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Semi-Submersible Carries Giant Monopiles From Bilbao To Teesside
A semi-submersible heavy transport vessel is ferrying steel monopiles from northern Spain to the northeast coast of England for what will become the world's largest single offshore wind farm.
American Helicopter Disables Cargo Ship Bound For An Iranian Port
A United States Navy helicopter fired two missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after the vessel ignored repeated warnings and continued towards an Iranian port.
Rotterdam Terminal Commits Five Hundred Million To A Fourth Deep-Sea Berth
A deep-sea container terminal on Rotterdam's outer reclamation area is accelerating an expansion that will give it a fourth berth capable of handling the largest container ships afloat.
Customised Cutter Suction Dredger Approved For Congolese Mining Work
A mining operator has completed the technical inspection of a customised cutter suction dredger at a Dutch shipyard and approved the vessel for delivery.
Seventy-Year-Old Dredger Helps Clear Three Million Cubic Metres From Siberian Rivers
A self-propelled dredger built seven decades ago is still working the Ob and Irtysh rivers, part of a fleet of fifteen technical vessels that has removed 3.3 million cubic metres of material during the current season.
Sanctioned Tanker Transits The Bosphorus Wrapped In Anti-Drone Netting
A sanctioned Suezmax tanker carrying about a million barrels of Russian crude has passed through the Bosphorus visibly modified to withstand drone attack, according to observers who photographed the vessel from the Istanbul shoreline.
Tugs Move An Eight Hundred Tonne Shipyard Crane Across The Adriatic
An 800-tonne Goliath ship-lift crane has been carried across the northern Adriatic on a semi-submersible heavy-lift barge, in an operation that required nine tugs at various stages of the voyage.
Two Tugs Complete Six-Week Ocean Tow Of Production Vessel
Two anchor handling tugs have completed a tow of a 315-metre floating production, storage and offloading vessel from the Campos Basin off Brazil to a port in northern Denmark, a voyage of roughly six weeks.
Nigeria Approves Framework Aimed At Fifty Billion In Deepwater Investment
Nigeria's president has approved a new fiscal and regulatory framework for deepwater oil investment which the government says could attract up to fifty billion dollars, in a measure intended to support projects including a major
Drilling Contractor Adds Work For Three Rigs In Two Regions
An offshore drilling contractor has added roughly two hundred million dollars of work across three rigs, in the United States Gulf and in Malaysia, against a backlog that stood at about 2.9 billion dollars in the middle of August.
Four-Year-Old Capesize Bulker Sells For Seventy-Eight Million
A capesize bulk carrier built in 2022 has been sold for around seventy-eight million dollars in what brokers describe as an exceptionally rare transaction, as a large Japanese private owner trims a fleet of some twenty vessels in the
Greek Tanker Owner Returns To Medium Range Newbuildings
A Greek tanker owner has returned to the medium range newbuilding market with an order in China for a pair of 50,000 deadweight tonne vessels, ending a lengthy absence from the segment. Price and delivery details have not been disclosed.
Gas Producer Commits To A Fourth Floating Liquefaction Unit
A Nasdaq-listed gas shipping and liquefaction company has taken a final investment decision on a fourth floating liquefaction unit, ordering a vessel with capacity of about 3.5 million tonnes a year at a Chinese yard for delivery by
Chinese Lessor Orders Four Very Large Crude Carriers
A Chinese financial leasing company has ordered four very large crude carriers at a domestic yard in a deal worth around five hundred million dollars, with each vessel of about 319,000 deadweight tonnes priced near 125 million dollars.
Seven Killed By Toxic Gas At Bangladeshi Ship Recycling Yard
Seven workers have died following a release of toxic gas at a ship recycling yard in Bangladesh, in an accident that occurred on a Friday morning at a facility authorised under the international convention governing safe and
Hawaii's Ports Prepare For An Approaching Tropical Storm
Ports across the Hawaiian islands have been preparing for the arrival of a tropical storm, securing cargo, moving vessels and reviewing the closure procedures that govern operations when winds reach defined thresholds.
Syria And Russia Agree A Reduced Naval Presence At Tartous
Syrian authorities have reached an agreement providing for a reduced and limited Russian presence at the naval facility at Tartous, formalising a diminution of the arrangement that gave Russia its only warm-water naval base on the
Vietnam Begins Building Its Largest Domestic Warship
Vietnam has started construction of the largest and most capable warship it has built domestically, an anti-submarine frigate being assembled at a defence ministry shipyard in the centre of the country.
American Yard Delivers First Landing Craft To The Navy
An Australian-owned shipbuilder operating in the United States has delivered the first of a class of landing craft to the American navy, the initial vessel in a programme intended to replace an ageing fleet of utility landing craft
Poland Rolls Out The First Of Three Next-Generation Frigates
Poland has rolled out the first of three next-generation frigates being built under a domestic programme, marking a visible milestone in a naval expansion that has accelerated sharply since the start of the war on its eastern border.
Russia Deploys Floating Sentry Positions Against Drone Attacks
Russian forces have begun deploying floating fortified sentry positions in waters where Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels have operated, in the latest of a series of improvised measures intended to protect infrastructure and shipping
American President Orders Electromagnetic Launch Systems Removed From Carriers
The United States president has ordered the removal of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system and the associated arresting gear from the navy's newest class of aircraft carrier, directing a return to the steam catapults and
Bulker Owner Orders Four Multi-Fuel Ships On Twenty-Five Year Charters
A Korean owner has ordered four bulk carriers capable of running on ethanol and methanol at a Chinese state yard, fitted with multi-fuel engines and committed to twenty-five year charters with a Brazilian mining group, with deliveries
Bangladesh To Count Its Entire Fleet In First National Vessel Census
Bangladesh will conduct its first nationwide vessel census over ten days from the twentieth of August, covering seagoing, coastal and inland craft, at a cost of about 430 million taka, roughly 3.5 million dollars, within a project
Chinese Yard Delivers Second Bulk Carrier In Sixty-Four Thousand Tonne Series
A Chinese shipyard has delivered the second vessel in a series of 64,000 deadweight tonne bulk carriers to a state-owned domestic owner, following the first ship of the series a month earlier.
