Maritime

Saipem is strengthening its position in Brazil’s fast emerging offshore decommissioning market after signing a new cooperation agreement with Petrobras...

Zodiac Maritime is continuing its aggressive tanker expansion strategy with a fresh order for four suezmax newbuildings at Chinese shipyard...

Container shipping activity through the Suez Canal and Red Sea has reached its highest level in 10 weeks, according to...

Ocean freight rates on key trans-Pacific routes are holding at elevated levels as the market heads into what could become...

Shipping is running into a problem it can no longer postpone: there simply aren’t enough qualified seafarers to meet demand. Maritime trade continues to power global supply chains, but the human side of that system is becoming harder to sustain.  For a long time, the conversation stayed fairly numerical how...

Shipbuilding is about to get a new kind of assistant — not human, but robotic.  Researchers from the University of Michigan Engineering and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

An international consortium led by Maersk-backed Stillstrom has secured a €5m ($5.8m) grant from the EU’s Horizon Europe programme to...

Ericsson and IoT specialist Net Feasa have launched a global partnership aimed at transforming maritime connectivity through secure, carrier-grade 4G and 5G coverage for container vessels, combined with an AI-driven operational platform designed to improve decision-making from ship to shore.  The solution integrates Ericsson Radio System technology with Ericsson’s on-demand 5G core delivered as a service, alongside Net Feasa’s Agentic Control Tower platform. Together, they aim to give shipping operators continuous, secure connectivity and AI-ready data access wherever vessels operate globally.  Connectivity backhaul will be supported through low-earth orbit satellite...

Thenamaris is pressing ahead with its tanker fleet renewal programme after booking three LR2 product tanker newbuildings at China’s Hengli Heavy Industries, further strengthening its position in the product tanker segment.  The Chinese shipyard confirmed the order via social media, although no pricing details or delivery schedule have been disclosed.  This latest move adds to an already active newbuilding pipeline...

GEFO is continuing to expand its inland gas tanker operations after agreeing to acquire the gas shipping activities of Swiss operator Unigas Shipping in a deal covering seven vessels.  The Hamburg-based company said the transaction, structured as an asset deal, is expected to be completed between June and July 2026.  The acquisition package includes three operational gas...