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Qatar is willing to consider India's request to include US-sourced LNG under its renewed supply deal, helping New Delhi diversify its imports following disruptions caused by the Iran war, a …

Franco-German defence group KNDS and French startup SeaOwl on Tuesday launched a new suicide surface drone aimed at navies seeking protection against a growing number of drone attacks on ports …

Horacio Marin, CEO of Argentinian energy company YPF, said on Tuesday that offtake contracts for the Argentina LNG project it is building with the UAE's XRG and Italy's Eni were …

Abu Dhabi's XRG will buy Shell's stake in the Woodside Energy-operated North West Shelf project for $1.45 billion, giving the ADNOC subsidiary its first Australian asset. The North West Shelf …

Estonian shipbuilder Baltic Workboats has signed a contract with the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) to build five 26-metre search and rescue vessels. The company announced …

Norwegian union Lederne has called on the government to protect jobs and skills at the country's shipyards and suppliers ahead of a feared sharp decline in activity in 2027–2028. Lederne …

Turning to your biggest rival is rarely a sign of confidence. Yet Qatar's decision to sign long-term contracts for US supplies suggests the world's second-largest LNG exporter is increasingly concerned …

Saudi state oil giant Aramco is exploring the expansion of a crude pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz as the world continues to experience the biggest energy supply shock …

UK-based think tank 878 Institute has recommended that two of the UK Royal Navy's five in-service Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) remain fully deployable at all times. One SSN would …

Russian state port infrastructure operator Rosmorport has begun dredging at the Port of Korsakov on Sakhalin Island, the Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) said on Monday, November …

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Indian Navy brought the 20 crewmembers aboard the seized Iranian fishing dhow Azini to safety in the Arabian Sea on Monday, November …

Marsh said Monday it has acquired Triton Insurance Agency, a Newport, Rhode Island-based marine and yacht broker. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Triton will become part of Marsh …

Cargo vessels October 5 - The Royad Mammadov general cargo ship, flying the flag of St Kitts and Nevis, was struck 30 nautical miles (55 kilometres) south of the Romanian …

After seven strikes on cargo ships near NATO members Romania and Bulgaria last month, the US-led military alliance said it would deploy maritime patrol aircraft, radars and drones to bolster …

Hamburg-based shipowner Ernst Russ has sold the 803TEU feeder container vessel Mirror, the company said on Monday, November 2. The vessel, built in 2007, is due to pass to her …

Florida’s Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) has received a federal grant of US$40 million to modernise Berth 32 at Blount Island Marine Terminal in Jacksonville. The funding comes from the US …

There are dead whales at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. Quite a lot of them, apparently. Earlier this year, scientists reported finding a remarkable concentration of whale remains across …

Norwegian fishing company Havbryn has taken delivery of a new stern factory trawler from Vard Brattvaag. Havbryn is based on a design developed by Vard Design in Ålesund. Her hull …

Faroese operator Smyril Line has taken delivery of two freight-only Ro-Ro vessels built for year-round service on its routes linking mainland Europe, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland. Skipanes and Akranes …

EGS Australia has added a second optionally crewed uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) to its survey fleet following the christening of Fremantle 02 in late August 2026. The 12-metre (39-foot) vessel …

Turkey’s Ares Shipyard has said that Tufan, an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) configured for one-way attack or “kamikaze” missions and developed with defence electronics company Aselsan, has been launched and …

It is becoming increasingly harder to avoid the proliferation of people using AI. This is a subject that I have noted before on its use in naval architecture, but it …

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has detained and banned the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Wooyang Venus from Australian ports for 90 days after AMSA inspectors found crew work and …

India's Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth INR538.67 billion ($5.69 billion) in New Delhi on Monday, November 2, for eight next-generation corvettes (NGCs) for the Indian Navy. Garden Reach Shipbuilders …

The former US Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise departed Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia under tow on the morning (local time) of Monday, November 2, bound for Mobile, Alabama, where …

