French offshore vessel owner Bourbon has secured a major boost in Guyana after signing a five-year maritime services contract with ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, with options to extend. The deal will ...

Viridien, formerly CGG, has announced a new multi-client seismic reimaging program over Angola’s highly prospective offshore block 22 to support the country’s upcoming licensing round. The 4,300 sq km ...

Emergency response services were put on alert in the English Channel after 18 containers fell overboard from Seatrade’s reefer containership Baltic Klipper during heavy weather on Saturday. Images of ...

French energy major TotalEnergies has decided to merge its upstream business in the United Kingdom with NEO NEXT Energy and become the largest shareholder in the expanded company. In March this year, ...

Klaveness Combination Carriers has secured a new long-term contract of affreightment with Brazil’s Alunorte, extending the Norwegian owner’s presence in the alumina supply chain. The 32-month deal, ...

UK-based Hayfin Capital Management has booked a tidy profit after offloading a pair of suezmax resales, brokers report. The GH Pankhurst and GH Keller (both 158,000 dwt and scheduled for delivery in ...

China’s state-run shipping COSCO, the world’s largest shipowner, has placed a massive order for 87 newbuildings with yards under China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), sealing the largest single ...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has extended two major shipping contracts that together carry an estimated added value close to $500m. Chief customer officer Pia Synnerman said the renewals underscore “long and ...

Tanker pool manager Signal Maritime Services is moving into the dry bulk market through a strategic investment in Bluepool, a fast-growing operator running panamax and supramax pools. Unveiled in ...

Lomarlabs, the venture catalyst created by UK-based shipping company Lomar, is collaborating with Ireland’s Advanced Wing Systems to advance the adaptation of its sail technology into a containerised, ...

The US offshore wind sector has won a lawsuit against the Trump administration after a federal judge overruled the moratorium on wind development. Donald Trump signed an executive order that paused ...

South Korea’s HD Hyundai has signed a partnership with the Tamil Nadu state government regarding the establishment of a new $2bn shipyard in Madurai in southern India. The Thoothukudi region of Tamil ...