Maritime News
Saudi offshore drilling rebounds as suspended rigs resume work
Arabian Drilling and ADES have both received notices to restart their idle offshore jackups, signalling a revival of activity across the Gulf after months.
Market & Companies
Future of Freight Festival gathers 300 leaders in Chattanooga
The F3 event combined a Brokerage Compliance Symposium, live tech demos and an awards dinner honouring the FreightTech 100, drawing roughly 300 industry.
Offshore & Energy
Lloyd’s Register appoints Wouter Pattynama to lead offshore client solutions in APAC
The new Executive Client Solutions Manager will steer assurance and compliance services from a Perth base, bolstering LR’s support for ageing offshore.
Ports & Logistics
Typhoon Dolphin fuels massive container backlog at Ningbo and Shanghai ports
The storm has left 2.4 m TEU stranded in Chinese harbours, prompting carriers to reshuffle Europe‑Asia services and trigger wider supply‑chain pressure.
Long Beach adds three zero‑emission measures to port cooperative pact
The Port of Long Beach’s board signed an addendum on 10 August, introducing a truck incentive, an enhanced ship index programme and a $20 million regional.
Turkey restricts, then resumes Black Sea ship transits
Turkey briefly halted commercial traffic through the Dardanelles after a spike in drone attacks, but resumed transits following consultations.
Star Bulk withdraws from Genco ship deal
Star Bulk has withdrawn from the deal to purchase 16 Genco vessels from Diana, leaving Diana's takeover offer for Genco still on the table.
EU launches capacity-building programme for small and medium-sized ports
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have launched a capacity-building programme to assist small and medium-sized EU ports, focusing.
Navios Maritime Partners Takes Delivery of LNG and Methanol-Ready Tanker
Navios Maritime Partners has delivered a 117,012 DWT Aframax/LR2 tanker, Nave Orbit, suitable for future alternative-fuel conversion.
Lockheed Martin wins AUD$26.5 m combat‑systems integration contract for Australia’s
The Australian Submarine Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a two‑year, AUD$26.5 million deal to build sovereign combat‑systems integration capability.
LNG freight rates ease as Asian spot demand buoyes shipping stocks
Week‑ending 11 August saw Australian‑Japan and Gulf‑to‑Asia LNG routes slip, while the UP World LNG Shipping Index posted modest gains amid rising Asian spot interest.
Kongsberg Maritime wins contract for integrated systems on Solstad‑SBM deepwater vessel
The deal delivers a full suite of propulsion, DP and deck machinery to a new China‑built multipurpose installation ship slated for delivery in early 2029.
