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Iran has imposed restrictions on shipping moving through the strait, while the US announced a blockade on Iran-related shipping on April 13.
Unlike bottom-fixed offshore wind farms, floating wind turbines sit on buoyant platforms anchored to the seabed through mooring systems.
Panama-flagged tanker Idemitsu Maru, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi oil, is attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, LSEG shipping data showed on Tuesday, and is poised to be the first Japan-linked crude tanker to do so since the Iran war began.
Construction of the vessel began in October 2023. It is the first of six identical LNG carriers ordered by Celsius Shipping in late 2022.
Nord is one of the largest superyachts in the world. It has 20 cabins, two helipads, a swimming pool, and a private submarine.
The Envoy AUV executed more than 4,000 turns and manoeuvres, each of which increased energy demand compared with steady, linear travel.
The incident took place on April 25 near the outer port limits of Shinas in Oman and involved the chemical tanker MT Siron.
The vessel involved was identified by AIS as Multi Power, a 27-meter workboat serving Norway’s aquaculture sector.
The operation was carried out at Pier 2 of Ulsan Main Port, where about 600 tonnes of clean ammonia were supplied to a dual-fuel gas carrier.
The 136,357-cubic-meter Mubaraz loaded cargo at ADNOC’s Das Island facility in the United Arab Emirates in early March.
A Japanese tanker has crossed the Hormuz Strait from the Arabian Gulf today along with a Chinese tanker and SeaLead container ship
Rail corridor across Saudi Arabia and Egypt to link Arabian Gulf to Mediterranean.
Iran war lifts tanker spot rates while adding cost pressures on dry bulk operations.
Deliberations on the IMO’s Net Zero Framework continue as the US and its allies attempt to swing the vote against the regulation
Some 36 Filipino crew were on board two vessels that safely transited the Strait on 24 – 25 April
Four recently reflagged liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers linked to new Turkish-controlled entities are heading north in the Atlantic, in what analysts say could mark a new push in Russia’s effort to expand its constrained export fleet.
US President Donald Trump convened his national security team to discuss Iran’s proposal to end a war now in its third month and which has left thousands dead across the Middle East, as well as disrupted energy supplies.
The newbuild trailing suction grab hopper dredger is to be built at Damen’s Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam
Boluda expands in Southeast Asia as Singapore shipyard group Seatrium exits tugboat business
An extraordinary simultaneous build-up of ballast vessels across every major crude tanker segment has moved geopolitically driven disruption into a fundamental demand-side crisis. With the Strait of Hormuz now closed for 60 days, the initial freight rate spike driven by risk premium and trade inefficiency has given way
As the world's critical waterways come into sharp focus, the Panama Canal is in the middle of one of the most ambitious transformation phases in its history.
Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Maritime Development has moved to deepen its forward fleet with an order for 10 newbuildings spanning tankers and bulk carriers. The group said it has signed contracts with Chinese yards for four 114,000 dwt product/crude tankers, four 49,800 dwt product and chemical tankers, and two 40,000
Taiwan’s Chinese Maritime Transport (CMT) has returned to China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Qingdao Beihai yard with an order for two more newcastlemax bulk carriers. The Taipei-listed owner confirmed it will pay between $77.5m and $80.5m per 210,000 dwt vessel via its subsidiaries China Vantage Shipping and China
Arsenio Dominguez tells the UN there is no legal basis for Iran to introduce tolls on the Strait of Hormuz
Columbia Group has moved to steady the ship by confirming Andreas Hadjipetrou as its permanent chief executive, weeks after the sudden departure of long-time leader Mark O’Neil. Hadjipetrou, a near 30-year veteran of the organisation who most recently served as chief commercial officer, had been acting in the interim r
Compounding existing concerns over price and limited availability, shipowners seeking bunkers in Asia face another issue: tainted fuel. Marine insurer Skuld has issued an advisory warning members of a pattern of on-spec but potentially problematic fuel being bunkered across Asia, particularly in Singapore, Hong Kong an
Arun Sharma, the executive chairman of the Indian Register of Shipping, writes for Splash today. The maritime industry’s greatest asset is not its fuel technology, its digital platforms or its regulatory frameworks. It is its people. At a time when shipping is entering one of the most consequential periods in its moder
Offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has announced several new rig deals in its latest fleet status report. One of the rigs that was reportedly considered for sale by the company due to it having no work scheduled beyond August 2026, the 2010-built semisub Noble Deliverer, has won a new contract with Woodside. The
The Trump administration has struck two more deals with energy companies to quit their US offshore wind projects, reimbursing Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind nearly $900m in total to cancel their leases. Under the agreements, Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind will end their offshore wind leases and commit to sh
Malaysia’s Petra Energy has secured a field operations management services contract on five offshore fields within the SK407 license located offshore Miri, Sarawak. The contract, awarded by Vestigo Petroleum, is for the provision of field operations management services on the West Lutong, Baram, Tukau, Siwa, and Fairly
The chair of the Federal Maritime Commission has joined the U.S. delegation to high-stakes climate talks at the UN’s International Maritime Organization, accompanied by an explicit warning that could signal a more confrontational...
