German chemical tanker owner John T. Essberger is pressing ahead with its fleet renewal programme, signing up to six newbuildings at a another Chinese shipyard. The Hamburg-based group has placed firm ...

Pacific Basin Shipping has turned to China for its latest newbuilding move, signing up a quartet of handysize bulk carriers in a break from its long-standing preference for Japanese yards. The Hong ...

London-listed liftboat operator Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has won new contracts for two of its vessels. The contracts cover the use of two Large-class vessels in Europe. It spans a total of 985 days ...

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has raked in a batch of new vessel contracts and an IMR deal with Shell in Trinidad and Tobago. The contracts will be executed primarily using DOF’s regional fleet ...