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Greece’s Performance Shipping has secured a fresh time charter for one of its tankers, agreeing a year-long fixture with Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC). The 105,304 dwt LR2/aframax P Aliki …

Denmark’s Norden has continued its active run in the bulkers sale-and-purchase market, confirming the disposal of a supramax and the acquisition of a Japanese-built panamax. The Copenhagen-listed company is following …

The containership orderbook has reached a record high of 10.4m teu, according to data from Asian container consultancy Linerlytica, with the orderbook ratio rising to 31.7% of the fleet – …

Houston-based Oceaneering International has been awarded a contract extension for inspection services in West Africa. The company said that the extension was won by its integrity management and digital solutions …

The company’s head of exploration and production, Sylvia dos Anjos, said that Petrobras wants to increase production from several FPSOs operating offshore Brazil. One of them is its largest FPSO …

Korea Marine Transport Co (KMTC) has been linked to its biggest move yet in the newbuild market, locking in an order for four 13,000 teu containerships at HD Hyundai yards. …

Ammonia as a frontrunner in shipping’s fuel of the future stakes is very much back in the headlines with news of a first green ammonia bunkering operation concluded recently in …

Brazil’s National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) has ordered Equinor to stop production from the Peregrino FPSO over safety concerns. PRIO, which bought Equinor’s 60% stake in …

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed a joint development agreement with trading house Itochu Corporation to carry out the world’s first ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering operations in Singapore. The project, …

Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co (NBOSCO) is continuing its containership fleet expansion with a fresh order for four 4,300 teu vessels at Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding. The newbuildings are scheduled for delivery …

Gisa Paredes, a psychologist and managing director of WellAtSea, writes for Splash today. At sea, stress is expected. Long hours, isolation, and operational pressures are part of the job. But …

Baltimore’s already bruised maritime sector was dealt another scare on Monday evening when a Greek-owned coal carrier suffered a spectacular explosion as it departed the port. The 81,681 dwtW Sapphire, …

Carisbrooke Shipping is adding to its fleet with a fresh order for 6,600 dwt general cargo vessels at Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry in China. Brokers at Claksons report the UK-based …

Indonesian shipowner and logistics group Meratus is expanding its fleet with feeder newbuildings at one of its go-to yards in China. The company has signed the newbuilds with CSSC Guangxi …

Ship orders for most sectors have slowed dramatically in 2025, with shipping’s largest sector, dry bulk, among the quietest when it comes to signing contracts for new vessels. The latest …

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has pulled the 2021 offshore wind renewable energy certificate order for the Atlantic Shores project, ending the project’s status as a qualified …

Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that could allow US supermajor ExxonMobil to regain its stake in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project. Putin signed the decree on …

Seaspan Corporation has inked a fresh round of newbuilding orders in China, adding twelve 9,000 teu containerships to its fleet pipeline. The vessels will be built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, part …

Marine seismic specialist SeaBird Exploration has signed a new contract for OBN source work in the Western Hemisphere. The contract is for the use of the 2009-built survey vessel Fulmar …

China’s Nanjing Tanker is continuing its fleet expansion drive with a pair of newbuildings at a domestic yard. The Shanghai-listed owner under the China Merchants Group is set to add …

10 for ambition, 5 for achievement. Hydrogen’s journey to alternative fuel solution at scale continues to be a slow one, but the tempo is changing, argues Mariam Tzannatos, hydrogen sector …

Capesize values continue to firm, with a string of reported sales now confirmed and delivered. Greek and Chinese buyers have been the most active, tying their names to the majority …

Xeneta has acquired fellow Scandinavian maritime and supply chain data company eeSea. By adding eeSea’s global schedule, transit time and reliability data to its existing range of freight rate data, …

Digital compliance platform BetterSea has launched the first FuelEU Index, offering a benchmark for pricing and trading dynamics in the emerging FuelEU Maritime surplus market. The index is built on …

Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry has signed a contract for six multipurpose general cargo newbuilds, marking another addition to its growing backlog. The order, secured in cooperation with state-owned …

Middle East subsidiaries of Thai offshore specialist Mermaid Maritime have secured several project awards with a combined value of between $430m and $500m. The contracts include the delivery of a …

