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Sanctioned tanker hijacked in Gulf of Aden

A product tanker has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden around 136 nm east of Al Mukalla, Yemen.UKMTO said a tanker broadcast a...

Transocean’s 16-year-old drillship lands $300M job with India’s ONGC

Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has won a new long-term assignment for a 2010-built ultra-deepwater drillship with India’s government-owned energy giant Oil and Natural Gas...

CoreMarine frees Argentina-bound FLNG for next job after eight-year Cameroon stint

Norwegian engineering company CoreMarine has wrapped up the disconnection of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit offshore Cameroon, clearing the way for the...

Genco and Diana fire parting shots as Diana withdraws acquisition offer

Diana calls Genco’s counter proposals ‘completely disconnected from reality’ in what Genco calls a ‘misleading characterisation’ After months of accusing Genco Shipping & Trading of...

US forces strike container ship in Gulf of Oman off Pakistan

US Central Command confirmed its forces had disabled the steering gear of the container ship Vela Nova for attempting to transit the Gulf of...

NIMASA reiterates commitment to globally competitive maritime administration

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reaffirmed its commitment to building an efficient, transparent and globally competitive maritime administration through sustained...

Dragon roars with record power in Faroe Islands: Minesto hits new tidal energy output milestone

Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has revealed an electricity generation record in the Faroe Islands, where its tidal power plant set a new production...

Multimillion-dollar jobs take DOF’s vessel pair to Americas

DOF Group, a Norwegian operator and owner of a fleet of advanced vessels for the energy and marine sectors, has lined up work for...

ADNOC Deploys AI-Powered Rig Operations Center

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co said Tuesday it has put into service a Real-Time Operations Center (RTOC) powered by artificial intelligence, streamlining management for...

Shearwater to explore carbon storage potential in Australian waters

Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices has been tasked with a seismic survey offshore Australia to explore carbon storage potential in the Bonaparte Basin, marking its second...

Golden Leo sinks after deadly Russian missile strike

Golden Leo, a general cargo vessel attacked by missiles on 19 July, sank in the Black Sea over the weekend, according to Ukrainian authorities,...

Allseas’ large 28-year-old pipelayer returns to sea after major 10-month upgrade

Allseas’ Solitaire, one of the world’s largest pipelay vessels, is heading back to sea following a ten-month renewal and upgrade program that further advances...

Oil Climbs as Shipping Threats Grow

Brent oil advanced to the highest since early June as traders weighed threats to maritime traffic that span from the Strait of Hormuz and...

Var Energi to Acquire BlueNord

VÃ¥r Energi ASA and BlueNord ASA on Tuesday announced a merger that they said would create Europe's biggest independent oil and gas producer. VÃ¥r Energi,...

ABL on FSO installation duty for Papua New Guinea’s first offshore floating facility

Energy and marine consultancy ABL, part of Oslo-listed global consultancy group Aqualis, has landed a new installation job with Oil Search (PNG), a subsidiary of...

UK’s offshore energy seeks North Sea oil & gas policy U-turn to unlock multi-billion investments

Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has emphasized the importance of a policy reset for the North Sea oil and...

China Merchants Energy Shipping makes VLOC newbuilding return

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has made a comeback in the Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) newbuilding market after an 11-year hiatus. The company is...

Captain pleads guilty in cadet rape case

A federal court in Brooklyn, New York, has accepted guilty pleas on five counts of sexual abuse of a 21-year-old cadet by the senior...

Container spot rates stall as Gulf tonnage returns

Added capacity and intense competition on the major trades has contributed to the stalling of spot rates as tonnage is released from the Middle...

The world’s largest LNG-powered container ship, CMA CGM Notre Dame has made its first call at Rotterdam and bunkered its first European-produced bio-LNG. ...

The world’s largest LNG-powered container ship, CMA CGM Notre Dame has made its first call at Rotterdam and bunkered its first European-produced bio-LNG. The call...

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