Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, whose shipbuilding heritage dates back to 1917, had been in a capital alliance for the past four years, but Tsuneishi decided to buy out the ...

“Through government support and public investments to its national shipbuilding ecosystem, China emerged as a market leader, commanding currently nearly 65% of global shipbuilding orders, an ...

The plight of more than 16,000 animals stuck on a boiling-hot livestock carrier for the past month has made headlines around the world. Dr Lynn Simpson, a well-known former live export ...

France’s CMA CGM has signed up for a fresh series of containership newbuildings in China. The Marseille-headquartered liner giant is being widely tipped as the owner behind a dozen LNG dual-fuel ...

One of Turkey’s largest shipowners is decamping to Greece. Istanbul-based news outlet Türkiye Today is reporting Ciner Shipping is shifting its operations to Athens with staff in Turkey ...

The fleet status report noted at the time that Valaris and ARO were negotiating with Saudi Aramco regarding longer-term contract extensions for those three rigs. The three rigs will all be out of ...

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In ...

Offshore support vessel (OSV) owner Britoil Offshore Services has announced a major fleet expansion plan, placing an order for up to eight new anchor handling tug vessels (AHTs) to be built in ...

Her sister, Ioanna Prokopiou, also has her own shipping venture, Prominence Maritime, founded 14 years ago, while two other sisters, Eliza and Marina, are also involved in the shipping business ...

CMA CGM runs 29 weekly shipping services through seven ports in Vietnam. The Marseille-based company, which holds joint ownership in the Gemalink terminal at Cai Mep and the Vietnam International ...

Okeanis Eco Tankers is pulling its three youngest VLCC vessels out of Chinese leases. All three ships are under sale and leasebacks with CMB Financial Leasing, with the younger pair since 2022 and ...