Maritime News

2026 data shows that the methane decarbonization pathway is moving forward despite geopolitical disruption and regulatory uncertainty, says industry coalition SEA-LNG.LNG bunkering volumes are surging in major bunkering hubs, liquefied biomethane sales have grown six-fold in major ports and LNG-fueled vessels now account…

GTT Gets Hanwha Ocean’s LNG Carrier Tank Design Order

New Excursion Boat Debuts at Port of Los Angeles

Sandmeyer Steel Announces Leadership Transition

Eisenheim Takes the Helm at Shipbuilder Neptun Werft

Offshore

DNV Greenlights HHI's Type B VLGC Tank Design

DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for an independent Type B LPG cargo tank design for very large gas carriers (VLGCs).The approval covers HHI's design for a 90,000-cubic-metre independent Type B containment system for LPG carriers.According to DNV, the use of Type B tanks…

Sempra, TotalEnergies Produce First LNG at Mexico’s ECA LNG Project

ASRY Marks 200th Offshore Rig Milestone with Valaris Project

Alternative-Fuel Vessel Orders Reach 119 in First Five Months of 2026, DNV Finds

Kongsberg Maritime, DNV Integrate Vessel Data Platforms

Coastal/Inland

Oil Slips as Oman Reports Normal Operations at Key Oil Terminal

Oil prices edged down after Oman said operations at Mina al Fahal port were proceeding normally, following a Reuters report that oil loadings had been suspended after an explosion.Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 24 cents, or 0.25%, to $94.79 a barrel by 0704 GMT after settling down 2.84% in the previous session.U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 was at $92.48 a barrel…

Port of Los Angeles Debuts Hybrid Cruise Vessel

Lakes U.S. Limestone Trade Down in May

LSI Expands McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Services with Five Rivers Distribution Acquisition

Zero-Queue Ports: No Anchored Ships, No Truck Lines

Government

Fincantieri’s WASS and Magellan Partner on Canadian Underwater Defense

Fincantieri's subsidiary WASS Submarine Systems and Magellan Aerospace Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore industrial cooperation aimed at supporting Canada's underwater defense capabilities.The agreement establishes a framework for the two companies to identify and develop areas of cooperation…

MPA and MSC to Advance Sustainable and Digital Development

TotalEnergies Remains Silent as Russia Approves Sale of Arctic LNG 2 Stake

MRS '26: Managing Maritime Risk in a Dynamic Geopolitical Environment

Paris MoU Tackles Fraudulent Certificates

Equipment

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Complete First Methanol Retrofit

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation have completed the first conversion under their joint methanol retrofit program.With delivery of the Seaspan Yangtze, the first of five 10,100 TEU charter vessels has been upgraded from a conventional MAN S90 engine to a dual-fuel engine capable of operating on methanol.The conversion…

GIT Coatings Launches XGIT-VORTEX Propeller Coating

BWEK Expands Use of GIT Coatings After 6% Out-of-Dock Fuel Savings

RINA Certifies Baker Hughes NovaLT 16 Gas Turbine

Reintjes Posts Record Year, Eyes Hybrid and Electric Market Growth

Training

Fatigue is Maritime’s Inconvenient Truth

Adam Parnell, Director (Maritime) of voluntary near-miss reporting scheme CHIRP Maritime, says fatigue is the maritime industry’s inconvenient truth.In recent months, CHIRP has received a number of reports in which fatigue was a factor, so Parnell has prepared a special report. “This may be one of the most important documents we have ever published…

Massachusetts Maritime Academy Team Wins Electric Propulsion Competition

Multraship Launches Simulator, Training Center With Wärtsilä Technology

Lloyd’s Register Announces Nigerian Future Navigators Schools Program Pilot

US Coast Guard Awards Contract for Construction of Training Facilities in Yorktown

Law & Regulations

Triton Partners to Acquire Flender

Global investment firm Carlyle announced that it has agreed to sell Flender, a global market leader in mechanical drive technology, to Triton Fund 6 advised by Triton Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in Q4 2026.Headquartered in Bocholt…

Maritime News

Methanol Fuel Retrofit Developed for Inland and Coastal Marine

Northern Lights Expands LCO2 Fleet with Vessel Charter for MISC, K Line

US Fires Hellfire Missile at Tanker

Firmus, SUBCO to Build Bernacchi-1 Subsea Fiber Option Connection

Fifth Qatari-Controlled LNG Tanker Exits Hormuz Strait

World Oceans Day: IMO Urges Nations to Put Policies into Practice

UK Government to Boost Seafarers’ Rights

Yemeni Houthis Threaten Israeli Red Sea Shipping

ABS Shares Technical Approach to Support IMO Pathway to Decarbonization

SSI Integrates Third-Party Ship Models Into Its Software

VPS: Fuel Quality Management for Vessels in Extended Idle

Acta Marine Receives CSOV Newbuild Ahead of Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Job

UK Hydrographic Office Launches Digital Format for ADMIRALTY Sailing Directions

deugro Expands Offshore Wind Leadership Team

CM Energy Unveils Meridian Class Offshore Wind Support Vessel

Van Oord's New Rock Installation Vessels to Feature TMC Systems

Shipbuilding

SEA-LNG: LNG Bunkering is Surging