
German bulk carrier Almirante Storni caught fire close to Vinga, an island in the archipelago of Gothenburg, Swedish Coast Guard reported.

Chinese leasing company China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing) has bought nine petrochemical tankers from Danish shipping company TORM.

DOF Subsea’s construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Neptune has completed the first stage of the ocean bottom node (OBN) 4D seismic campaign on the Jubarte field in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.

The Cruise Division of MSC Group and French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique have marked construction milestones for two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled newbuilds.

South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received orders for three new LNG carriers that total $622 million (733.9 billion won).

Switzerland-based commodity trading company Trafigura has decided to sell five MR tankers to Hong Kong leasing major China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing).

Singapore’s shipbuilder Strategic Marine has secured a new contract for a 42m Fast Crew Boat from a repeat client, Malaysia’s Centus Marine.

German shipping company and maritime investment manager Ernst Russ has decided to increase its stake in a fleet holding company, thereby expanding its fleet with twelve containerships.

Australia’s FAR Ltd has temporarily stopped drilling the Bambo-1 well located off The Gambia after experiencing significant fluid losses.

Kongsberg Digital has won a five-year contract extension with Heerema for system support of maritime simulation solutions and training.

Towage operator Svitzer, part of Maersk, has signed an agreement with naval architect Robert Allan and shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards to build the TRAnsverse Tug, the next-generation multipurpose tug.

Solstad Offshore has secured long-term contracts for two of its platform supply vessels with Equinor for operations in Brazil.

Monaco-based cruise line Silversea Cruises says German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has started construction of its first LNG-powered cruise ship Silver Nova.

Esvagt will be fully owned by 3i Infrastructure following the purchase of a 50% stake from co-investor AMP Capital for about $356 million.