Category: Americas

  • Is Trump dead set on protectionism?

    Is Trump dead set on protectionism? Andrew Craig-Bennett muses on what the imminent swearing in of the 47th president of the United States means for international merchant shipping. The Old Man said, “I mean to hang on Till her canvas busts or her sticks are all gone…” Which the darned fool did, till at last…

  • TechnipFMC, Saipem score huge deals for work on TotalEnergies Suriname field

    TechnipFMC, Saipem score huge deals for work on TotalEnergies Suriname field French energy major TotalEnergies has awarded TechnipFMC and Saipem billions in contracts for its GranMorgu project in Block 58 offshore Suriname. TechnipFMC’s contracted scope for the project includes Subsea 2.0 tree systems, manifolds, connectors, and topside control equipment. The company will also supply umbilicals,…

  • McDermott awarded decommissioning contract offshore Australia

    McDermott awarded decommissioning contract offshore Australia Houston-based offshore contractor McDermott has secured decommissioning work for Santos offshore Western Australia. The contract worth between $50m and $250m covers engineering, procurement, removal and disposal of the Harriet Alpha platform and associated infrastructure. The Harriet Alpha platform is one of the largest facilities slated for decommissioning and will…

  • Winners and losers from Trump’s return

    Winners and losers from Trump’s return ‘Drill, baby, drill’ and ‘liquid gold’ were two of the phrases president-elect Donald Trump repeated during his victory rally in Florida yesterday and a common consensus is building among shipping experts that the Republican’s return to the White House will be positive for tankers, but less so for container…

  • The shipping consequences of Mr Trump

    The shipping consequences of Mr Trump Splash’s lead columnist has been forced out of silence by the results in America. I have on my wrist a wristwatch made in the year of my birth -1952. It was made in two stages – the movement was made in Le Locle, in Switzerland, by the firm of…

  • Pelagic Partners charters out tanker to International Seaways

    Cyprus-based owner and shipping fund manager Pelagic Partners has sealed a charter deal with US tanker player International Seaways for one of its LR1 vessels. The 2009-built Pelagic Turbot has been fixed long-term to the New York-listed owner and operator following its recent docking. The 73,400 dwt unit is the second ship International Seaways has…

  • Canada faces port strikes on east and west coasts

    Canada is facing the real threat of strikes on both its west and east coasts.  Employers at British Columbia’s ports say they have received 72-hour strike notice from the union representing about 700 foremen in an ongoing labour dispute.  The B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) said yesterday that if the International Longshore and Warehouse Union…