Sam Chambers
Editorial Director at Splash247.com
Editorial Director of Asia Shipping Media, publishers of Splash, Splash Extra & Maritime CEO
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splash247.com | Sam Chambers
Efforts to bring the fire-stricken Morning Midas under control are facing a significant delay, with salvage teams not expected to reach the drifting vessel until Monday, nearly a full week after the crew abandoned ship. Zodiac Maritime, the manager of the Panama-flagged car carrier, confirmed that it has appointed Florida-based Resolve Marine to lead the salvage and firefighting response.
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splash247.com | Sam Chambers
Norway’s richest man, John Fredriksen, has launched a blistering critique of the state of life in both Norway and the UK, confirming he is relocating some of his business to the United Arab Emirates to escape what he sees as a Western world in steep decline. The 81-year-old shipping magnate spoke candidly to Norwegian title E24 this week at Oslo’s Tjuvholmen waterfront, where he was attending Nor-Shipping events.
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splash247.com | Sam Chambers
Mining giant Fortescue is on a worldwide campaign to reshape the future of maritime decarbonisation with its flagship vessel, the Fortescue Green Pioneer, at the helm of a push to establish green ammonia as the marine fuel of the future. From Southeast Asia to Western Europe and soon South America, the 75 m long offshore vessel is sailing a message of zero-emissions shipping—backed by real-world results.
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3 days ago |
splash247.com | Sam Chambers
Demand for advanced propeller retrofits and energy-saving devices (ESDs) has nearly quadrupled since 2020 to enhance energy efficiency to meet tightening emissions regulations.
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3 days ago |
splash247.com | Sam Chambers
Well-known Hong Kong shipowner Wah Kwong Maritime Transport has unveiled at this year’s Nor-Shipping show Venture Energy, a subsidiary focusing on the procurement and trading of clean fuels. Venture Energy aims to connect producers of clean fuels in China to end users around the world, developing plant projects and procuring product both for downstream customers and for the potential future requirements of Wah Kwong and other shipowners.
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