Turkey's state-owned petroleum company has reportedly reached an agreement with DSME to buy a 2015-vintage drillship which was never delivered. According to Turkish news outlet Yeni Safak, Turkish oil and gas company TPAO has purchased the 7th-generation drillship Cobalt Explorer to add to its existing fleet of...
North America's port operator QSL has become the very first Canadian maritime company to adhere to the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative. The...
Hapag-Lloyd became the latest major carrier to report record results following a pattern seen by all the lines during the third quarter and for all of 2021. The German liner firm, which is ranked fifth largest by Alphaliner reported, termed its performance in 2021 “extraordinary...
American cruise company Carnival Cruise Line has revealed the name of its third LNG-powered Excel-class cruise ship as Carnival Jubilee, setting sail in 2023. The post Carnival names 3rd LNG-powered...
The efforts to launch the world’s largest zero-emission sailing cargo ship took a step forward with the announcement that a Canadian coffee company is investing in the project. The vessel, named Ceiba, is currently under construction using traditional shipbuilding methods in Costa Rica and is...
In this week’s In Focus, we put spotlight on COP26 and energy transition updates which include biggest polluters pledging to joint action against climate change, oil majors joining forces for...
South African officials were forced to evacuate the bulk carrier NS Qingdao from the port of Durban and send it to a protected anchorage after it started releasing toxic fumes. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) said NS Qingdao was discharging at the port of Durban when some of...
Canadian coffee roaster Café William has taken advantage of its partner Sailcargo's presence at COP26 to announce its investment in the first zero-emission sailing cargo ship to transport its coffee...
[By:The Maritime and Coastguard Agency] Maritime cadets will continue to receive COVID-19 funding, with the training scheme extended once more. The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has confirmed a further six-month extension to the Maritime Training (SMarT) Fund, for cadets unable to finish their training due to COVID. The scheme had already been extended last...
A Just Transition Maritime Task Force has been formed at COP26 to drive decarbonisation of the industry and support millions of seafarers through shipping’s green transition. The post COP26: new...