Shanghai Time Shipping has stepped into the newbuilding market with an order for three bulk carriers, marking its first collaboration with Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering. The Chinese owner has contracted two 82,000 dwt kamsarmax vessels alongside one 63,800 dwt ultramax, with all three ships schedu
Chinese owner Fujian Highton Development is stepping up its move into the multipurpose and heavylift segment, placing fresh orders for four vessels as it works towards building a 100-ship fleet. The Shanghai-listed company said its wholly owned subsidiary has signed contracts with Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding for four 62
Bulk carriers move more cargo by weight than any other ship type. A complete guide to bulk carrier types, sizes, design features, and safety regulations.
Singapore-listed offshore and marine group Seatrium has avoided criminal prosecution after the High Court approved a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) tied to Brazil’s long-running Operation Car Wash corruption probe. The agreement, signed with Singapore’s Public Prosecutor in July 2025, was formally approved this m
South Korea’s Ulsan Port Authority said it has completed what it describes as the world’s first port-to-ship ammonia bunkering operation for a commercial vessel, marking a new step in shipping’s search for scalable zero-carbon fuels.
The Trump administration has expanded its newfound strategy of unwinding offshore wind development through negotiated buyouts, announcing two new agreements that will see two projects give up federal offshore leases...
The head of the International Maritime Organization used a rare appearance before the United Nations Security Councilon Monday to deliver some of his strongest statements yet that the crisis in the Strait of...
NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) – Oil prices climbed about 2% to a two-week high on Monday as peace talks between the U.S. and Iran stalled and shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remained...
The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut to international shipping as the double blow of Iranian and US blockades leaves the key energy corridor largely dormant.
Fresh concerns over a widening resurgence in Somali piracy intensified over the weekend after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported two apparent vessel hijackings off Somalia within hours of each other,...
Authorities said no crew members were injured in the incident and no fuel or other operating fluids leaked into the water.
The Directorate General of Shipping’s control room has handled 7,755 calls and more than 16,518 emails since it was activated.
The area has a history of pirate activity, and recent weeks have seen multiple reports of ships being targeted.
The mission, known as Harmony Mission-2025, covered about 36,000 nautical miles and marked the first overseas deployment of Silk Road Ark.
A major response was launched, with five pumping appliances, two hydraulic aerial platforms and specialist units deployed.
On April 18, two Indian-flagged vessels were fired upon by the IRGC while trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump has described the U.S. as being in “armed conflict” with cartels and has justified the strikes as necessary.
Two Iran-linked oil tankers that US forces interdicted near Sri Lanka last week are now sailing west. US forces carried out “maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding” of two oil supertankers, the Tifani and the Phonix on April 21 and 23 respectively, the Pentagon said last week, without elaborating what would
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called on all Member States to support efforts to address the situation in the Strait of Hormuz.