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  • Missile hits oil tanker chartered to QatarEnergy

    1 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Safety, Vessels

    Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy has confirmed a missile attack on a fuel oil tanker off the Persian Gulf state’s coast.

  • Schottel equips two Spanish hybrid tankers with propulsion

    16 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Green Marine, Vessels

    German propulsion system manufacturer Schottel is set to deliver the propulsion package for a second hybrid chemical tanker owned by Spanish shipowner Mureloil that transports biofuels and methanol. The propulsion is destined for the 8,000 DWT hybrid chemical tanker Bahía Beatriz, built by Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Murueta and launched in February 2026. The tanker […]

  • Petrobras orders four new tankers for $427 million

    23 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels, Vision

    Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras has placed a $427 million order with the Estaleiro Rio Grande shipyard for the construction of four medium-range oil tankers that will transport oil and petroleum products along the Brazilian coast. The contract was signed through Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro) on June 18 for the MR1-class vessels, with each to have a gross […]

  • Second Maersk Tankers vessel fitted with Spain-made suction sails

    30 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    After completing installation on the first vessel in January, Spanish automated wind-assisted propulsion system specialist bound4blue has installed four 24-meter eSAIL suction sails on the second of the planned five tankers owned by Danish Maersk Tankers. Maersk’s 29,445 gwt medium-range (MR) tanker Maersk Tahiti was fitted with the ‘plug and play’ eSAILs at Chengxi Shipyard in […]

  • Fratelli Cosulich’s first in four-vessel methanol-ready bunker tanker series hits the water

    9 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Italy’s maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has launched the first unit in its four-ship methanol-powered IMO II chemical bunker tanker series, under construction in China. The vessel named Anna Cosulich was launched on February 4 at the Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China, with Giovanna Cibin, Managing Director of Express Global Hong Kong, officially releasing the […]

  • US-flagged tanker being brought to life by ABS and HD Hyundai Heavy

    11 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Vessels

    American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a classification society, is pooling resources with South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) to enrich the tanker market with a new U.S.-flagged oil and chemical tanker.

  • Kongsberg Maritime to design and equip Transpetro’s new methanol-ready tankers

    6 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vessels

    Norway-headquartered Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to design and equip four methanol/ethanol-ready handy-size product tankers that will be operated by Brazil’s oil & gas transportation company Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro). Kongsberg Maritime secured the NOK 300 million (about €26.25 million) contract with Consórcio Marenova, a partnership between Ecovix in Rio Grande and MacLaren in Niterói, […]

  • Hafnia orders eight ‘fuel-efficient’ tankers from South Korean shipyard

    3 April 2026
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Singapore-based tanker owner Hafnia has placed an order for the construction of eight fuel-efficient product tankers with the South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. The total purchase price for the medium-range (MR) newbuild product tankers is approximately $405 million, with deliveries expected between the third quarter of 2028 and the second quarter of 2029. Hafnia said […]

  • WATCH: Bound4blue suction sails installed on first of five Maersk Tankers’ vessels

    26 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Spanish automated wind-assisted propulsion system specialist bound4blue has installed the first eSAIL units on the first of five tankers owned by Danish Maersk Tankers. Four 24-meter ‘plug and play’ suction sails were fitted on Maersk Trieste, completing the first stage of an agreement that will see a total of 20 units installed across five advanced […]

  • Dutch chemical tanker operator orders wind-assisted propulsion for two more vessels

    27 January 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    Following the commissioning of the “world’s first” chemical tanker equipped with sails in 2024, Dutch chemical tanker operator Chemship has placed a new order with compatriot wind propulsion firm Econowind for the installation of wind-assisted ship propulsion technology on two additional vessels. The tankers Chemical Contender and Chemical Fighter will each be fitted with four […]

  • Fourth and final dual-fuel methanol tanker delivered to Hafnia, set to work for TotalEnergies

    29 January 2026
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Singapore-based tanker owner Hafnia and its joint venture partner, French shipowner Socatra, have taken delivery of their fourth and final dual-fuel methanol medium-range (MR) tanker constructed in China. The latest addition to Hafnia and Socatra’s IMO II MR fleet, Ecomar Gironde, is part of the joint venture’s four-vessel order from August 2023. Like its sister vessels, the […]

  • AET to grow multi-fuel fleet with order for its first hybrid-electric, ethanol-ready tanker

    9 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    Singapore-headquartered owner and operator of crude and product tankers AET is set to enrich its fleet with its first-ever hybrid-electric, ethanol-ready tanker, set to be built in China. AET placed the order for its first hybrid-electric dynamic positioning shuttle tanker (DPST) with Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp., with the vessel to be equipped with an electric […]

  • Union Maritime welcomes its first LNG and wind-powered LR2 tanker

    22 January 2026
    Business Developments & Projects, Transition, Vessels

    UK-headquartered shipping company Union Maritime has taken delivery of the first of two newbuild long-range (LR2) tankers equipped with liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel and wind-assisted propulsion solutions.

