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A tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a small boat with two explosive devices attached to its hull, causing blasts that sparked a fire in the tanker's …

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro said on Friday that Iran war-linked disruptions had dented its earnings by €25 million ($28 million) this year, including €10 million in the third quarter …

NMDC Group reported revenue of AED21.408 billion ($5.83 billion) for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, an increase of four per cent from AED20.545 billion in the same period …

Norway has granted NOK3.94 billion ($427.54 million) in taxpayer-funded subsidies for two floating offshore wind test projects with a planned annual capacity of 0.3 terrawatt hours (TWh), Norwegian Government agency …

BP posted a record quarterly net profit on Friday, beating expectations as the Iran war boosted energy prices and refining margins, and said it would use the windfall to settle …

China's military said on Friday its naval and air forces conducted combat readiness patrols around Scarborough Shoal which has long been a flashpoint in tensions between Beijing and Manila in …

COSCO Shipping Ports announced on Thursday, October 29, that its terminals handled 42.27 million TEU in the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 8.4 per cent year-on-year. Quarterly revenue …

Australian vessel designer and operator Seatransport and its sister company Sealease are part of the ManTech Advanced Systems International team that has been awarded the Indo-Pacific Logistics and Sustainment Services …

ST LNG aims to reach a final investment decision on its $8.2 billion LNG export project by mid- to late 2027, the company's president said on Thursday, a day after …

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Thursday it has identified another oil-bearing interval in the Morpho well, marking the third discovery in a block located in ultra-deep waters offshore …

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) raised its 2026 shipbuilding revenue forecast to $10.5–10.7 billion on October 29 after booking $32.4 billion in third-quarter contract awards. The new forecast replaces a range …

Germany and France increased their imports of Russian fish products in January–August 2026 even as total EU purchases fell by nine per cent, according to an analysis of Eurostat data …

China’s Qingdao Beihai Boat Company, a subsidiary of CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, launched a new unmanned surface vehicle (USV) slated for Qingdao Junrong Marine Intelligent Technology (JMIT), in the city …

Royal IHC has delivered a new electric cutter suction dredger (CSD) to German operator Quarzwerke for use as its silica sand operation at Biała Góra in Poland. Tomaszów was launched …

US company Voltaic Marine has had its first AEU39 solar-powered unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in trials on the Great Lakes. The vessel is aimed at defence and security missions that …

The management committee of Port System Authority of the Sardinian Sea (ADSP) recently adopted a technical-functional amendment (ATF) to the dredging master plan of the Port of Olbia in Sardinia. …

Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) has delivered a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) to China Communications Construction Company for use by its Shanghai Dredging division. The owner has described …

The US Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded robotic systems manufacturer Kongsberg a US$54 million extension to a prototype other transaction agreement for autonomous underwater capabilities. The …

The board of Spain’s Port of Barcelona has approved a €104.5 million (US$116.9 million) redevelopment that will replace the cruise terminal C on Adossat wharf and later remove terminals A …

The French Navy will begin deploying the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) version of Airbus Helicopters' U010 Aliaca unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aboard its metropolitan support and assistance ships (BSAM) …

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of an LNG dual-fuel coal carrier fitted with the company's patented hard sail, the Japanese shipowner said on Wednesday, October 28. Maizuru Kazenomai …

Antarctica21’s new hybrid electric expedition ship Magellan Discoverer has departed builder Asenav's facilities and proceeded to Corral Bay off Chile for her final stage of sea trials. The trials will …

The Philippine Coast Guard rescued 58 people from a Ro-Pax ferry that listed heavily to starboard just off Real Port in the Philippines’ Quezon Province early (local time) on Friday, …

HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) reported a consolidated operating profit of KRW1.45 trillion (US$1.1 billion) for the third quarter of 2026. The figure is an increase of 37.3 …

The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) is considering changes to how its national security multimission vessels (NSMVs) are kept available for federal service. The move follows the activation of the NSMV …

Dutch marine engineering company ECTMarine has handed over a new purpose-built workboat to Arab Potash Company (APC) in Jordan following successful site acceptance testing (SAT). The SAT of the new …

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has contracted Derecktor Shipyards to build a new 70-foot (20-metre), 150-passenger catamaran ferry for Sapelo Island, with construction starting at Derecktor’s Dania Beach, Florida …

China has more than 50 navy and other official vessels operating in a wide swath of sea stretching from southern Japan down to Taiwan and off the Philippines, a senior …

OMV's Neptun Deep offshore gas project in Romania is expected to add about €500 million ($557 million) to the Austrian energy firm's yearly operating earnings at full plateau production, CEO …

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) reported net profit of SAR5.09 billion ($1.36 billion) for the third quarter of 2026. The figure was up 891 per cent from …

A Greek container ship has sunk after being hit by naval drones off Bulgaria on Wednesday, the Bulgarian Government said, in the latest of a series of strikes on ships …

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index rose to its highest in more than two weeks on Thursday as Capesize rates jumped. The main Baltic index rose by 60 points, …

Monaco-based product tanker owner Scorpio Tankers reported adjusted net income of $127.4 million for the third quarter of 2026 on October 28, up from $72.7 million a year earlier. Net …

Dockworkers in 22 countries will strike on Friday, claiming to protest "against war and the use of ports for arms exports" in action organisers say could disrupt over 40 per …

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Wednesday for a global maritime truce after a drone attack sank a Greek container ship off Bulgaria, the latest of a series of …

Vard launched a new energy construction vessel (ECV) at its Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam on Tuesday, October 27. The vessel, NB985, is under construction for Wind Energy Construction. …

Russia will extend its diesel export ban until the end of the year while allowing some companies to ship fuel under a quota system to meet its new export commitment …

Shell said on Thursday that soaring freight rates have added $5.4 billion to its shipping lease costs in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, feeding its net …

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) raised its full-year 2026 adjusted earnings forecast on Thursday, October 29, after its third-quarter results came in above guidance. The company now expects adjusted earnings …

Shell and TotalEnergies reported on Thursday sharply higher third-quarter profits and raised share buybacks, as war-driven energy prices and record refining margins helped both beat expectations. Shell raised its quarterly …

Private equity firm Carlyle Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will sell their Romanian offshore natural gas producer Black Sea Oil Gas (BSOG) to Mazarine Energy, BSOG …

National Grid announced on Thursday, October 29, that it will invest up to £400 million ($534.7 million) to keep the two GW Interconnexion France-Angleterre (IFA) electricity link between Great Britain …

Australian oil and gas producer Woodside Energy will supply QatarEnergy with liquefied natural gas, the company said on Thursday, as the Middle East war disrupts operations at the Qatari firm, …

Three bodies were recovered in Gabon on Wednesday following the sinking at the weekend of Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 rig off the coast of the southern town of Mayumba, the …

Rohde Nielsen has completed capital dredging for the renovation of the entrance channel to the Port of Łeba in northern Poland, the company announced on Thursday, October 29. The TSHD …

The Maritime Administration has approved a deepwater port licence application for the $8.2 billion ST LNG project, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday. The project could further expand …

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras on Wednesday reported total oil, gas and gas liquids production of 3.51 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in the third quarter, up 11.7 …

Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding has delivered the 13,932-TEU containership ONE Symphony to container shipping line Ocean Network Express. The Singapore-flagged vessel has a length overall of 335.94 metres, a beam of …

An oil spill off the United Arab Emirates that has prompted temporary restrictions on fishing and on access to several beaches has raised concerns over the risk of environmental contamination …

Equinor has discovered recoverable gas volumes more than twice as large as previously estimated in the Afrodite well near the Kvitebjorn field in the North Sea, the Norwegian group said …