China, Philippines Blame Each Other for South China Sea Confrontation

China and the Philippines traded accusations on Thursday following a confrontation between two of their vessels in contested waters of the South China Sea, the latest incident in a long-running maritime standoff

Egypt In Talks to Buy LNG Cargoes Amidst Energy Crunch

Egypt is in talks with energy firms and trading houses to buy 40-60 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) amid a worsening energy crunch ahead of peak summer demand, three sources aware

Poland Checking For Explosives Near Subsea Cable After Suspicious Russian Activity

Poland is looking into whether any explosive devices were planted where a ship from Russia's "shadow fleet" was seen moving suspiciously near a power cable linking Poland with Sweden on Wednesday, Polish

MOL, MVM to Jointly Charter Oil From Azerbaijan to Central Europe

Hungarian oil and gas group MOL and state-owned energy company MVM will jointly charter tankers to ship up to 160,000 metric tons of crude oil a year from Azerbaijan to further diversify

Lloyd’s Register, HD Hyundai MIPO Sign MOU to Advance Digital Manufacturing for Type C Tanks

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and HD Hyundai MIPO Dockyard (HMD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advancing digital manufacturing for Type C tanks.The MoU sets out a joint commitment

Survitec: Industry Needs to Prepare for New Fire Safety Requirements in 2026

Survitec, a leader in critical Survival Technology solutions, is calling on shipowners, ship managers, and shipyards to prepare for a significant change to international fire protection regulations. Starting January 1, 2026, fixed

Louis Dreyfus, Technip Energies Form FRESH Alliance for Offshore Hydrogen Solution

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Technip Energies to work together to develop the ammonia cracking component for LDA’s FRESH solution, a ship-based processing and storage

Cadeler Buys Newly Built Jack-Up WTIV for O&M Services

Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has agreed acquire the Boqiang 3060, a newly-constructed jack-up wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), from Shanghai Boqiang Heavy Industry Group.The acquisition will enhance Cadeler’s capacity…

Inmarsat to Upgrade MOL’s Vessels with NexusWave Connectivity Service

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has signed an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to upgrade their fleet from Fleet Xpress (FX) service to NexusWave, to meet evolving operational and crew connectivity