TWO VENEZUELA-LINKED TANKERS DETAINED IN DUTCH CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
With the resumption of Venezuela's oil trade under U.S. management, shipments from state oil company PDVSA have resumed, including some shipments aboard the same shadow fleet tankers that have carried Venezuelan cargoes for years....
KONGSBERG MARITIME TO DESIGN AND EQUIP TRANSPETRO’S NEW METHANOL-READY TANKERS
Norway-headquartered Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to design and equip four methanol/ethanol-ready handy-size product tankers that will be operated by Brazil’s oil & gas transportation company Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro).
Kongsberg Maritime secured the NOK...
NGO SHIPBREAKING PLATFORM REPORTS ON 2025 AND CALLS FOR MORE REGULATION
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform compiled a report on the ships sold for dismantling in 2025 while calling for continued efforts to improve the industry’s adherence to safety and environmental regulations. The group highlights that...
03/2026: ZERO EMISSION REQUIREMENTS IN NORWEGIAN HERITAGE FJORDS
Norway has amended its Environmental Safety Regulations, which means mandatory zero emission operating requirements are now in force for all passenger ships entering Norway’s World Heritage fjords (Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord). Responsibility for compliance rests...
MULTI-YEAR LNG PACTS STRENGTHEN QATAR’S BILATERAL TIES WITH MALAYSIA AND JAPAN
Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy has sealed long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) deals with Malaysia’s Petronas, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and JERA, the country’s largest power generation company.
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TANKERS SAIL OFF AFTER MALAYSIA FINDS THEM “COJOINED” AND STOPS ILLEGAL STS
The Maritime Enforcement Agency of Malaysia proudly celebrated its crackdown last week on an illegal ship-to-ship oil transfer but then quietly over the weekend released the two vessels without explanation. One of the vessels...
JAPANESE HYDROGEN 4-STROKE HIGH-SPEED ENGINE RECEIVES DOUBLE CLASSNK APPROVAL
Yanmar Power Solutions, a subsidiary of Japan’s industrial diesel engine and machinery manufacturer Yanmar Holdings, has obtained ship classification certification for its hydrogen-fueled four-stroke high-speed engine.
Yanmar Power Solutions reported on January 27 that it...
CONTAINERSHIP DEMOLITION HITS 20-YEAR LOW AS ORDERBOOK CONTINUES TO GROW
The disposal of container ships during 2025 remained at record low levels as the industry sought to maintain capacity in part due to the continued diversion from the Red Sea. In a new report,...
TOTALENERGIES REBOOTS $20 BILLION LNG PROJECT AFTER YEARS-LONG HIATUS
France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has hit the reset button for the construction of a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) development off the coast of Mozambique. The reignition comes almost five years after the project...
TUGS RUSH TO AID CARGO SHIP THAT TOUCHED BOTTOM AND LOST RUDDER
A drama is playing out along the central Portuguese coast as a cargo ship reportedly lost its rudder as it departed and is now awaiting assistance off the coast. Portuguese officials ordered the port...