Greek dry bulk heavyweight Star Bulk Carriers has confirmed agreements to acquire three kamsarmax vessels at Hengli Shipbuilding. The Nasdaq-listed, Athens-based owner signed three novation and ...

Latest shipping traffic data points toward a rise in Suez Canal transits, with authorities in Egypt hoping the recent truce announced by the Houthis will lead to a full-scale return to normal traffic ...

COSCO has sold the Japanese-built, scrubber-fitted VLCC Cosgrand Lake (299,000 dwt, built 2006) at a steep discount, brokers say. Market sources report the 19-year-old tanker has been committed to ...

DeepOcean has secured a new contract on the UK continental shelf to deliver subsea construction and tie-in work for a field that will be developed as a subsea tieback to an existing host facility. The ...

“Hong Kong is in a sweet spot,” said Richard Hext last night on taking over the reins of the local shipowners association in one of the highlights of the city’s ongoing maritime week. Hext, the ...

SLB OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, has won a contract from energy major BP for a subsea boosting system in the Tiber deepwater development off the US. This ...

Global Chartering, the Greek-Indian joint venture between Peter Livanos’ DryLog and steelmaker ArcelorMittal, has pressed ahead with its fleet renewal plans after securing new tonnage in China and ...

Electric motors and automation solutions supplier Hoyer has merged with marine service provider VMS Group. The newly formed company, named Hoyer VMS Group, will deliver a unique global offering for ...

Splash asks shipping leaders whether smart technology risks outsmarting its users in the latest instalment from our Seafarers magazine. Shipping’s digital transformation is no longer theoretical.

Malaysian offshore vessel owner Keyfield International has moved to further reshape its fleet with the sale of a six-year-old accommodation workboat to a Bruneian buyer. The company said its ...

Greek dry bulk owner Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management is pressing ahead with its fleet renewal drive, returning to China for another round of ultramax newbuildings. Brokers in Greece report that the ...

Singapore maritime tech firm Assentiri has debuted its Virtual Closing Room (VCR) – a dedicated ship transaction application developed for use inside Microsoft Teams. In shipping, the most sensitive ...