Bojan Lepic

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The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has proposed a major offshore wind project with the end goal of constructing enough turbines to generate 40GW of electricity over the next decade. The premier of Nova Scotia, Tim Houston, outlined the plan, which would, if executed, cover around 27% of Canada’s current electricity demand.

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Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Stone Shipping for one of its panamax vessels. The company hired the 2014-built, 77,529 dwt ice-class bulker Atalandi. The gross charter rate is $9,000 per day for the 35 days of the charter period and $10,100 per day for the balance period of the time charter. In each case, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a period until a minimum of June 15, 2026, up to a maximum of August 15, 2026.

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US Wind’s wind project off Maryland is now clear to begin construction after receiving the final required permit from the state. The final approval by the Maryland Department of the Environment was for the air quality permit application submitted by the company in November 2023. Under the construction plan, the project, located some 15 km off Worcester County, can have up to 114 wind turbines and four offshore substations.

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Offshore engineering and services player Subsea 7 has won a contract for work on Shell’s Aphrodite gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The project involves the transportation and installation of subsea equipment at the Aphrodite development, located within Block 5a, at water depths of up to 290 m. Project management and engineering activities will begin immediately at Subsea7’s office in Houston, Texas, with offshore operations planned for 2027. Financial details were not revealed.

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Marine geoscience and offshore construction support player Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has contracted Norwegian shipyard Green Yard Kleven to convert its NG Explorer MPSV into a survey vessel. NextGeo bought the 2010-built MPSV, then named Sea Admiral, from Norway’s Beitveit Holding in December last year for €6.75m ($7.7m). At the time, NextGeo said it would invest an additional €3m to €5m in refitting works.