Norwegian Owner Sells Two Suezmax Tankers And Prepares Newbuildings
A Norwegian tanker owner has agreed to sell two Suezmax tankers built in 2004 and 2005 for a combined fifty million dollars, expecting a book profit of about fourteen million, and has reached a preliminary agreement for two
Bunkering Resumes At Chinese Anchorages After Typhoon Shutdown
Bunker deliveries have restarted at two inner anchorages serving one of the world's largest marine fuel ports in eastern China, following a six-day suspension caused by a typhoon, while two outer anchorages remain closed.
British Authorities Seize Cocaine Worth Three Hundred Million At Container Port
Officials in the United Kingdom have seized cocaine with an estimated street value of around three hundred million dollars at a deepwater container terminal on the Thames, in one of the larger maritime narcotics interceptions recorded
European Drought Cuts River Freight And Power Output Across Seven Countries
Water levels on Europe's two principal commercial rivers have fallen to record lows, with the Rhine dropping below twenty centimetres of navigable depth at a key reference point in early August and the Danube falling under ten
Undelivered Tanker Locks In Thirty-Nine Million Dollars Of Charter Revenue
A very large crude carrier still under construction has been fixed on charter at a net rate of about 105,700 dollars a day for twelve to fifteen months, securing close to thirty-nine million dollars of revenue before the ship has been
Ukrainian Attacks On Tankers Paused After American Request
Ukraine has reportedly suspended drone attacks against tankers calling at a Russian Black Sea oil terminal following a request from the United States, in an intervention driven by the disruption those attacks had caused to crude
Contractor Wins Flexible Pipe Work On Angolan Deepwater Project
An offshore engineering contractor has been awarded a contract described as significant, a category indicating a value between 75 and 250 million dollars, for flexible flowlines and risers on a deepwater project offshore Angola.
Dubai Firm Lines Up Five Hundred Million Dollar Ship Tokenisation Pipeline
A Dubai-based venture has earmarked roughly thirty-five vessels worth about five hundred million dollars for tokenisation on a blockchain platform, in an attempt to open ship ownership to investors who cannot participate in
Freight For A Single Gulf Voyage Reaches Twenty-Five Million Dollars
A single voyage carrying about two million barrels of crude out of the Gulf has been fixed at a freight level implying a bill of roughly twenty-three to twenty-five million dollars, against something closer to two million dollars for
Container Line Posts Modest Quarterly Profit On Higher Volumes
A Singapore-based container line has reported quarterly revenue of about 4.54 billion dollars with earnings before interest and tax of 76 million and net profit of 31 million, on volumes of roughly 3.26 million containers at an
Freight For A Single Gulf Voyage Reaches Twenty-Five Million Dollars
A single voyage carrying about two million barrels of crude out of the Gulf has been fixed at a freight level implying a bill of roughly twenty-three to twenty-five million dollars, against something closer to two million dollars for
Asian Port Congestion Pushes Container Lines Back Towards The Red Sea
Delayed container capacity in Asia has reached about 2.4 million boxes following a typhoon that disrupted Chinese ports in the second week of August, and the resulting pressure is pushing container lines back towards a routing many
Two More Tankers Attacked In The Strait Of Hormuz
Two further tankers have been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, extending a campaign against merchant shipping in the waterway that carries a substantial share of the world's seaborne crude.
Turkey Sets First Offshore Wind Tender For Early Next Year
Turkey will hold its first offshore wind tender in the first quarter of 2027, opening a programme aimed at five gigawatts of installed capacity by 2035.
Italian Contractor Adds Large Middle East Offshore Award To Summer Run
An Italian energy services contractor has won an offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract in the Middle East worth about 1.8 billion dollars.
Strikes On Danube Ports Push Black Sea Grain Trade Further Into The Firing Line
Russian strikes on Ukraine's largest Danube port have damaged infrastructure and pushed the Black Sea grain trade deeper into the conflict.
Chinese Foreign Trade Grows Sharply In First Seven Months
China's goods trade reached 30.13 trillion yuan in the first seven months of 2026, up 17.3 percent, with imports growing considerably faster than exports.
Chemical Tanker Owner To Exit Fleet Within Eighteen Months
An Oslo-listed owner will sell its remaining six stainless steel chemical tankers within eighteen months, winding down a fleet valued at 101.8 million dollars.
Heavy Transport Vessel For Offshore Wind To Get Electric Propulsion Package
A 230 metre semi-submersible heavy transport vessel for the offshore wind sector will be fitted with four 3.5 megawatt azimuthing electric propulsion units for 2028 delivery.
Greek Owner Returns To Newbuilding Market After Fifteen Years
A Greek tanker owner has returned to the newbuilding market after fifteen years with a 113,500 deadweight tonne crude and product tanker due for delivery in September.
Indonesia Begins Building Its First French Designed Submarines
Construction has begun in Surabaya on Indonesia's first two submarines built to a French design, under a technology transfer arrangement with a state shipyard.
Korean Shipbuilders Take Different Routes Into The American Market
One Korean shipbuilder is licensing modernisation expertise to an American yard while another has bought a shipyard outright and committed to a five billion dollar expansion.
American Shipbuilder Reports Growth And An Early Destroyer Delivery
A United States defence contractor's marine division reported second-quarter revenue up 10.4 percent and delivered a guided missile destroyer nearly three months early.
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