New Zealand’s offshore wind sector has cleared an important hurdle after parliament passed the Offshore Renewable Energy Bill, giving developers a clearer route into a market that has been waiting for ...

London-listed dry bulk owner Taylor Maritime is set to return at least $45m to shareholders after agreeing two more vessel-related disposals. The Ed Buttery-led company said it had sold one vessel ...

Investment fund Triton Partners has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Bureau Veritas’ fuel testing and inspection services arm. Triton said that the transaction, based on an enterprise ...

Container spot freight rates jumped again this week, pushing global benchmarks to their highest levels since the pandemic-era peak of 2022, as tariff-driven cargo frontloading combined with lingering ...

The fragile peace framework governing the Strait of Hormuz has effectively collapsed in all but name, with US and Iranian forces exchanging fresh military strikes over the weekend even as diplomats ...

Product tanker giant Hafnia has announced a planned leadership change, with Mikael Skov set to step down as chief executive officer on September 1, 2026. The Oslo- and New York-listed company has ...

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has won a contract from TotalEnergies for the subsea construction, mooring, disconnection of an existing FSO, and connection of a replacement unit. The contract is ...

AP Moller Holding has agreed to acquire Norwegian shipleasing specialist Ocean Yield from funds managed by US investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). No price was disclosed for the deal, ...

Commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) owner Integrated Wind Solutions has secured additional work for its Skywalker-class vessels. The company said that a new undisclosed ‘Tier 1 client’ had ...

Indirect technical talks between Washington and Tehran in Doha concluded this week with a narrow understanding to keep the Strait of Hormuz quiet for seven days – buying time for negotiations that are ...

The success of AI for maritime operations depends on governance rather than technology, writes Edouard Lagrue, Bureau Veritas’ emerging technologies development director. Generative AI has captured ...

Nissen Kaiun is two ships short of reaching double-digit vessel sales in just six months, according to sales registers, as the Japanese powerhouse cashes in on young, locally built bulkers and tankers ...