Marine construction contractor Ocean Installer, a Moreld subsidiary, has exercised an option to keep the 2014-built construction support vessel Normand Vision for one more year. The extension will ...

Chinese dry bulk heavyweight Agricore is listed as buyer of the 178,100 dwt Cape Aqua (built 2009, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding), confirming reports from last week that Primebulk had offloaded the ...

China and India, Russia’s two largest crude buyers, paused purchases last week following new US, UK and EU sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, something that analysts believe is great news for owners of ...

Singapore’s Yinson Production has quietly extended its footprint into the VLCC segment, sealing a deal with Greek powerhouse Angelicoussis Group for the 317,100 dwt Maran Antares (built 2012, Daewoo).

October 18 saw International Maritime Organization member states vote for a one-year delay in the Net-Zero Framework (NZF), throwing shipping’s path towards decarbonisation into considerable doubt.

Greek shipowner Metrostar Management has sold its final two suezmax tankers to compatriot Delta Tankers, marking its full exit from the crude carrier business. Brokers said the Theodore ...

The opening Big Issues session of the Maritime CEO Forum yesterday at the Monaco Yacht Club provided a revealing snapshot of where shipping stands today: navigating an era of unprecedented volatility, ...

Oslo-based offshore accommodation specialist Floatel International has secured another letter of intent (LOI) for the Floatel Victory, extending the unit’s upcoming campaign offshore Brazil. The ...

Japan has achieved another world first in the race to decarbonise shipping. A consortium of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Solutions and Japan Engine Corporation has successfully carried out ...

US LNG developer Delfin Midstream has awarded South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries a contract for its first floating LNG (FLNG) vessel, marking a key step toward a final investment ...

Ben Pinnington, founder of Polaris Media, writes for Splash today. His new book, Making Waves: PR strategies to transform your maritime business, will be published by Rethink Press on Amazon on ...

South Korea’s Sammok Shipping and China’s Shanghai Changjiang Shipping have both chosen Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering for new bulk carrier orders as they move to expand their ...