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 ...

Offshore engineering and services player Subsea7 has won an extension from Equinor for the 2013-built Seven Viking. The deal is an extension of an existing frame agreement for subsea inspection, ...

Ukraine has carried out a long-range drone strike against a tanker linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, marking its first confirmed attack this far from the Black Sea. The target was the ...

Norway’s Aker BP has extended the contract for Saipem’s 2012-built semisub drilling rig Scarabeo 8, prolonging its deployment for an additional year. This is the third extension of the $325m deal ...

Henrik Jensen, the CEO of Danica Crewing Specialists, has some New Year’s resolution suggestions to improve life at sea. For years, our industry has swung between calm periods and sudden crises. When ...

Cost control in shipping tech is no longer about trimming budgets at the margins. It is becoming a strategic weapon. That shift is front and centre for Chakib Abi Saab, chief technology and innovation ...

Andrew Craig-Bennett provides readers with a rundown on liner shipping in 2025, as well as making some predictions for next year. The containership charter market has managed to get to the end of 2025 ...

Liner shipping entered 2025 in a flat funk. CEOs warned of “challenging circumstances” and “a new normal” of trade tariffs and oversupply. Even though the Houthi militia generously offered in January ...

South Korea’s Hanwha Group has secured approval to lift its stake in Austal to 19.9%, becoming the Australian defence shipbuilder’s largest shareholder in a move expected to reshape naval-industry ...