Solstad Maritime has upgraded its upcoming campaign with Prysmian by assigning the larger construction support vessel Normand Energy in place of the originally planned Normand Ocean. The vessel switch ...

Pierre Aury gives readers a renewable fuels guide. As the International Maritime Organization has decided to postpone by one year the approval of its proposed Net Zero Framework (NZF) we have decided ...

New York-listed boxship owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has moved to expand its fleet, striking a deal to buy three 8,600 teu vessels for a combined $90m. The vessels — Korean-built in 2010 and 2011 and ...

China’s Hengli Shipbuilding has confirmed a major newbuilding programme for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), detailing a 12-ship order that marks one of the most substantial commitments at the yard ...

South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis has signed a long-term charter deal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier newbuild with a global trading company. Under the agreement, the Seoul-based shipping arm of ...

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Havila Shipping has secured a one-year contract extension for one of its platform suppliers (PSV) from compatriot energy major Equinor. Havila revealed that Equinor ...

The UK P&I Club and the TT Club have announced that they are currently engaged in discussions regarding a potential merger between the two mutual insurers. The clubs have worked closely together for ...

The maritime industry has a fuel problem. Despite a clear change in rhetoric in recent years regarding the need for shipping to decarbonise, 100% of the industry continues to rely, in some form, on ...

Norwegian offshore contractor Aker Solutions has secured a new six-year maintenance and modification (M&M) frame agreement with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia to service the ageing Eldfisk field and ...

Saudi oil and gas driller ADES has landed a fresh two-year contract for the Compact Driller jackup with Brunei Shell Petroleum, marking its first award since completing the acquisition of Shelf ...

November certainly provided rich pickings for those in the maritime news business, with plenty of stories which will have long term implications for the shipping industry. The commencement of exports ...

Diana Shipping has made its move on New York-listed Genco Shipping & Trading, tabling a cash offer to acquire all remaining shares it does not already own at $20.60 per share. The Athens-based owner, ...