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January 24, 2023

Decommissioned aircraft carrier languishes off Brazil as dispute with scrappers continues

Written by Baird Maritime on January 24, 2023. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation, Ship Repair & Recycling, Ships (Naval).

A decommissioned aircraft carrier is once again under the ownership of the Brazilian Navy after the Turkish company that had earlier purchased the vessel for recycling re ..

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March 15, 2022

BW Offshore inks agreement with Indian firm for recycling of FPSO

Written by Baird Maritime on March 15, 2022. Posted in Offshore Processing & Storage, Ship Repair & Recycling.

BW Offshore has entered into an agreement to recycle the floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) Umuroa at Baijnath Melaram yard in Gujarat, India. The y ..

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October 11, 2021

COLUMN | What Solstad tells us about the future of offshore: scrapping and shrinkage, emissions and reactivation [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on October 11, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Ship Repair & Recycling, Work Boat World Features.

After last week’s Quick Updates (here) we turn our attention to one of the biggest and most important players in the North Sea and Brazil: Solstad Offshore. Solstad jus ..

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September 8, 2022

German start-up develops water-based process for recycling ships

Written by Baird Maritime on September 8, 2022. Posted in Boxship World, Cruise, Dry Cargo World, Ferries, Offshore Construction, Ship Repair & Recycling.

A recently established technology start-up company in Germany seeks to address some of the negative issues associated with ship recycling, particularly emissions, polluti ..

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January 24, 2022

Decommissioned US Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk departs for breaker’s yard

Written by Baird Maritime on January 24, 2022. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Gear & Services, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Ship Repair & Recycling, Ships (Naval).

The decommissioned US Navy aircraft carrier ex-USS Kitty Hawk has departed the Puget Sound Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF) at Bremerton, Washington, with ..

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October 11, 2021

US Navy sells two decommissioned aircraft carriers for scrapping

Written by Baird Maritime on October 11, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Ship Repair & Recycling, Ships (Naval).

The US Navy, through the Naval Sea Systems Command, has sold two decommissioned aircraft carriers to a Texas shipbreaking firm for eventual scrapping. Sold to Internation ..

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April 28, 2022

NGO claims blast killed yard worker during FPSO recycling in Alang, India

Written by Baird Maritime on April 28, 2022. Posted in Offshore Processing & Storage, Ship Repair & Recycling.

A worker lost his life while scrapping BW Offshore’s Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit BW Cidade de Sao Vicente at an Indian beaching yard earl ..

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January 6, 2022

Marco Polo Marine expands into ship recycling

Written by Baird Maritime on January 6, 2022. Posted in Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Maintenance, Ship Repair & Recycling.

Singapore-based vessel operator and shipbuilder Marco Polo Marine, through Indonesian subsidiary Marcopolo Shipyard, has ventured into the ship recycling industry followi ..

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September 17, 2021

US Navy awards US$500 million design contract for modernisation of shipyards in Hawaii, Washington

Written by Baird Maritime on September 17, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval, Ship Repair & Recycling.

The US Navy, through the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), has awarded a US$500 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) architecture-e ..

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Blast kills one on Chinese cargo ship off Hong Kong
Dry Cargo World

Blast kills one on Chinese cargo ship off Hong Kong

By Baird Maritime
COLUMN | Boardroom battles: What is John Fredriksen’s end-game at Euronav? DOF directors channel Cher whilst Capricorn Energy loses its leadership and likely NewMed Energy’s deal [Offshore Accounts]
Offshore Construction

COLUMN | Boardroom battles: What is John Fredriksen’s end-game at Euronav? DOF directors channel Cher whilst Capricorn Energy loses its leadership and likely NewMed Energy’s deal [Offshore Accounts]

By Hieronymus Bosch
COLUMN | Profile of South America’s riverine forces on the rise [Naval Gazing]
Naval

COLUMN | Profile of South America’s riverine forces on the rise [Naval Gazing]

By Trevor Hollingsbee
51 dead following Pakistan boating tragedy
Maritime Tourism

51 dead following Pakistan boating tragedy

By Baird Maritime
Deep-sea fishing ban threatens economic viability of EU longline fleet
Longlining World

Deep-sea fishing ban threatens economic viability of EU longline fleet

By Europêche
International Marine Contractors Association publishes guidance on protecting divers during underwater excavations
Dive Support

International Marine Contractors Association publishes guidance on protecting divers during underwater excavations

By Baird Maritime

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