DEME and Prysmian have begun installing HV cables in the Veerse Meer in the Netherlands for grid operator Tennet's IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Nederwiek One offshore grid connections, the companies …

Japanese shipbuilder Naikai Zosen Corporation launched a new feeder car carrier that will be operated as part of Mazda's vehicle logistics network. Toyo Maru No 8 is being built for …

Schottel has expanded its portfolio with a submersible auxiliary thruster designed for manned and unmanned underwater vehicles. Schottel said the compact SPJ-S has been specifically developed for demanding civil and …

One person died while his five companions were rescued after a fire broke out aboard a tug off Miyako Island in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture on Friday, October 30. The 237GT …

BAE Systems Australia has agreed to sell its inactive Williamstown shipyard near Melbourne to Australian property funds manager EMKC³, which is jointly owned by a Hong Kong-based investment business. "EMKC³ …

Boskalis announced on Thursday, October 29, that its subsidiary Boskalis Hirdes EOD Services has secured a second unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification and clearance contract from OWP Gennaker for the 976.5 …

At least seven illegal migrants died off Spain's Canary Islands while more than 380 people were rescued on Monday, the country's maritime rescue services said. Two deceased people were found …

Six months after leaving OPEC, the United Arab Emirates on Monday began hosting ADIPEC, one of the world's largest energy conferences, where it told an audience of industry executives it …

India's Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth INR538.67 billion ($5.69 billion) in New Delhi on Monday, November 2, for eight next-generation corvettes (NGC) for the Indian Navy. Garden Reach Shipbuilders …

Oil prices fell more than seven per cent on Monday as talks between Iranian and Qatari officials lifted hopes for an end to the US-Israeli war with Iran and stabilisation …

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries reported preliminary operating profit for the third quarter of KRW338.4 billion ($253.3 million) on October 29, up 42.1 per cent from the same period last …

Taiwan must be the master of its own maritime information and conduct its own ocean surveys given the island's fate rests on protecting its waters, the minister in charge of …

Russian energy giant Gazprom's average daily natural gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream undersea pipeline fell four per cent from a year earlier to 52.1 million cubic metres in …

Shipping group Maersk said on Monday that another of its joint container services with Germany's Hapag-Lloyd will resume sailings through the Suez Canal, as they gradually return to using the …

France's defence procurement agency, the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), has awarded Piriou a contract for 16 tugs for the French Navy. The contract, announced on October 29, covers four …

Kuwait raised its crude oil production to 2.1 million barrels per day in October, the highest level since the outbreak of the Iran war and an increase of over 300,000 …

The UAE will protect its energy infrastructure and invest in new export routes, storage capacity abroad and shipping fleets to be better prepared for the US-Israeli war on Iran, its …

Sea Coast Marine Construction began round-the-clock dredging of the Honga River in Dorchester County, Maryland, on October 10. Work is scheduled to continue through March 31, 2027. The channel remains …

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index fell to its lowest level in nearly a week on Monday, pressured by weaker rates across all vessel segments. The main Baltic index …

India's top gas importer Petronet LNG is in talks with Qatar to secure delivery of some of the at least 90 liquefied natural gas cargoes delayed chiefly by the Middle …

Propspeed has selected Joe Mercurio to serve as its new Gulf Coast Sales Manager and Technical Support. In this role, Mercurio will work with distributors, boat yards, dealers, marine businesses, …

TOTE Services has selected Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) to build one US Navy medium landing ship (LSM) at Hanwha Philly Shipyard under a US$269 million contract announced on Friday, October …

Energy major Shell was the first customer to receive LNG under a long-term sales contract from Venture Global's Plaquemines export plant in Louisiana, after it completed phase one commissioning and …

The world has eroded its supply buffers by draining nearly one billion oil barrels from global inventories since the US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, …

Port Houston will undertake its own study of portions of a potential Project 12 to deepen the Houston Ship Channel, CEO Charlie Jenkins announced at the Port Commission meeting on …