The fleet status report noted at the time that Valaris and ARO were negotiating with Saudi Aramco regarding longer-term contract extensions for those three rigs. The three rigs will all be out of ...

Offshore support vessel (OSV) owner Britoil Offshore Services has announced a major fleet expansion plan, placing an order for up to eight new anchor handling tug vessels (AHTs) to be built in ...

“Through government support and public investments to its national shipbuilding ecosystem, China emerged as a market leader, commanding currently nearly 65% of global shipbuilding orders, an ...

Panama-flagged asphalt/bitumen tanker Bitu River was boarded by three armed pirates late last night off São Tomé and Príncipe. Shots were reportedly fired, and the status of crew in the citadel ...

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In ...

CMA CGM runs 29 weekly shipping services through seven ports in Vietnam. The Marseille-based company, which holds joint ownership in the Gemalink terminal at Cai Mep and the Vietnam International ...

According to sales registers, Evangelos Marinakis Capital Maritime has sold the five-year-old ice class 1A scrubber-fitted 109,900 dwt Alkinoos. At the same time, Emanuele Lauro-led Scorpio has ...

French energy major TotalEnergies has struck a deal with German utility RWE to acquire a 50% stake in two offshore wind projects in the North Sea. The two projects, of 2 GW each are located 110 km ...

Cadeler has three A-Class vessels being built in China by COSCO. The Wind Ally vessel is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2025, while the second, Wind Ace, will be delivered by the ...

Longship was set up in 2009 and has since established a footprint in the European shortsea trade. The company operates around 20 ships between 3,700 dwt and 10,000 dwt, and has since 2023 focused ...

Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co (NBOSCO) has set out to further expand its containership fleet with an investment in four 4,300 teu newbuildings. The Shanghai-listed subsidiary of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port ...

Ports across Northern Europe are dealing with what broker Braemar describes as “serious congestion” right now. In Antwerp, Braemar reported yesterday the yard is already at 96% capacity, and ...