Belgian shipowner CMB.TECH has secured a series of long-term bulker charters that have helped lift its contract backlog to more than $3bn. The Antwerp-based group controlled by the Saverys family has ...

Italian energy services contractor Saipem has implemented an advanced predictive maintenance system on the Saipem 12000 ultra-deepwater drillship to improve operational efficiency and offshore safety.

The Oslo and New York-listed offshore driller Borr Drilling has revealed several new deals in the company’s latest fleet status report. The rig owner previously secured a two-month contract extension ...

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a contract for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany. RWE has recently made the final investment decision for the Nordseecluster ...

Danish owner Torm has acquired two 2010-built MR tankers from Hong Kong-based Cido Shipping. Both Clarksons and VesselsValue are reporting that Torm bought the 46,800 dwt sister vessels Atlantic ...

Low profile Chinese owner Royal Marine Holdings is selling its post-panamaxes. Despite falling prices and Covid-19 , Royal Marine is determined to sell and focus on its woodchip carrier fleet.

George Economou’s TMS Group has signed a major deal with South Korean equipment company Panasia to acquire scrubber systems for its fleet. Under the agreement, Panasia will supply its PaSOx De-Sox ...

China’s ICBC Leasing has officially signed the shipbuilding contracts with CSIC-affiliated Beihai Shipbuilding Industry yesterday for the construction for six 325,000 dwt VLOCs plus options to ...

Broking sources are tipping Mumbai’s Seven Islands as the taker of a ship sold by Ardmore Shipping last week. The fast growing Indian player is reportedly laying $9.2m on the table for Ardmore’s ...

New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill for one of its panamax dry bulk vessels. Cargill hired the 2014-built, 77,539 dwt ice-class ...

VLGC owner BW LPG is planning to list in the US, the company revealed in its second-quarter earnings on Tuesday. No further details about the move were disclosed by the Oslo-listed unit of Singapore’s ...

Lobby group Maritime UK has launched a new Diversity in Maritime programme. Two new networks with task forces have been created for LGBT+ and mental health. “A lack of gender diversity in maritime is ...