Singapore-based Greta Shipping has taken its first step into vessel ownership, snapping up the 3,534 teu Rio Kobe in a deal reported at around $30m, according to Alphaliner. The 2009-built ship is ...

Dutch owner JR Shipping has brought in reefer specialist Seatrade as a strategic shareholder, marking a new phase for the Harlingen-based owner and manager while keeping its independent course. Under ...

Norwegian engineering and integrity solutions company Axess has secured a long-term asset integrity management contract with Noble Corporation for its four drillships working in Guyana. As part of the ...

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) is moving into the shuttle tanker segment with an order for up to two newbuildings at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC). The Shanghai-listed shipping arm of ...

Danish dry bulk operator Union Bulk has confirmed that chief executive Michael Bonderup is stepping down, marking another leadership change for the handysize and supramax specialist. Bonderup, ...

A sanctioned LNG transhipment operation is emerging off Russia’s Kola Peninsula, with shadow vessels routing cargoes via the long-idle Saam FSU in Ura Bay. The Russian-flagged, 400-meter-long, ...

Khalid Hashim, the managing director of Thai dry bulk concern Precious Shipping, is well known for speaking his mind in a forthright, erudite manner. In conversation with Maritime CEO, he pulls no ...

Offshore jackup rig player Borr Drilling has won a contract and an extension for two of its rigs. In the Americas, the 2013-built Ran has received a one-well extension with Italian giant Eni in Mexico ...

V.Group has bought Njord, the maritime fuel efficiency and decarbonisation platform founded by Maersk Tankers, for an undisclosed sum. Njord will continue to operate under its own brand and will ...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a one-year shipping contract with a major Asian vehicle and heavy equipment manufacturer, strengthening its presence in the region as the roro group lines up business ...

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has wrapped up another busy spell in the secondhand market, underlining the carrier’s continued push to bulk up its fleet. The Geneva-based liner giant is understood to ...

Qingdao has underlined its status as a global port technology bellwether after Shandong Port Group (SPG) rolled out China’s first vacuum-based automated mooring system, cutting the time needed to ...