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China’s Shandong Marine has moved to expand its LNG carrier fleet, placing an order for four newbuildings at compatriot yard Jiangnan Shipyard, with the vessels set to be chartered to …

President Donald Trump has named Laura DiBella as the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, filling a leadership gap at the US maritime regulator as it takes on a …

Singapore-listed Rex International is pressing ahead with offshore development drilling in Oman after its unit Masirah Oil secured a jackup rig for work at the Yumna field. Masirah Oil said …

Tor Olav Trøim-backed VLCC newcomer Bruton has exercised options for two additional newbuildings at China’s New Times Shipyard, continuing its steady build-up in the supertanker market. The Oslo-listed company confirmed …

Global aluminium production has nearly tripled since the turn of the millennium, and the ripple effects are being felt most clearly in the dry bulk market, where seaborne bauxite trade …

As a US carrier strike group made its way to the Gulf, a familiar foe to commercial shipping reared its head for the first time in months. A video titled …

Worley Rosenberg has been selected by Norwegian energy major Equinor to undertake maintenance and minor projects on selected facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The framework is expected to support …

Offshore engineering and services player Subsea 7 has won work on an oil project offshore Louisiana and an offshore wind project offshore Germany. The first contract was awarded by Shell …

One of Russia’s two biggest oil producers Lukoil has signed an agreement with US investment firm Carlyle to sell all its international assets. The transfer of assets will be done …

Kuba Szymanski, secretary general of InterManager, weighs in on the latest appalling data surrounding crew abandonment. Every time a seafarer is abandoned, the industry performs the same ritual: statements of …

Northern Lights has handed out a fresh round of CO2 shipping business to three of Japan and Malaysia’s biggest blue‑chip owners. The Oslo‑based CCS JV – owned by Equinor, TotalEnergies …

Panama’s Supreme Court has thrown CK Hutchison’s flagship Panama Ports Company (PPC) concession into limbo, ruling the Hong Kong group’s contract to operate terminals at either end of the Panama …

Japan has unveiled an all‑Japan shipping initiative designed to lock in work for its shipyards and tighten cooperation along the domestic maritime value chain, as competition from Chinese and South …

A major new survey by the World Maritime University (WMU) has painted a stark picture of life at sea, warning that excessive workloads, chronic stress and poor mental health are …

International Seaways is once again thinning out its fleet, pressing ahead with the sale of older ships as it reshapes its balance sheet and trading exposure. The New York-listed tanker …

PSA Singapore and Japanese shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have agreed to form a joint venture to run a dedicated roro terminal in the Lion City, tightening their grip …

Chinese containership player Zhonggu Logistics has booked up to six 6,000 teu vessels at Hengli Heavy Industry, lifting its newbuilding activity for the first time in several years. The Shanghai-listed …

Geneva Dry, the world’s premier commodities shipping conference, is delighted to reveal Delphine Bachmann, State Councillor in charge of the canton’s Department of Economy and Employment (DEE), will be giving …

Polish developer Orlen Neptun has inked a reservation agreement with the Kołobrzeg Seaport Authority to secure land for developing a service port supporting the company’s Baltic West offshore wind farm. …

Germany’s offshore wind sector has welcomed a government decision to delay the 2026 auctions to 2027, due to bottlenecks in converter platform completion and last year’s auction disaster. The cabinet …

The Australian government has decided to press on with the country’s first offshore wind auction in the state of Victoria. Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio said that Victoria’s …

The government of the republic of Palau has reinstated Panos Kirnidis to head its ship registry, six weeks after taking the flag under state control after the US slapped sanctions …

The Federal Maritime Commission, America’s shipping regulator, has decided to fine Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) $22.67m for three infringements of the country’s Shipping Act. The first violation, which occurred during …

Athens-based pool operator and shipmanager Heidmar has pulled the plug on its first-ever vessel acquisition after mutually terminating the deal a feeder containership. The Nasdaq-listed company said the agreement, announced …

