, from where they make their way into the shadow fleet, a new probe carried out by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and investigative journalists from Follow the Money has revealed.
https://splash247.com/probe-reveals-more-than-6bn-in-shadow-fleet-deals/
https://splash247.com/probe-reveals-more-than-6bn-in-shadow-fleet-deals/
6. Flex LNG eyes Oslo Stock Exchange exit. Flex LNG has set out to leave the Oslo Stock Exchange in favour of listing its shares solely in the US.
The Øystein Kalleklev-led company, backed by John Fredriksen, plans to present its plan for voluntary delisting from Oslo in May.
https://splash247.com/flex-lng-eyes-oslo-stock-exchange-exit/
https://splash247.com/flex-lng-eyes-oslo-stock-exchange-exit/
7. Accident investigation calls for greater use of pilots in Gibraltar. More pilot use is recommended in Gibraltar, according to a new accident report surrounding one of the most high-profile casualties to hit the British overseas territory in recent years.
https://splash247.com/accident-investigation-calls-for-greater-use-of-pilots-in-gibraltar/
https://splash247.com/accident-investigation-calls-for-greater-use-of-pilots-in-gibraltar/
8. CMA CGM adds five ships. CMA CGM has purchased four 2016-2017-built ice-class wide beam container vessels from Delphis, the container shipping arm of Antwerp-based Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB).
Broker Braemar puts an en bloc price of $120m for the quartet which are the 1,924 teu sister vessels Delphis Bothnia, Delphis Finland, Delphis Gdansk, and Delphis Riga.
https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-adds-five-ships/
https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-adds-five-ships/
9. First US-Built Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Begins Sea Trials as Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Hits Halfway Mark. The Charybdis, America’s first domestically-built wind turbine installation vessel, has commenced sea trials in Brownsville, Texas, marking a significant milestone for the U.S. offshore wind industry.
The vessel, now 96% complete at Seatrium AmFELS shipyard, will support the construction of the nation’s largest approved offshore wind project – the 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.
https://gcaptain.com/first-us-built-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-begins-sea-trials-as-nations-largest-offshore-wind-project-hits-halfway-mark/
https://gcaptain.com/first-us-built-offshore-wind-installation-vessel-begins-sea-trials-as-nations-largest-offshore-wind-project-hits-halfway-mark/
10. Bibby Marine Goes Big on Batteries: World’s First Fully-Electric Offshore Vessel to Launch in 2027. UK-based Bibby Marine has contracted with Spanish shipyard Armon to build the world’s first fully-electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV), marking a significant milestone in maritime decarbonization.The vessel will feature Corvus Energy’s Blue Whale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), providing nearly 25MWh of power – the largest LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) battery system ever deployed in the maritime industry.
https://gcaptain.com/bibby-marine-goes-big-on-batteries-worlds-first-fully-electric-offshore-vessel-to-launch-in-2027/
https://gcaptain.com/bibby-marine-goes-big-on-batteries-worlds-first-fully-electric-offshore-vessel-to-launch-in-2027/