Marine construction contractor Ocean Installer, a Moreld subsidiary, has exercised an option to keep the 2014-built construction support vessel Normand Vision for one more year. The extension will ...

Offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has announced several new rig deals in its latest fleet status report, and one rig sale. The driller stated that three of its jackup rigs won more work with ...

Oslo-listed Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has sold another of its older supramax bulk carriers as part of its ongoing fleet renewal drive. The Hong Kong-based owner said it agreed to dispose of a ...

Chinese dry bulk heavyweight Agricore is listed as buyer of the 178,100 dwt Cape Aqua (built 2009, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding), confirming reports from last week that Primebulk had offloaded the ...

Singapore’s Yinson Production has quietly extended its footprint into the VLCC segment, sealing a deal with Greek powerhouse Angelicoussis Group for the 317,100 dwt Maran Antares (built 2012, Daewoo).

The opening Big Issues session of the Maritime CEO Forum yesterday at the Monaco Yacht Club provided a revealing snapshot of where shipping stands today: navigating an era of unprecedented volatility, ...

Shipyard diplomacy is to the fore this week as Donald Trump tours Asia, with news of a significant Korean-US tie-up and more to follow from Tokyo where the US president is due to hold talks with new ...

Pierre Aury on how little the world listens to Brussels. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) just postponed by one year its vote on the final version of the rules to deal with the ...

Taiwan’s U-Ming Marine Offshore and Singapore-headquartered offshore energy maritime services firm Purus have formed a new joint venture aimed at expanding offshore wind operations in Taiwan and the ...

A blockchain-driven digital shipping marketplace and reverse trading platform for shipping, Shipnext, has come a long way in the past few years, becoming a one-stop digital platform for freight search ...

Crude oil tanker owners must make their bows this year to Washington DC and Beijing. The former’s energy policy has supported big oil investment in production in countries like Guyana as well as ...

Obviously I am biased, but genuinely I am always amazed how much ground we cover – and with such candour – at our half-day exclusive Maritime CEO Forums. Take last month’s valedictory forum at the ...