London-listed liftboat operator Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has won a new contract for one of its E-class vessels in the Middle East. The contract for an unnamed large-class vessel will last for two ...

German chemical tanker owner John T. Essberger is pressing ahead with its fleet renewal programme, signing up to six newbuildings at a another Chinese shipyard. The Hamburg-based group has placed firm ...

Dutch surveyor Fugro has been awarded a contract with Mubadala Energy to deliver advanced soil investigation services for the South Andaman deepwater development offshore Indonesia. This project will ...

Offshore engineering and services player Subsea7 has won an extension from Equinor for the 2013-built Seven Viking. The deal is an extension of an existing frame agreement for subsea inspection, ...

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has raked in a batch of new vessel contracts and an IMR deal with Shell in Trinidad and Tobago. The contracts will be executed primarily using DOF’s regional fleet ...

Cost control in shipping tech is no longer about trimming budgets at the margins. It is becoming a strategic weapon. That shift is front and centre for Chakib Abi Saab, chief technology and innovation ...

Splash’s editor gives readers his take on the world of shipping in the year 2025. At financial newswire Bloomberg, the official style guide has always shied away from using words such as but or if in ...

Norwegian offshore shipowner and operator Østensjø Rederi has signed a newbuild contract with Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán for the construction of a next-gen offshore tug. The newbuild, a ...

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has advised that the owners of the ONE Henry Hudson have declared general average in relation to the fire that hit it while docked at the port of Los Angeles 10 days ago.

Brazilian state-owned oil and gas company Petrobras has launched two tenders for an offshore wind pilot project off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state. One tender is for the acquisition and processing ...

Bulgarian shipowner Navibulgar has returned to Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for another round of bulk carrier newbuildings, contracting four geared vessels for delivery between 2028 and 2029. Shipbuilding ...