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Turn Services to acquire Marine Fueling Service Inc.

New Orleans, La.-headquartered barge fleeting and shifting specialist Turn Services is to acquire Texas-based Marine Fueling Service Inc. (MFS). Located at the intersection of the Intracoastal Water Way and the Neches and

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MAN PrimeServ to offer four-stroke methanol retrofits from 2025

From 2025, MAN PrimeServ – the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions – will offer a methanol retrofit package for the conversion of currently in-service MAN four-stroke engines to dual-fuel methanol operation.

PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector

VIDEO: PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector completes Orkney trials

Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited reports that its PALM Quick Connection System has successfully completed trials in Orkney. The trials, which took place from the end of March to the end of May

Biden to issue oil and natural gas leasing ban

White House: Private sector steps up with new investments in U.S. maritime sector

The White House reports that private sector partners are stepping up with new investments in the U.S. maritime sector, with a fact sheet noting that the following companies plan to expand or

The Sea Change ferry underway in San Francisco.

FERRIES 2024: A milestone in zero-emission ferry operations

In a significant advance for sustainable maritime transportation, SWITCH Maritime’s hydrogen fuel cell ferry, the Sea Change, recently received its U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection (COI). This certification marks the ferry’s

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Slight uptick in seafarers’ happiness

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from the Mission to Seafarers reveals a mixed but somewhat more positive picture of seafarers’ well-being, with the happiness index increasing slightly to 6.99 in second

Hecate Energy

Hecate Energy seeks offshore wind lease off the Texas coast

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management had good news and not so good news to report on Gulf of Mexico offshore wind last week. The good news: the agency has received an

New-generation minehunters

Italy orders five new-generation minehunters

Italy has awarded a EUR 1.6 billion (about $1.73 billion) order for five new-generation minehunters to a consortium of Intermarine S.p.A. and Leonardo S.p.a. With a length of approximately 63 meters and

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Borr Drilling gets new contract commitments for three jack-up rigs

In a sign of the continuing uptick of offshore drilling activities in a number of regions, Borr Drilling Limited [NYSE and OSE: BORR] today reported new contract commitments for three of its

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New developments from Jiangnan Shipyard gain ABS AIPs

ABS has awarded approval in principle (AIP) to two new developments from Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai: a new insulation system and a design for an ultra large ethane carrier (ULEC). The ULEC design

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