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 ...

Oil prices dipped 2% in early trading today as Donald Trump appeared to step back from joining Israel’s attacks on Iran, while the waters in the Middle East remain busy, and dangerous thanks to ...

Norwegian maritime group Hagland has acquired compatriot chartering platform Vanora in a strategic move to bolster its digital service offerings. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed ...

Swiss-based offshore geotechnical data acquisition specialist Geoquip Marine has extended the charter agreement for the 2017-built geotechnical survey vessel Dina Polaris from Myklebusthaug. Under ...

On Sunday afternoon, a new quay crane at Singapore’s Tuas port tipped over while it was being delivered to a non-operational berth. There were no injuries or fatalities. No damage has been ...

UK-based energy company Energean has temporarily suspended production activities on its FPSO located offshore Israel due to the escalation of conflicts with Iran. On Friday, Israel launched ...

Elicio has a portfolio of over 2.3GW of offshore wind capacity, including 1.2GW in operation. The second partner in the consortium, Q Energy, is the co-developer of one of the first French ...

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 ...

Indian offshore vessel operator Seamec has inked a charter for one of its diving support vessels (DSV) with Dubai-based Mubarak Bridge Maritime. The UAE firm hired the 1983-built Seamec III DSV on ...

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 ...

The volume of ship traffic in the Red Sea has increased by 60% since August 2024, now reaching 36 to 37 ships per day. Despite the rebound, volumes remain well below pre-crisis levels, according ...

China’s COSCO Shipping Bulk has signed up for a massive newbuilding programme in the multipurpose segment that could see up to 30 newbuildings delivered for a total of $1.5bn.