Let’s stop treating warning signs at sea as just part of the job, writes Ronald Spithout, managing director of OneHealth by VIKAND. As the festive season approaches, many people look forward to rest, ...

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 ...

US forces seized the VLCC Skipper off Venezuela as the battle between Washington and Caracas intensified with the Trump administration suggesting other vessels could be hijacked, too. China’s ...

One of Russia’s two biggest oil producers Lukoil has stopped production on a platform on the Vladimir Filanovsky field after a strike by four Ukrainian aerial drones. According to media reports ...

Washington is gearing up for a wave of tanker seizures off Venezuela as the Trump administration revives and escalates sanctions enforcement against the country’s oil trade. A day after announcing the ...

US forces have seized a tanker widely believed to be the VLCC Skipper, after satellite evidence showed the 310,000 dwt vessel covertly loaded 1.1m barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan Merey crude at the ...

Seatrium Offshore Technology, the offshore jackup designer for Singapore shipyard group Seatrium, has been awarded a repeat contract from International Maritime Industries (IMI) to supply equipment ...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Sinopec, and Marubeni have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of a long-term supply system for marine biodiesel fuel. This memorandum aims to ...

French offshore vessel owner Bourbon has secured a major boost in Guyana after signing a five-year maritime services contract with ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, with options to extend. The deal will ...

Greek boxship owner Euroseas has secured three forward charters for its modern 2,800 teu feeder ships, locking in multi-year employment well ahead of schedule. The Nasdaq-listed firm said the ...

Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has ordered a new car carrier outfitted with an advanced autonomous navigation system from Shinkai Toyohashi Shipbuilding. The vessel, set for delivery in March 2026, ...

Viridien, formerly CGG, has announced a new multi-client seismic reimaging program over Angola’s highly prospective offshore block 22 to support the country’s upcoming licensing round. The 4,300 sq km ...