On 2 November 2020, it will be 500 days since the last very large crude carrier (VLCC) left active service when it went on its final journey from Jeddah to Bangladesh for dismantling, according to BIMCO, the world’s largest shipowner association.
Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, has signed long-term charter deals for six Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers.
Petrobras has decided to reassign the FPSO P-71 from the Tupi field to the Itapu field offshore Brazil in an effort to focus on deep and ultra-deep waters.
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has taken delivery of Sakura Leader, the first large LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built in Japan.
In its bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in maritime transportation, Total has chartered four LNG-fueled Aframax-type vessels.
EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has sold its crew transfer vessels (CTVs) Windea One and Windea Two to undisclosed clients. Windea One was handed over to its new owner at the end of September and will in the future be used as a supply vessel in Russian waters off Murmansk. Its sister vessel Windea Two w
A crew member from an offshore support vessel died after the vessel collided with an oil platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat has continued its second phase of the planned management transition.
Australia’s Palaszczuk Government has announced plans to invest AU$21 million ($14.9 million) over two years to revitalise Queensland’s shipping industry.
Prosafe has been awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips to provide accommodation support on the Ekofisk field located offshore Norway.
None of the alternative fuels being discussed today as the potential fuels of the future, such as LNG, ammonia or hydrogen, will be able to cut it, Ioanna Prokopiou, Chief Executive Officer of dry bulk trading company Sea Traders, believes. Speaking during a Lloyd’s List forum during Posidonia Week,
Construction on the half-completed LNG-powered ferry will resume at Fosen Yard AS in Rissa, Norway, instead of at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) yard in Flensburg, Germany.
Last week, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) working group presented a draft text where it agreed further measures to cut ship emissions. However, the text has sparked criticism by various NGOs and maritime organisations and has been described as unambitious and vague.
British armed forces have taken control of the oil tanker Nave Andromeda after seven stowaways reportedly hijacked the vessel in the English Channel over the weekend. The Liberian-flagged tanker arrived into UK waters on Sunday from Lagos, where the stowaways allegedly boarded the vessel. The crew i