US infrastructure investor Stonepeak has struck a joint venture terminal deal with French liner CMA CGM worth close to $10bn. Called United Ports, the joint venture will cover 10 of …

The port authorities of Valencia and Santos, Panama, have signed a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a green maritime corridor. “The Santos–Valencia corridor reinforces our decarbonisation strategy and …

Signal Ocean has made a move to tighten its grip on shipping data and software, announcing the acquisition of French-based SaaS specialist AXSMarine. The deal brings together two well-known names …

Texas-based Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) has struck a strategic partnership with TOTE Services to develop and operate a fleet of dedicated Jones Act LNG bunker vessels for the US …

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is moving back into the mid-sized containership segment with a fresh newbuilding order at China’s Yangzhou Guoyu Shipyard. Market sources say the world’s largest containerline has …

Taiwanese liner Evergreen is piling on fresh tonnage with orders for 23 new container ships worth up to $1.47bn, continuing its multi-year fleet expansion drive. The latest newbuilding programme covers …

UK-based VLCC pool operator Tankers International has officially pushed into the suezmax market, broadening its platform as crude trades and trading patterns continue to shift. The move marks a significant …

London-listed liftboat operator Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has received an extension for an existing contract for two of its vessels from a major national oil company in the Middle East. …

Denmark-based offshore wind vessel player Cadeler has signed a preferred supplier agreement with an undisclosed client for the transportation and installation of monopiles and transition pieces at a large European …

A federal judge in Boston has dealt another blow to the Trump administration’s offshore wind crackdown, granting Vineyard Wind a preliminary injunction to resume construction of the 806MW project. US …

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its latest annual flag state performance table, accessible here, giving the shipping industry a clear overview of which registers to avoid. The …

The secondhand tanker market has delivered yet another exceptionally active week, with VLCCs once again drawing strong interest from buyers. One noticeable shift is the tightening availability of modern VLCCs, …

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Stolt-Nielsen have taken direct stakes in low‑carbon fuel start‑up XFuel, backing a $20m Series A that aims to push waste‑based drop‑in bunkers from lab to …

As the Year of the Horse approaches, optimism is running through parts of the shipping industry — but so are concerns about the pace and scale of change now hitting …

In a tripartite collaboration, Vinssen, a maritime specialist in hydrogen fuel cells and integrated system solutions, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), and Amogy, an ammonia-to-power solutions provider, have signed a joint …

Veson Nautical has published its annual rankings of the top 10 shipowning nations with landlocked Switzerland noticeably climbing the ranks. Switzerland entered the top 10 list last year, in ninth …

Several bags of rice quietly disappear from a seafarer’s family table back home every month. Not because a seafarer earns less, but because the money shrinks on the way home …

China has long held the moniker of the most populous country in the world, but that is no longer the case. China’s population peaked in 2021 at 1.43bn people with …

In a nutshell, sales and purchase for dry bulk has been firm in January, hot for containers and sizzling for the largest tankers, the latter down to the plot hatched …

Tankers The dramatic January 3 capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by US forces and Washington’s ongoing campaign to detain Venezuela‑linked tankers have begun to redraw the crude trade map, …

December data for US containerised imports show a 2% increase from November to 2.23m teu, though year-on-year imports were down 0.4% as the frontloading of cargo in the first part …

Early in the month there were several days when no capesize fixtures were reported at all on the less liquid routes. On a number of days in January, brokers reported …

2026 has begun with a series of bangs as Donald Trump has aggressively pushed forward with his ‘Donroe Doctrine’of US dominance over the western hemisphere. His actions against Venezuela including …

Washington’s hardline campaign against Caracas escalated dramatically with the January 3 capture of president Nicolás Maduro by US forces. Since then, the Trump administration has made it clear it intends …

When describing shipping to friends and family, there is often amazement at the sheer scale of it all, bafflement at all the acronyms, and kudos for how the industry keeps …

Geopolitical risk indicators are at highs not seen since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia four years ago, and the heightened uncertainty is spilling over into …