Seven people are missing after a service boat carrying signing crew capsized earlier today alongside the Scorpio-managed oil/chemical tanker Sea Quest off Beira outer anchorage in Mozambique. The ...

New York-listed offshore driller Valaris has won a contract for one of its drillships from a subsidiary of supermajor BP. The contract for the 2014-built Valaris DS-12 is for five wells with BP ...

Over the weekend, a number of ships bound for China turned around following Friday’s retaliatory measure from Beijing against American-linked tonnage. Starting tomorrow to coincide with the US plans ...

Israel’s XT Shipping has returned to the newbuilding market with a pair of containerships in China. The maritime arm of Idan Ofer and Udi Angel’s XT Group has contracted 3,160 teu scrubber-fitted ...

German shipowner Oldendorff Carriers and fellow steelmaker Salzgitter have signed a long-term deal to lower carbon emissions from the seaborne transport of iron ore to Hamburg. Starting in January ...

France’s Sogestran Group is upgrading its bunker tanker fleet with an order for two new vessels at China Merchants Industry Yangzhou Dingheng Shipyard. The new units will serve Petroineos’ bunkering ...

Norwegian offshore vessel owner and operator Sea1 Offshore has been awarded a new contract for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs). An undisclosed client hired the 2013-built Sea1 Atlas for ...

Italian energy services major Saipem has been awarded three new offshore contracts for the Shah Deniz Compression project operated by supermajor BP in Azerbaijan. The contracts were secured in ...

While the majority of opening statements at yesterday’s opening of the latest Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) were broadly in favour of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ...

The price divide between Japanese and Chinese-built bulk carriers is widening, as fresh sales highlight buyers’ ongoing preference for Japanese tonnage. With shipbrokers back at their desks after the ...

China has officially started collecting special port fees from US-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday but said Chinese-built ships will be exempted from the levies. Empty ships ...

Niche Chinese liner Sea Legend Shipping is set to launch a direct container service between China and northern Europe via the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The new seasonal service, expected to begin in ...