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Brazil Prepares A Larger Cruise Season As Newcomer Weighs Earlier Debut
Brazil is preparing for a cruise season larger than initially announced, with eight ships expected to operate in the country and capacity for more than 800,000 guests, a 24 per cent increase on the previous season.
Stolt Tankers Puts Around One Hundred Ships On A Shared Procurement Platform
Stolt Tankers has rolled out a third-party electronic procurement platform across roughly 100 deep-sea vessels, with the systems live since June.
Fatigued Skipper Fell Asleep Before Trawler Grounded And Sank
A prawn trawler ran aground on rocks off the west Highland coast of Scotland after its skipper fell asleep while on watch at night, according to an investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch. The vessel later sank.
Petrobras Field Passes Four Billion Barrels As Pre-Salt Turns Twenty
Petrobras has recorded a milestone at its Tupi field in the Santos Basin, which has passed four billion barrels of oil equivalent in cumulative production, the first asset in the company's 73-year history to reach that figure.
Turkish Newcomer Orders Twelve Ultramax Bulkers At Two Chinese Yards
Aqmaris Gemi, a Turkish shipowner established only last year, has ordered twelve Ultramax bulk carriers from two Chinese shipyards, with deliveries expected between 2028 and 2029.
Cochin Shipyard Hands Over Second Ice-Class Multipurpose Vessel To German Owner
Cochin Shipyard has delivered the MS Maria, the second of eight multipurpose vessels in a series being built for the German owner HS Schiffahrts, in a handover signed at the yard by directors of both companies.
Salvage Teams Board Stricken Tanker Off Oman In Monsoon Conditions
A large international salvage and pollution response operation is under way on a stricken tanker off the coast of Oman, with specialist teams having boarded the vessel to begin stabilising both the ship and its cargo.
Hapag-Lloyd Profit Falls As Hormuz Disruption Costs Six Hundred Million
Hapag-Lloyd's second-quarter profit fell to 71 million euros from 306 million a year earlier as the carrier absorbed roughly 600 million dollars of additional costs arising from the conflict in the Middle East.
Baltic Exchange Names Deputy Chief Executive In Planned Leadership Transition
The Baltic Exchange has appointed Sigrid Teig as deputy chief executive, filling a role created as part of a leadership transition announced in October 2025.
Solstad Books Construction Vessel For Six Years Of West African Subsea Work
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Maritime has signed a letter of intent with an undisclosed client for the construction support vessel Normand Cutter, covering three firm years with a further three years of options.
Thirteen States Complete Accession To Saudi-Led Maritime Coalition
Thirteen countries have formally joined a Saudi-led multinational maritime defence coalition after completing national procedures and signing its charter, while fifteen states have signed the initiative's joint statement.
Ukraine Proposes Black Sea Truce While Striking A Baltic Oil Terminal
Ukraine has proposed a mutual suspension of attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, passing the offer to Russia through a third party after weeks of escalating strikes against merchant ships and port infrastructure.
Putin Threatens Mirror Response To EU Seizure Of Shadow Fleet Cargoes
President Vladimir Putin has promised retaliation against any European move to seize merchant ships carrying Russian cargo, describing the measures as piracy and banditry and saying Moscow would respond in kind.
Battery Supplier Selected For Four Canadian Hybrid Ferries
A marine battery manufacturer has been selected to supply energy storage systems for four new hybrid-electric double-ended passenger and vehicle ferries being built for a Canadian west coast operator.
Shipowner's Orderbook Reaches Sixty-Nine Vessels, Nine Tenths In China
A diversified British shipowner has expanded its newbuilding programme to 69 vessels under construction, with roughly ninety per cent of that tonnage contracted at Chinese shipyards.
Polish Outfitter Wins Interior Work On Seven Scottish Electric Ferries
A ship interior specialist's Polish operation has been selected to deliver turnkey accommodation for seven battery-electric ferries under construction at a Gdansk shipyard for a Scottish public ferry asset owner.
Indian Yard Launches A New Offshore Patrol Vessel
An Indian state-owned shipyard has launched a new offshore patrol vessel for the country's navy, the latest unit in a class of eleven being built across two domestic yards.
China Sends Its Forty-Ninth Escort Fleet To The Gulf Of Aden
China will deploy its forty-ninth naval escort fleet to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia in the second half of August, relieving the task group that departed for the mission the previous October.
Taiwanese Line Nearly Doubles Quarterly Profit As Margins Recover
A Taiwanese container line has almost doubled its attributable second-quarter profit from the preceding three months, reaching 16.03 billion New Taiwan dollars, equivalent to about 499 million United States dollars.
Container Group Lifts Full-Year Guidance After A Sharp Ocean Rebound
A Danish container and logistics group has sharply raised its full-year guidance after its ocean division returned to strong profitability in the second quarter, and is moving towards a full restoration of services through the Red Sea.
Three Cruise Ships Bought In The Pandemic Remain Idle In Greece
A Greek ferry operator still has three former cruise ships lying idle at anchorages and quays around the country, the remainder of eight vessels it acquired between 2020 and 2023 when secondhand values collapsed.
Korean Container Line Holds A Ten Percent Operating Margin
A South Korean container carrier has reported first-half revenue of 6.121 trillion won with an operating profit of 623 billion won and net profit of 765 billion won, giving an operating margin of 10.2 per cent for the six months.
Korean Builder Takes Delivery Of Its First Owned Crude Carrier
A Korean shipbuilder's shipping subsidiary has taken delivery of a 320,000 deadweight tonne very large crude carrier, the first vessel it has owned outright since the unit was established.
Singaporean Operator Wins Subsea Diving Work In The Arabian Gulf
A Singapore-based offshore marine services company has secured a lump-sum contract for subsea diving and installation work in the Arabian Gulf, with offshore execution scheduled for the third quarter.
Two Crews From Two Conflicts Fly Home To Manila On The Same Night
Two flights arriving at Manila about two hours apart brought home seafarers from separate attacks in conflicts 2,000 miles distant from one another.
Panama Canal LNG Transits Reach A Near Three-Year High
Eleven laden liquefied natural gas carriers passed through the Panama Canal in July, up from six the previous month and the highest monthly figure since late 2023, before drought-related draft restrictions and transit caps drove gas
Largest Ship Ever To Call At Port Everglades Renews Dredging Push
The largest cargo ship ever to visit Port Everglades called in mid-August, and port officials used the occasion to press for progress on a long-delayed channel deepening project.
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
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