A South African court has overturned an environmental authorisation for offshore drilling given to French energy giant TotalEnergies. The country’s High Court said the green light for exploratory operations in …

Golar LNG is stepping up efforts to secure a yard slot and long-lead equipment for what would be its fourth floating LNG (FLNG) production unit. The Nasdaq-listed company, backed by …

Greenpeace has installed a new work by conceptual artist Anish Kapoor on Shell’s Skiff platform in the North Sea. To install the artwork, titled ‘Butchered’, seven Greenpeace climbers boarded and …

Singapore’s X-Press Feeders has hit back at the Sri Lankan Supreme Court’s order to pay $1bn within a year over the 2021 X-Press Pearl casualty, warning the decision tramples on …

The United States’ formal rejection of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) proposed net-zero framework for the shipping industry led coverage at Splash this week. This framework, which includes carbon levies …

Sumant Ahlawat-led Apeejay Shipping has reshuffled its dry bulk fleet, opting for larger units even at the expense of raising its overall fleet age. Last week, Greece’s Star Bulk Carriers …

The big ports deal involving CK Hutchison has hit choppy waters. The Hong Kong-based conglomerate confirmed yesterday that its planned sale of 43 global ports for just shy of $23bn …

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces have struck the Russian port of Olya in the Astrakhan region, destroying a vessel loaded with components for Iranian-made Shahed drones and ammunition. The attack, carried …

Norwegian shipleasing specialist Ocean Yield and KKR-managed vehicles have agreed to acquire CapeOmega Gas Transportation from private equity firm Partners Group, expanding their exposure to the LNG sector. CapeOmega holds …

A fire broke out on Wednesday onboard a Maersk ultra-large containership while sailing off the coast of Liberia. The 2013-built 19,076 teu Marie Maersk, operating under the Gemini Cooperation’s Asia–Europe …

The US decision to go public on its offensive against the International Maritime Organization’s proposed net-zero framework has created considerable debate within the shipping community. Various ministers within the Donald …

Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry has won an order for six 65-meter anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessels. Shanghai Jiahao Marine Engineering Research and Design has been put in charge …

Marine operations service and solutions provider Avangaad has sold its 1996-built FOIS Nautica Tembikai FSO for $10.5m (RM44.5m) in cash. The company said in a Bursa Malaysia filing that the …

Sign-ups to next year’s Geneva Dry – the world’s premier commodities shipping summit – are pouring in with organisers finalising the session line-ups for dry bulk’s biggest annual gathering. With …

Containership leasing giant Seaspan has signed a string of sale and leaseback agreements covering 19 vessels, raising nearly $2.8bn in total financing. The deals, disclosed by parent company Atlas Corp, …

Danish product tanker player Torm is expanding its owned fleet significantly after exercising purchase options on 13 ships previously under sale-and-leaseback deals. The Copenhagen- and New York-listed firm said the …

The Houthi-run Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC) has released a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) assuring safe passage to vessels transiting through the Gulf of Aden, Bab el …

Less than a minute 16 Less than a minute Houston-headquartered energy services giant Halliburton has won a contract with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia to deliver comprehensive well stimulation services. The contract, which …

Estonia’s Enefit Green and Japan’s Sumitomo have agreed to terminate their partnership and the development of the Liivi Bay offshore wind farm project. The decision follows thorough joint discussions on …

Turkey’s Karpowership has selected Singapore-based shipyard group Seatrium to carry out new powership integrations and LNG carrier conversions as part of an expanding partnership between the two companies. Under a …

Transworld Shipping Lines, formerly known as Shreyas Shipping and Logistics, has formed a joint venture agreement with 60% partnership with BainBridge Navigation to establish a handysize bulker pool based in …

Australian energy infrastructure developer Venice Energy has agreed to sell its project to LNG terminals and downstream infrastructure firm AG&P LNG, a subsidiary of US-owned Nebula Energy. This follows an …

Denmark’s Navigare Capital Partners has brought in a former chief executive of Christiania Ga, Andrew McPhail, as a new partner, bolstering its investment team. McPhail is now working on business …

Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Oldendorff Carriers for one of its post-panamax vessels. The company hired the 2012-built, 98,704 dwt bulker Polymnia. …