US forces boarded and seized the Panamanian‑flagged VLCC Veronica III in the Indian Ocean after tracking the tanker from the Caribbean, the Pentagon said yesterday, in the latest sign that Washington ...

New York-listed Greek owner Safe Bulkers has sold a 14-year-old capesize as it presses ahead with its fleet renewal programme. The company said it has agreed to dispose of the 2012 Chinese-built ...

British class society Lloyd’s Register has handed approval in principle (AiP) to French gas containment specialist GTT for its new CUBIQ LNG fuel containment system, a cubic tank design aimed at ...

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has announced plans to increase offshore wind capacity by 40% this year, bringing total installed capacity to 3.5 GW. CNOOC chairman Zhang Chuanjiang ...

Oceanbird, the Alfa Laval–Wallenius joint venture, has secured its maiden commercial sale with an undisclosed owner ordering two Wing 560 wing sails for retrofit installation in Europe in early 2027.

Henning Oldendorff-led Oldendorff Carriers has joined the sales wagon, with sources telling Splash the German owner has offloaded two post-panamax units. The 115,000 dwt Pia Oldendorff (built 2013 at ...

London-listed Tufton Assets has followed through on its bullish stance on dry bulk, agreeing to acquire two Japanese-built handysize bulkers in a $33m en-bloc deal. The vessels, described as ...

Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis is stepping up his tanker expansion, with Capital Maritime and Trading signing contracts for 11 VLCC newbuildings at China’s Hengli Heavy Industry. The order forms ...

Utah-based GenFlat Holdings has struck a six‑month trial agreement with Turkey’s Arkas Line to test the collapsible GenFlat container on a trade route beginning April 2026. The trial will evaluate the ...

Antin Infrastructure Partners, a French private equity firm, has bought American shipyard Vigor Marine Group from Dallas-based Lone Star Funds for an undisclosed sum. Antin has vowed to expand ...

There’s just 75 days to go until the 2026 edition of Geneva Dry with delegate passes selling fast. Held at the Hotel President Wilson on the shore of Lake Geneva on April 28 and 29, the world’s ...

South Korean private equity giant Hahn & Company is selling 10 very large crude carriers operated by SK Shipping to Pan Ocean for KRW973.7bn ($694m). The deal, which transfers related long‑term cargo ...