Leadership change at Shell Marine
Shell Marine has promoted Houda Dabboussi (pictured left) to take over from Melissa Williams (pictured right) as president, effective today. Dabboussi has been with Shell since 2014 and joins from her current role as global head of acquisition, divestments and new business development for renewable energy solutions. “Houda’s track record in integrated gas and commercial […]
Hyundai Heavy moves to acquire local block manufacturer
As it faces an extraordinarily long orderbook, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has moved to acquire a local block manufacturer to speed up vessel construction. South Korea’s largest shipbuilder will buy Lee Young Industrial Machinery, a company that specialises in the fabrication of curved blocks. To construct a 250 m long liquefied natural gas […]
Avenir to become Oslo-listed LNG bunker vessel pure-play
Avenir LNG has set its sights on listing on Euronext Growth Oslo and becoming a pure play small-scale LNG shipping and trading player. As part of its “strategic refocus”, the London-based outfit is proposing to divest its ownership of the HIGAS LNG storage terminal in Sardinia to three of its existing shareholders. The company was […]
Strike commences across US eastern seaboard
Around 45,000 dockworkers at 36 ports stretching from Maine to Texas across America’s eastern seaboard went on strike at midnight in the largest terminal industrial action seen anywhere in the world this century. The decision to down tools came despite a last ditch offer from employers for a near 50% pay increase, with the White […]
MET Group links up with Celsius on LNG newbuild
Energy trader MET Group has struck a joint venture deal with Danish owner Celsius Shipping for its first LNG carrier newbuild. The Swiss-based company said the vessel, scheduled for delivery by China Merchants Heavy Industry in 2027, would bolster its ability to supply LNG from various sources, including the recently signed agreement with Shell to […]
Cadeler firms up offshore wind turbine installation deal in Poland
Copenhagen-headquartered offshore wind installation player Cadeler has signed firm contracts with Equinor and Polenergia for work on the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind farms. The Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind farms will be located in the Baltic Sea, some 22 km and 37 km from the port of Leba in Poland. The […]
How to tackle harassment onboard
Pierre Aury has some suggestions to make life at sea fairer. Whenever shipping is mentioned, outside shipping circles, it is always with the same clichés along the lines of shipping is the blood of the global economy or shipping carries over 90% of global trade volumes with the seaborne trade standing at around 11bn tons […]
GEOS clinches new deals and takes two vessels under management
Norway’s Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has won contracts for two of its vessels and agreed to take two more vessels under management. A new deal was awarded to the 2019-built Energy Duchess multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV). The contract for the vessel will start this week and the vessel will head out to the North Sea. […]
Seanergy digs in for boardroom battle with George Economou
US-listed Greek capesize bulker specialist Seanergy Maritime is taking steps to defend itself against fellow shipowner George Economou, urging shareholders to dismiss his proposals and nominees to the company’s board. Economou, who, via his affiliated investment vehicle, owns about 9% of Nasdaq-listed Seanergy, launched a proxy fight in June, naming John Liveris and Georgios Kokkodis […]
Governor Jeff Landry appoints new Chairman of Port NOLA and Public Belt Railroad Commission
Governor Jeff Landry recently appointed Michael A. Thomas as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) for a five-year term. With the alignment between Port NOLA and the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), Thomas will also serve as Chairman of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Commission. […]