Americas
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US west coast port disruption stretches into fourth day
A wave of industrial action across US west coast ports has entered its fourth day as contract talks between employers…
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DOF and TechnipFMC JV vessel catches fire in Brazil
A massive fire broke out last Friday morning onboard a pipelay support vessel (PLSV) while docked at the Port of…
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Unions strike again across US west coast ports
The US west coast has been hit by a wave of strike action, as contract talks between employers and staff…
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Valeura and Petrofac agree five-year FPSO extension in Thailand
Canada-based Valeura Energy has extended a charter contract for the floating production storage and offloading vessel operating in the Jasmine…
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Canadian port to become green hydrogen hub
Canadian renewable energy company World Energy GH2 is pressing ahead with plans to produce and ship green hydrogen and green…
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DHT bags 2018-built VLCC for $94.5m
DHT Holdings has acquired a five-year-old Korean-built VLCC for $94.5m. The unnamed vessel is scheduled to deliver during the third…
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Crowley invests in floating dry docks for wind
US-based owner Crowley has invested in Tugdock, developers of a road-transportable floating dry dock, to explore the potential use of…
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Helix lands significant US Gulf of Mexico decommissioning contract
Houston-based offshore energy services player Helix Energy Solutions has landed a significant decommissioning contract in the US Gulf of Mexico…
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Nearly a quarter of Venezuelan crude exports now heading to the US
Nearly a quarter of Venezuelan crude exports are now heading to the US, according to a new report from broker…
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Fredriksen renews attack on International Seaways board
The annual general meeting at US tanker owner International Seaways promises to be feisty as a famous investor makes his…
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Ports commit to extend climate action program
Chief executives and leaders of 12 major ports in the World Port Climate Action Program (WPCAP) have agreed to extend…
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Altera Shuttle Tankers ships out vintage aframax for FSO conversion
Altera Shuttle Tankers has sold its twenty-year-old aframax for conversion into a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit. The Samsung-built…
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Stena Drilling seals long-term ultra-deepwater drillship contract with Shell
Stena Drilling has landed a new contract with Shell for its seventh-generation ultra-deepwater drillship, . The Aberdeen-based subsidiary of Sweden’s…
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Shipping emissions continue to drop ahead of MEPC 80
Five weeks from today sees the start of the keenly anticipated 80th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)…
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Viasat-Inmarsat merger clears all regulatory hurdles
A merger between satellite communications giants Viasat and Inmarsat is set to be completed by the end of the month,…
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BIMCO and Nautilus Labs white paper calls for revision of charter party frameworks
A new white paper from shipping association BIMCO and US maritime artificial intelligence firm Nautilus Labs is advocating for a…
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Ørsted and Eversource reach $625m US wind seabed rights buyout deal
Danish utility Ørsted has struck a $625m deal to fully take over the uncontracted federal offshore wind lease area it…
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TechnipFMC secures up to $250m Shell contract in US Gulf
Subsea giant TechnipFMC has secured an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) contract for Shell’s Dover development in the…
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RWE takes over German gigawatt-scale project
German utility RWE has become the sole owner of a 1.6 GW cluster of offshore wind farms in the German…
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American maritime assets targeted by Chinese malware
American maritime assets are being targeted by Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored snooping operation, tech giant Microsoft warned today. Microsoft…
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