The risk of the Red Sea shipping crisis erupting again has risen, with Iran reportedly asking Yemen’s Houthi movement to prepare to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States attacks Iranian ...

Maritime software risks drifting towards a new digital monoculture as developers increasingly build products around the same foundation models, conversational interfaces and AI-generated design ...

Offshore workers at Neo Next+ Energy’s Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms have secured a bumper pay deal after the threat of strike action. Around 50 offshore workers employed by Neo Next have ...

A new study has revealed that clear rules, robust infrastructure, and grid readiness matter as much as technology for growing the offshore wind sector in the Mediterranean. Politecnico di Torino’s ...

US financial giant JP Morgan has been named as the owner behind Hanwha Ocean’s latest order for two VLCC newbuildings. The South Korean yard disclosed a KRW394.3bn ($265m) contract with an unnamed ...

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has received a letter of award for a four-year AHTS contract. DOF will utilise the 2006-built AHTS Skandi Hera for the contract, which is expected to commence ...

The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz has deteriorated sharply after a 7,000 teu container vessel operated by Global Feeder Shipping was attacked over the weekend and caught fire, triggering ...

New Zealand is facing the loss of its last domestic-flagged container shipping service, with Swire Shipping consulting on a proposal to cease Pacifica Shipping’s coastal container operation. The move ...

Italian energy services contractor Saipem, in joint venture with PT Tripatra Engineers and Constructors, has been awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation ...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has named the full team of regional coordinators who will lead its seven regional presence offices, as the UN agency looks to bring more technical support ...

New Zealand’s offshore wind sector has cleared an important hurdle after parliament passed the Offshore Renewable Energy Bill, giving developers a clearer route into a market that has been waiting for ...

Singapore-based Nortrans Offshore has secured a two-year charter with SBM Offshore for its semi-submersible flotel Nor Spirit in Angola. The 2015-built DP3 maintenance and safety unit will support ...