Energy News Beat ContainersEurope Navigare Capital Denmark’s Navigare Capital Partners has moved to add more containerships to its portfolio through a deal for up to six newbuildings in China. The Copenhagen-based alternative investment fund manager has signed up for four firm 4,300 teu vessels at Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding with options for two more, according to […]
Energy News Beat LDA Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and its joint venture partner, Tidal Transit, have been selected by wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa to provide a crew transfer vessel for the Eoliennes en mer des îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier (EMYN) offshore wind farm in France. Under the contract, the JV company LD Tide […]
Energy News Beat Boa Norway’s Boa has signed a contract with Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co, for the construction of up to two semi-submersible heavy lift barges. The in-house-designed Boabarge 39, first introduced in November 2023, is targeted for delivery in the third quarter of 2026, and the company has secured an optional slot for an […]
Energy News Beat Swiss voters rejected a set of rigid emission limits in a plebiscite, dismissing a call for more climate protection over fears that it would stymie the economy. The so-called Environmental Responsibility Initiative, launched by the youth wing of Switzerland’s Green Party, was supported by just 30% of the electorate, according to government data […]
Energy News Beat Numerous publications will struggle to stay afloat after Donald Trump suspended most foreign aid Elon Musk has derided pro-Western Russian and Ukrainian media outlets over their degree of perceived “independence,” as the publications now find themselves under severe financial strain following US President Donald Trump’s clampdown on the US Agency for International […]
Energy News Beat The LNG shipping industry has built excessive capacity in anticipation of increased LNG exports, resulting in a current oversupply of ships and plummeting charter rates. Political factors, such as the U.S. pause on new LNG export licenses and shifting trade dynamics, have contributed to slower than expected growth in LNG supply in […]
Energy News Beat West Texas Intermediate has been trading around $70 this week after posting two weeks of declines. The last time shale producers pursued a flat-out production strategy, crude prices tanked to the $40s. Cheap oil may turn out to be one promise Trump can’t keep—because it’s not entirely up to him. President Trump […]
Energy News Beat Russia and the US maintain contact through various channels, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The Kremlin cannot confirm a direct phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. He noted, however, that Moscow and Washington maintain dialogue through various diplomatic channels. On […]
Energy News Beat The New York Post hasn’t provided any quotes from the reported phone call in its interview with the US president US President Donald Trump has claimed to have discussed the Ukraine conflict with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the phone, according to the New York Post. The Kremlin has yet to […]
Energy News Beat Washington has reportedly blacklisted Karim Khan in retaliation for a war crimes probe International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan will become the first individual sanctioned by the United States under President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the court, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Trump signed an […]
