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Wallenius Wilhelmsen trials Oceanbird wing sail at sea

Oceanbird, a wind propulsion joint venture between Alfa Laval and Wallenius Lines, announced the successful installation and sea trial of its Wing560 on a...

AP Moller Holding buys ship lessor Ocean Yield from KKR

AP Moller Holding, parent company of the AP Moller Group and Danish shipping giant Maersk, has announced the acquisition of ship leasing company Ocean Yield from private...

For years, indigenous shipowners in Nigeria have anticipated what many regard as the maritime sector’s long-awaited “lifeline” — the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund. ...

In a bid to give succour to shipowners, the Federal Government unveiled the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund application portal in January 2026, which made...

Can black swans continue saving container lines from overcapacity?

Container shipping has repeatedly defied odds the since the onset of the pandemic to enjoy remarkable levels of profitability. Every time it’s looked its...

CMA CGM and Asyad Group build new Sohar terminal

France’s CMA CGM announced on 29 June, during the official visit to France by the Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tarik, that it had...

VARD delivers Japan-bound hybrid construction and cable laying vessel

Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has delivered a 151-meter-long hybrid construction and cable laying vessel (CLV) to Japanese Toyo Construction, destined for Japan’s...

SAAM inks global maintenance agreement with Schottel

SAAM and Schottel have signed a global maintenance agreement for the tugboat providers fleet with an emphasis on predictive solutions. The accord will focus on...

Ship recycling market faces shift from tonnage shortage to capacity crunch

The ship recycling market could move from a prolonged shortage of end-of-life tonnage to a capacity crunch if geopolitical disruption eases and a larger...

Attack on Ever Lovely in Hormuz ‘unprovoked and unjustifiable’ – Singapore

The Singapore-registered container ship Ever Lovely was hit by unknown projectile while leaving the Strait of Hormuz on 25 June. It was the first vessel...

US tanker owner hits out at Iran sanctions waiver

As trade starts flowing through the Strait of Hormuz again International Seaways (INSW) CEO Lois Zabrocky and Rystad analyst Susan Bell grapple with the...

Container alliances still dominant but independents gain ground

MSC is the lone wolf of container market following the dissolution of the 2M alliance with Maersk last year, but they are not the only...

$125bn trapped by Hormuz overshadows improving ship safety record

Allianz estimates that there were 1,150 cargo-carrying vessels trapped in the Arabian Gulf as of 15 June, with a combined value of vessels and...

NIWA Concessions Waterways Clean-Up to Private Company

In a landmark move aimed at addressing the growing environmental challenges confronting Nigeria’s inland waterways, a multisectorial indigenous Environmental company, Parts Central Limited has...

Hengli Heavy Industry secures 108 newbuilding orders in Q1

Hengli Heavy Industries has kicked off 2026 with strong growth securing a total of 108 new shipbuilding contracts and delivering 14 vessels in the...

Rise in container ship non-operating owner orderbook

Orders by Non-operating owners (NOO) for vessels in the most popular charter sector, ships of between 700 and 9,000 teu, have tripled in the...

Safe evacuation of ships, seafarers from the Gulf a priority

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) welcomed the conditional ceasefire between the US and Iran. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez stressed seafarer...

Container ship holed in strike south of Iran

Another container ship has been targeted in the Arabian Gulf and damaged above the water line A container vessel is reported to have suffered damage...

Hafnia orders $405m-eight tankers from South Korean shipyard The BW Group company has ordered eight MR tanker newbuildings at Hyundai Heavy Industries

The BW Group company has ordered eight MR tanker newbuildings at Hyundai Heavy Industries Deliveries for the MR tankers are expected between the third quarter...

Largest shipyard in East Africa opens in Djibouti

Djibouti Ship Repair Yard (DSRY) is a partnership with Damen and includes a floating dock Djibouti has officially inaugurated a new ship repair yard through...

Jan De Nul launches second cable laying giant

Jan De Nul has launched William Thomson, the second of two identical subsea cable‑laying vessels (CLVs) currently under construction.Both vessels have a cargo capacity...

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