Maritime News

Women in maritime should be recognised for merit, not gender

Irene Rosberg, programme director for the Blue MBA and Blue Board Leadership Programme at Copenhagen Business School, wr…

18 May 2026

ADES secures fresh rig deals worth $270m

Saudi oil and gas driller ADES has won one new contract and one extension for two of its rigs. ADES said that Belop, a N…

18 May 2026

Yinson Productions secures $131m financing for Vietnam-bound FSO

Singapore-based floater owner and operator Yinson Productions, together with its JV partner, PTSC, has successfully secu…

18 May 2026

Professor Momoko Kitada receives IMO Gender Equality Award 2026

18 May 2026

UAE shipbuilders unite under first national maritime consortium

A group of UAE maritime companies has come together to form the country’s first shipbuilders consortium, creating a join…

17 May 2026

JHI Steamship continues fleet push with Japanese LR2 newbuild

Greek owner JHI Steamship has expanded its growing newbuilding programme with an LR2 tanker order at Japan’s Imabari Shi…

17 May 2026

Seapeak grows LNG orderbook with $756m Samsung Heavy trio

Gas shipowner Seapeak has expanded its LNG carrier orderbook with a fresh trio of newbuildings in South Korea, while sim…

17 May 2026

Marco Polo Marine to spin off shipyard arm in $108m reverse takeover

Singapore-listed Marco Polo Marine is moving to spin off and separately list its shipyard business through a proposed re…

17 May 2026

Marshall Islands Registry: Gearing Up for Further Growth

The IRI / Marshall Islands Registry is gearing up to further grow, with quality in mind, over the coming years. Reflecti…

17 May 2026

Global LPG flows on the road to recovery

Global seaborne LPG exports have recovered back toward the five-year average in May after a sharp disruption due the Mid…

17 May 2026

Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Market on the Rise

Capesize The market enjoyed a convincingly firmer week overall, with sentiment steadily improving across both basins as …

17 May 2026

VLCC Market Treading Carefully Amid Uncertainties

Clean LR2 The TC1 75kt MEG/Japan index continued along just under the WS550 mark this week. A voyage west also saw the T…

17 May 2026

A new toll on global energy: Can Iran permanently control the Strait of Hormuz?

Ten weeks into the war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. The ceasefire is officially holding, but …

17 May 2026

Hormuz closure drives record tanker rates, boosts Teekay earnings

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the loosening of Venezuelan crude flows propelled midsize tanker rates…

17 May 2026

Five Weeks Into the Ceasefire, Hormuz Is Operating Under Control

Operational Overview Five weeks into the ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz remains constrained, opaque, and increasingly m…

17 May 2026

The Week in Alt Fuels: Demand before supply

Some shipowners are contracting green methanol supply that does not yet exist, potentially to avoid a future scramble fo…

17 May 2026

How to document PFOS-free fire-extinguishing foam on board

At the first safety equipment survey* after 1 January 2026, all fire-extinguishing foams on board must be PFOS-free, and…

17 May 2026

What does AI-powered actually mean in Shipfix

In 2018, the shipping and commodity trading world had no shortage of headlines. The U.S.-China trade war was reshaping g…

17 May 2026

Korean shipbuilders speed orders on LNG, tankers, lift margins

Korea’s major shipbuilders have filled about half of their key order targets in just over four months this year. As the …

17 May 2026

Panama Canal schedules June maintenance as backlogs, higher auction rates emerge

The Panama Canal has scheduled maintenance on the east lane of the Gatun Locks from 9-17 June as the waterway is experie…

17 May 2026