10+ hour, 56+ min ago   (462+ words) Discoveries across Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish waters have risen 208% in six months, and in nearly six out of ten cases the payload status of the object was never publicly confirmed, according to a new assessment from security services specialist in…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (330+ words) ORLEN expands in marine LNG and bioLNG supply Shipping Telegraph The Polish energy company ORLEN and the Port of Gdynia Authority have signed an agreement to explore the use of LNG and bioLNG as marine vessel fuels ORLEN’s cooperation…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (148+ words) The Panama Canal has postponed an October Neopanamax draft cut, keeping the current 14.63-meter (48.0-foot) Tropical Fresh Water limit until further notice. The draft was due to fall to 14.48 meters (47.5 feet) TFW on October 1, 2026. The Panama Canal said Friday it…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (387+ words) Shipowners and C-suite executives are optimistic about their company’s prospects, and say global shipping is in better shape than five years ago. In May and June, at the height of the Hormuz crisis, Kapa Research interviewed 314 shipowners and C-suite executives…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (224+ words) New York-listed owner of VLGCs Dorian LPG has entered into an agreement with Hanwha Ocean to build three 90,000 cbm dual-fuel panamax VLGCs for delivery in June, September, and December of 2030 for a total price of approximately $345m. The very large gas…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (106+ words) The call for greater collaboration came during the inaugural China-Europe Maritime Summit at SMM 2026, jointly organized by the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI), the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) and DNV. The summit brought together leaders from two…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (249+ words) Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation is continuing to pursue its strategic fleet optimization plan, reporting the order of six 13,000 TEU class LNG dual-fuel container vessels from Hanwha Ocean. The contract was signed by Dr. Chuck Tsai, chairman of Yang…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (295+ words) Evangelos Marinakis-controlled Capital Tankers has secured from Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. (Capital Maritime) a portfolio of 13 acquisition options at shipbuilding contract price (optional fleet), comprising 11 VLCCs under construction at Hengli Shipbuilding and two suezmax tankers under construction at HD Hyundai…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (257+ words) European Union forces boarded an oil tanker in the Mediterranean on August 30 to verify its flag status. The vessel is suspected of being part of Russia’s shadow fleet, EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy Kaja Kallas said…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (283+ words) Four shipowners from Sweden, Norway, and Canada have ordered four new VINGA product tankers in China, expanding the Furetank-developed vessel series to 26 ships. Two of the vessels will be owned by FureBear, a joint venture between Canadian Algoma Central Corporation…...