Coordination, collaboration and control – not steel or labour – are the challenges that the region’s shipyards face, writes Cory Zachrisson from SSI. Asia Pacific sits at the centre of the global ...

The dark clouds swirling around the container shipping industry intensified today with Maersk following Japan’s Ocean Network Express, in announcing its ocean division had slipped into the red for the ...

Greek shipowner Evangelos Pistiolis has re-entered the newbuilding market, placing an order for 10 MR product tankers in China in a deal approaching $500m. Pistiolis’ privately held Central Group has ...

International consulting and engineering firm Haskoning has announced the acquisition of Portwise, a Netherlands-based specialist in port and terminal planning and simulation. Portwise is recognised ...

Japan’s largest power utility Jera has signed a landmark 27-year LNG supply deal with QatarEnergy, marking the renewal of a trading relationship that had steadily waned in recent years. Under the ...

Oslo-listed seismic data specialist TGS has been awarded an ocean bottom node contract in Europe, extending the acquisition campaign further for the 2026 season. The company’s node-on-a-rope crew is ...

Cargo theft and freight fraud are climbing sharply across global supply chains, prompting a joint warning from the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) and the Transported Asset Protection ...

Costamare Bulkers, the New York-listed outfit operating out of Monaco, is picking up the pace on its fire sale as the owner looks to cash in ahead of Chinese New Year. For the second consecutive week, ...

Dutch surveyor Fugro has won a contract to carry out a geotechnical campaign on TotalEnergies’ NordSee Energies 1 offshore wind farm, 170 km off Germany. The surveys will provide insights into seabed ...

Angola’s state-controlled energy company Sonangol is moving to grow its gas shipping exposure, placing an order for a new LNG carrier in South Korea. HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has secured the ...

India has moved from talking about ships and ports to attacking the metal boxes that keep trade flowing. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget pledge contains a ₹10,000 crore ($1.2bn), ...

Marine data integration and performance management services provider Opsealog has secured a long-term contract renewal with ADNOC Logistics & Services, expanding digital performance management across ...