Hanwha Ocean to expand yard
South Korean shipbuilding major Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), is to expand its shipyard on the back of bumper profits and a lengthy orderbook stretching deep into the end of the decade. Hanwha Ocean delivered a 388% surge in first-quarter operating profit, while announcing yesterday plans to spend KRW600bn […]
Yangzijiang Financial to spin off shipping investment business
Yangzijiang Financial Holding has moved to spin off its maritime investment undertaking and list it on the Singapore Stock Exchange. The spinoff of China’s largest private shipyard, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, said the newly incorporated company would function as a dedicated maritime investment platform, focused on “unlocking value across the entire maritime value chain” – from finance […]
US sanctions three tankers over ties to the Houthis
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted three vessels and their owners for allegedly providing support to the Houthis. Marshall Islands-registered Zaas Shipping & Trading facilitated the delivery of LPG to the Houthi-controlled port of Ras Isa using the San Marino-flagged Tulip BZ. The Tulip BZ has also […]
CMA CGM becomes first global liner to run an Indian-flagged vessel
CMA CGM has welcomed the arrival of the first Indian flagged containership registered by a major foreign carrier With a total capacity of 2,592 teu, CMA CGM Vitoria serves India on the group’s BIGEX network, which offers direct links between India, the Gulf, and the Red Sea, performing weekly calls from Nhava Sheva and Mundra. […]
Email security is broken – and crews are paying the price
Jamie Jones, chief operating officer at GTMaritime, writes for Splash today. Cyber attacks are getting smarter. Email security tools are getting noisier. And crew are stuck in the middle – expected to spot sophisticated phishing attempts while juggling operational duties, limited bandwidth, and an inbox full of warning messages that all sound the same. This […]
Liên minh Cảng biển Tây Bắc Seattle-Tacoma: Cửa ngõ chiến lược vào thị trường Hoa Kỳ
Đối mặt với biến động toàn cầu, các chuyên gia tại Hội thảo “Think Shipping: Think Seattle-Tacoma” được tổ chức vào ngày 25/04 vừa qua nhấn mạnh, đổi mới, số hóa và đa dạng hóa thị trường là chìa khóa giúp logistics Việt Nam nâng cao năng lực cạnh tranh, khai thác hiệu quả cơ […]
Cùng VLA đẩy mạnh hợp tác logistics tại Ấn Độ
Thực hiện Chương trình cấp quốc gia về Xúc tiến thương mại năm 2025, được Bộ Công Thương phê duyệt tại Quyết định số 4057/QĐ-BCT ngày 31/12/2024, Hiệp hội Doanh nghiệp Dịch vụ Logistics Việt Nam (VLA) sẽ tổ chức Đoàn doanh nghiệp logistics Việt Nam tham dự và giao thương tại hội nghị FIATA […]
Vitol rolls out FuelEU compliant co-processed VLSFO
Vitol has announced the launch of a new FuelEU Maritime-compliant co-processed very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO). The Switzerland-based commodity trading giant said the co-processed fuel matches the chemical composition and operational qualities of conventional bunkers and eliminates the need for additional permissions or special clauses in charter party agreements. The new fuel is being […]
Fredriksen, Ofer, Wilhelmsen launch bid to take Edda Wind private
A trio of companies consisting of John Fredriksen’s Geveran Trading, Idan Ofer’s EPS Ventures, and Wilhelmsen New Energy have made an unconditional mandatory cash offer to buy all outstanding shares in offshore wind support vessel pureplay Edda Wind. The offer will be made by a newly established company jointly owned by the three big shareholders. […]
Noble bags new rig deals worth close to $1.4bn
Offshore drilling giant Noble Corporation has announced several new rig deals, increasing its backlog to $7.5bn. Noble revealed in its fleet status report that the 2015-built drillship Noble Voyager and a second Noble V-class 7th generation drillship, to be named at a later date, won a contract for four years each with supermajor Shell in […]