1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1365+ words) ABS is a technical organization in a highly practical business. With Mc Donald, what stands out is not theatrics or chest-thumping. It is that he views the job through the lens of a lifelong mariner who knows that the future…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (278+ words) Belgian shipowner Exmar has named two ocean-going ammonia dual-fuel midsize gas carriers, said to be the world's first, marking a milestone in the development of low-emission shipping. The two vessels, ANTWERPEN and ARLON, were built in South Korea in cooperation…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (299+ words) Vaisala, a global leader in measurement technology, launched Maritime Automatic Weather Station AWS830, a new weather monitoring solution for maritime and offshore environments. AWS830 delivers weather, environment, oceanographic, and motion data to Vaisala's offshore and maritime weather systems, including Vaisala Helideck Monitoring…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (140+ words) "By the end of the first quarter of 2026, the global shipping order book hit a 17-year high, reaching 191m Compensated Gross Tonnes (CGT). Commodities trader Glencore and Taiwan's state refiner CPC have chartered a tanker each to load Middle Eastern crude…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (416+ words) (Credit: Port of Los Angeles) The Port of Los Angeles said it has secured about $70 million in federal funding for harbor maintenance and infrastructure upgrades, marking its largest allocation to date. The funding, provided by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago  (605+ words) Oil prices rose on Thursday as doubts over a fragile two-week Middle East ceasefire raised concerns that energy flows through the crucial Strait of Hormuz will remain restricted. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up $2. 18, or 2. 3%, at $96. 93 a barrel at 0645 GMT, while…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (696+ words) Commodities trader Glencore and Taiwan's state refiner CPC have chartered a tanker each to load Middle Eastern crude for Asia, while vessels in the Gulf are preparing to exit via the Strait of Hormuz, a day after the ceasefire in…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (174+ words) (From left): Yoshiya Yamaguchi, Yoshifumi Miyatake, Hayato Suga, Masaki Matsunaga, and Fumihiko Higashi. Credit: Class NK Former Senior Executive Vice President Junichiro Iida, Executive Vice President Toshiro Arima, and Executive Auditor Katsuhide Kuno have assumed the position of Advisor to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (384+ words) Malaysia-based offshore support vessel (OSV) provider Nam Cheong has secured OSV charter contracts worth up to $25 million, as demand for vessels remains firm in Southeast Asia. The contracts cover one anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel and one maintenance work…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago  (426+ words) Ethical Farming Ireland (EFI) has launched a new billboard campaign to raise awareness of pregnant dairy heifers being shipped to Algeria. The first shipment of pregnant dairy heifers left Waterford Port for Oran and Algiers ports in Algeria on January…...