Bulgaria, Shell Sign Contract for Black Sea Gas and Oil Exploration

Shell signed a contract with Bulgaria's government on Tuesday (April 15) giving the oil and gas multinational major rights to explore for oil and gas in the Black Sea."With this contract, we

Swedish Probe Finds No Conclusive Evidence of Deliberate Cable Damage By Chinese Ship

A Swedish probe found no conclusive evidence to suggest that a Chinese ship had deliberately dragged its anchor to damage two Baltic Sea cables, Sweden's Accident Investigation Authority said on Tuesday, though a

US Joins Annual Joint Military Drills in the Philippines Amidst South China Sea Tensions

The United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year's joint military exercises, as the allies strengthen ties amid tensions with China over its activities in the South China Sea

Crowley Builds the Future Maritime & Logistics Workforce

Crowley—a legacy U.S. maritime and logistics powerhouse—is making waves with an innovative, people-first approach to workforce development. In a wide-ranging conversation on the Maritime Matters: The Marinelink Podcast, two of Crowley’s senior

MHI, SBM to Study Application of CO2 Capture Modules for Petrobras’ FPSOs

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Single Buoy Moorings, the subsidiary of SBM Offshore, have agreed to conduct a study for the application of CO2 capture modules on future floating production storage and

ErectorCraft Launches First 3D-Printing Boat Hull Firm in US

ErectorCraft has officially launched as the first company in the United States dedicated to the commercial production of 3D-printed boat hulls.Leveraging large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM), ErectorCraft offers a smarter, more adaptive…

Aker Arctic to Design Baltic Icebreaker

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA) has chosen Aker Arctic to design a Baltic Sea assistance icebreaker as part of the Winter Navigation Motorways of the Sea III (WINMOS III) project co-financed

ILO’s Maritime Labor Convention: Amendments to Improve Seafarer Working and Living Conditions

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) welcomes the series of landmark updates to ILO’s Maritime Labor Convention (MLC), following an intense week of negotiations at the International Labor Organization (ILO) headquarters in

Hapag-Lloyd AG v Skyros Maritime Corp: Late Redelivery and Lost Opportunities

The English Commercial Court (the “Court”) has provided helpful clarity on the extent of damages available to a claimant shipowner for the late redelivery of a vessel under a time charter where