  • 101 European lawmakers urge Danish shipyard to cut its ties with Russia’s Arctic LNG fleet

    17 July 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    A cross-party coalition from 16 countries across Europe has called on the last shipyard in the European Union (EU) still servicing the specialized ice-class Arc7 tankers that are perceived to be vital to transporting Russia’s Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to end its maintenance of these vessels, according to Urgewald, Germany’s non-profit environmental research organization (NGO).

  • 21 Russian Arctic LNG cargoes come to EU ports

    6 March 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    After the latest sanctions package hit a wall in the form of Hungary’s opposition, research from Germany’s non-profit environmental research organization, Urgewald, shows that the February liquefied natural gas (LNG) export figures related to Russian Arctic LNG cargos, which flowed to the European Union (EU), spotlight that European infrastructure and maritime services are still at the forefront of Russia’s LNG export revenues.

  • European firm lines up five LNG cargos to up gas storage ante

    9 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Elenger, Finland’s privately owned energy company by Infortar, has set the wheels in motion to get ready for the next heating season by securing five liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes this spring.

  • French firm gets more work with Samsung Heavy Industries for LNG vessel pair

    24 April 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has secured new tank design assignments for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) duo with South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries.

  • Hanwha Ocean delivers second of four VLCCs to DHT Holdings

    9 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels, Vision

    Bermuda-headquartered crude oil tanker company DHT Holdings has taken delivery of the second of four very large crude carriers (VLCCs) being constructed in South Korea, some two months after the first unit. The delivery of DHT Addax from Hanwha Ocean was announced on March 6, with the vessel set to enter the spot market. The […]

  • Two-week ceasefire deal putting Strait of Hormuz back in business

    8 April 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    The U.S. President Donald J. Trump has made a deal with Iran to suspend further attacks for two weeks on the Middle Eastern country in exchange for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which handles 15% of global oil and 20% of global liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply flows.

  • WATCH: Avenir’s newbuild LNG bunkering vessel hits the water

    21 July 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    UK-headquartered Avenir LNG, an owner and operator of small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and LNG bunker vessels, has launched its new LNG bunkering vessel at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) in China.

  • Shipping company secures fixed-rate e-methanol supply ahead of EU climate regulations

    2 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    European shipping company RFOcean has signed a binding long-term off-take agreement with ETFuels to purchase e-methanol at a fixed price from 2030. According to ETFuels, the agreement positions RFOcean ahead of binding and punitive new EU maritime emissions rules, the FuelEU Maritime regulation, which came into force in 2025, under which shipping companies face escalating […]

  • EU’s Arctic LNG appetite hits new high with €5.96 billion bill for 136 Russian cargoes in H1 2026

    14 July 2026
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    The European Union (EU) has become the primary destination of Russia’s Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by turning into a backbone of the Russian LNG business in the first six months of 2026, dishing out billions of euros to assuage its LNG cravings with nearly all shipments from Yamal coming to EU ports, based on the findings of a new analysis from Urgewald, Germany’s non-profit environmental research organization.

  • Alfa Laval-Wallenius Lines JV bags its first order for wind propulsion

    12 February 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Oceanbird, a joint venture (JV) between Swedish marine technology company Alfa Laval and shipping company Wallenius Lines, has received its first order for wind propulsion from an undisclosed shipowner. The shipowner placed an order for two Oceanbird Wing 560 wing sails that are contracted for a retrofit installation in Europe in early 2027. According to […]

  • Shipping incident: Projectile hits LNG carrier in Strait of Hormuz

    8 July 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Safety, Vessels

    Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat), Qatar’s shipping and maritime player, has reported a vessel incident in the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Petrobras and Pemex shake hands to explore partnership in oil & gas sphere

    24 June 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production

    Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras has signed on the dotted line to look into establishing a collaboration with Mexico’s state-owned petroleum heavyweight Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the hydrocarbon realm.