LR STRENGTHENS NEWBUILD CAPABILITIES AS COMPLEXITY GROWS FOR SHIPOWNERS
Lloyd’s Register (LR) is growing its role in the newbuilding market with the launch of its Newbuild Advisory Service and updated New Construction Guide.
With global demand continuing to reshape shipyard orderbooks, owners are balancing...
LNG AND DECARBONIZATION ON ORLEN-NAFTOGAZ COLLABORATION’S AGENDA
Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz Group and Poland’s Orlen have teamed up to fortify the liquefied natural gas (LNG) arsenal and efforts to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a bid to bolster Ukraine’s...
IMO PAUSES PERSIAN GULF EVACUATIONS AFTER CONTAINERSHIP IS ATTACKED
Reports are coming in that a containership sailing south of Oman near the eastern exit from the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile. Details are still unfolding, but it came after the...
DUTCH HYBRID, BIOFUEL-READY VESSEL CHRISTENED, STARTS CHARTER WITH N-SEA
Irish maritime company Mainport Shipping has christened its hybrid survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel, now set to begin a long-term charter with N-Sea Group.
N-Sea signed a long-term charter agreement with Mainport...
12/2026: CHANGES TO MACHINERY PLANNED MAINTENANCE AND CONDITION MONITORING
Lloyd’s Register (LR) is implementing a number of changes to Machinery Planned Maintenance and Condition Monitoring. These changes are intended to improve clarity, consistency and efficiency in the application of the associated descriptive notes,...
STRAIT OF HORMUZ TRAFFIC IS BEGINNING TO RETURN, BUT IT IS HARD TO SPOT
Despite some new conflicting guidance from U.S. and Iranian forces on the safest route through the Strait of Hormuz, commercial shipping is resuming slowly - though it is tough to spot.
"50-60 percent of the...
METHANOL-READY SUBSEA VESSEL TRAVELING FROM VIETNAM TO NORWAY FOR COMPLETION
Rem Offshore’s second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) is currently on its way from Vietnam to Norway, where it will undergo outfitting and final completion.
The Norwegian shipping company reported that REM Ocean was delivered...
JMIC WARNS OF CONFIRMED MINE IN HORMUZ AS UNCERTAINTIES CONTINUE
While reports indicate that traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is increasing, many shipowners have still voiced concern largely because of the unknown threat of mines placed by Iran during the conflict. The Joint...
11/2026: CREW ANNUAL INSPECTION OF PERMANENT MEANS OF ACCESS ON OIL TANKERS
New IMO updates under MSC.1/Circ.1572/Rev.2 require annual crew inspections of Permanent Means of Access (PMA) on oil tankers. Discover the operational challenges this presents and how owners can apply for flag administration dispensations.
Amendments by...
GERMANY CLINCHES MORE US LNG AS VENTURE GLOBAL AND ENBW PEN MULTI-YEAR DEAL
Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, has signed on the dotted line with EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW), a German energy player, to send additional long-term...