Maritime News

Knutsen boosts LNG fleet pipeline with fresh Hanwha Ocean order

Norwegian shipowner Knutsen Group has firmed up another LNG carrier order at South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, further expandi…

1 June 2026

Suspected mine spotted in Omani waters near Hormuz

A floating object suspected to be a naval mine has been sighted in Omani territorial waters near the Strait of Hormuz. O…

1 June 2026

Shipping’s biggest week returns to Athens

Posidonia, the world’s most famous shipping exhibition, opens its doors in Athens on Monday with record participation an…

1 June 2026

France intercepts sanctioned Russian tanker in Atlantic

France, backed by the UK and other allies, has intercepted a sanctioned tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet. French p…

1 June 2026

Real Life Incident: One Small Valve Causes Grounding, Sinking and Channel Closure

A small general cargo vessel lost steering in a restricted waterway and ran hard aground against the edge of the channel…

1 June 2026

One in three containers shipped today is empty, up from one in four before the pandemic

Trade imbalances have pushed the share of empty container shipments to record levels, with one in every three containers…

1 June 2026

STCW as a graph

The convention works. The format doesn’t, writes Matt Gilbert, founder and CEO of Yuni. A vetting analyst opens a CV. A …

1 June 2026

SBM Offshore wins twin Petrobras FPSO contracts offshore Brazil

Dutch floater expert SBM Offshore has been awarded contracts by Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for tw…

1 June 2026

Eldorado Drilling to acquire Vantage Drilling in $257m deal

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Neil Hall-led Eldora…

1 June 2026

Ming Yang eyes stake in 2GW Canadian offshore wind project

Chinese turbine maker Ming Yang Smart Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Oceanic Wind Energy for a str…

1 June 2026

Omega Subsea secures long-term North Sea partnership with AGR

Omega Subsea has entered into a long-term partnership with AGR to deliver offshore survey and ROV services using the Aqu…

1 June 2026

GRSE Lays Keel for Fourth MPV, German Export Project

This prestigious MPV project represents the largest commercial shipbuilding export order secured by GRSE and highlights …

1 June 2026

IMO treaty on hazardous and noxious cargo to enter into force in 2027

1 June 2026

Rice Export via Rail-Road-Sea Chain Resumes at Tondiarpet ICD

Nearly 2,700 tonnes of rice from Andhra Pradesh are being transported to China through a multimodal rail-road-sea logist…

31 May 2026

Government Suspends Cotton Import Duty for Five Months

The Central Government has announced a temporary exemption on cotton imports, removing all customs-related levies for fi…

31 May 2026

India Cuts Logistics Costs by a Third Through Infrastructure Overhaul

PM Gati Shakti, dedicated freight corridors and port modernisation are slashing supply chain costs, with more gains targ…

31 May 2026

India Requires 215 MMLPs to Achieve 45% Rail Freight Target by 2047

India will need around 215 large multimodal logistics parks (MMLPs) by 2047 to support the sharp increase in rail-based …

31 May 2026

VOC Port Goes Green: Ammonia Plant, Methanol Bunkering and a Net-Zero Target

Thoothukudi’s V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority inks key sustainability partnerships including a 1 MTPA green ammonia fa…

31 May 2026

Pipavav Port Braces for Sharp Cargo Shift as West Asia Conflict Bites

Liquid cargo volumes set to fall 35-40% sequentially, but RoRo exports surge 45-50% and containers hold firm, says APM T…

31 May 2026

The digital ghost in the supply chain: why traditional vetting fails against modern cargo fraud

European logistics leaders are caught in a high-stakes pincer movement. A deficit of over 400,000 drivers and severe mac…

31 May 2026