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News · Companies & Industry ABB to Supply Power Package for Allseas' Grand Tour HTV
ABB will provide integrated power and propulsion for Allseas' new heavy transport vessel supporting Europe's offshore wind logistics.
News · Safety & Incidents Shadow Fleet Tanker Captain Jailed After USCG Chase
Georgian captain sentenced to 10 months for evading US Coast Guard cutter Munro during Bella 1's Atlantic pursuit.
News · Safety & Incidents MSC Shipmanagement Fined $6M Over Charleston Runaway Ship
MSC Shipmanagement pleaded guilty and was fined $6m after concealing an engine defect that led to a runaway boxship in Charleston Harbor.
News · Fuel & Decarbonization Axpo Italia Completes STS LNG Bunkering at Civitavecchia
Axpo Italia carried out a ship-to-ship LNG bunker delivery at the Port of Civitavecchia, according to a Bunkerspot report.
News · Regulation & Compliance Jones Act Waiver Extension Splits U.S. Maritime Industry
Trump extends the Jones Act waiver 90 more days with tighter review, drawing mixed reactions from shipbuilders, operators and reform advocates.
News · Safety & Incidents Thai Owner Gets $10.98M War-Risk Payout After Hormuz Attack
Precious Shipping receives $10.98 million war-risk insurance settlement after the Mayuree Naree was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, killing three crew.
News · Regulation & Compliance Shipping Groups Push Back on Possible Hormuz Transit Fees
Eight shipowner groups warn the UN and IMO against compulsory Hormuz transit charges amid Iran-Oman talks on a new strait framework.
FESCO Halts Black Sea Bookings After Drone Strike Sinks Vessel
FESCO suspended new Black Sea shipment orders after the Yanina sank from a drone attack, as Russia-Ukraine strikes escalate and threaten grain trade.
News · Companies & Industry Intermoor Wins Third Petrobras Contract in Under a Year
Acteon's Intermoor secures a three-year Petrobras contract for mooring and anchoring maintenance services in Brazil.
News · Companies & Industry UK Ends RFA Labor Dispute With 8.1% Pay Rise Deal
UK government reaches pay deal with unions to end Royal Fleet Auxiliary strikes, offering an 8.1% combined pay increase.
News · Maritime Tech & AI Incat's Electric Ferry Hull 096 Loaded for Argentina Trip
Incat's battery-electric ferry Hull 096 was loaded onto heavy-lift ship Black Marlin in Tasmania for delivery to Buquebus in South America.
News · Markets & Shipping Container Spot Rates Slip as Carriers Discount Ahead of GRIs
Carrier discounting pushed transpacific and Asia-Europe container spot rates lower, even as GRIs and FAK hikes loom for August.
News · Ports & Regional Developments France Backs Five Ports with $300M for Floating Wind
France picks Cherbourg, Brest, Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, Port-la-Nouvelle and Marseille-Fos for floating wind port upgrades.
News · Companies & Industry Petrobras Extends DOF-TechnipFMC PLSV Contracts to 2028
DOF secures long-term extensions for Skandi Buzios and Skandi Recife pipelay support vessels with Petrobras into January 2028.
News · Ports & Regional Developments ABS: Floating Offshore Wind to Strain Support Vessel Supply
ABS report warns floating offshore wind growth could tighten supply of AHTS and MPSV vessels by 2029.
News · Companies & Industry Damen Launches Second CSOV 9020 for TSSM Fleet
Damen launches the second CSOV 9020 for TSSM, a Taiwan-Japan JV supporting offshore wind operations in Taiwanese waters.
News · Maritime Tech & AI Bureau Veritas Approves Seatrium's 30MW Floating Data Center
Bureau Veritas grants Approval in Principle to Seatrium's 30MW floating data centre concept for offshore AI and cloud computing infrastructure.
News · Ports & Regional Developments Pilbara Ports Awards $37M Contract for Utah Ring Road Rebuild
Pilbara Ports has awarded a $37 million contract to rebuild the Utah Ring Road at Port Hedland's bulk handling facility.
News · Regulation & Compliance ClassNK Issues Edition 2.0 of Container Ship Fire Safety Guide
ClassNK updates its container carrier firefighting guidelines with revised equipment rules and new monitoring measures.
News · Maritime Tech & AI Nuclear Ship Concepts Clear Reviews, Yet Decades From Service
Three commercial nuclear ship design concepts won approvals in principle in 2026, but outdated codes and licensing gaps leave real-world trading decades away.
News · Fuel & Decarbonization Iraq to Sign Syria Deal on Mediterranean Oil Pipelines
Iraq's cabinet has approved a pipeline agreement with Syria to route oil exports to the Mediterranean, diversifying export options.
Supertanker U-Turns Near Houthi-Threatened Red Sea Chokepoint
An empty VLCC bound for Saudi Arabia's Yanbu reversed course near Bab el-Mandeb amid a Houthi blockade targeting Saudi-linked shipping.
Houthis May Use Satellite Data to Target Saudi Tankers
Improved precision in Houthi tanker attacks suggests access to real-time satellite intelligence, possibly with Iranian help.
News · Companies & Industry Saronic, Samsung Heavy Team Up on US Autonomous Shipbuilding
Saronic and Samsung Heavy Industries partner to advance autonomous vessels and shipyard automation as part of a US-Korea shipbuilding initiative.
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