Boluda Towage starts harbour towage at the Port of Esperance following the acquisition of Mackenzie Marine & Towage, expanding operations to Australia’s West Coast.
Russia has asked the US to halt pursuit of a previously sanctioned Venezuelan tanker after it reflagged and transferred ownership to Russia while entering the Atlantic.
Korean shipbuilders are expanding AI-driven automation as welding robots and automated production lift productivity and shift workers toward monitoring and process control roles.
Daesun Shipbuilding completed the sale of its Yeongdo yard in Busan to Hanla IMS on 26 December 2025 for KRW 107.2 billion, consolidating operations at Dadaepo.
Saipem has won a $425 million EPCI contract for three subsea pipelines on Turkey’s Sakarya Phase 3 project, linking the Goktepe gas discovery to Black Sea facilities alongside its earlier $1.5 billion scope.
A Panama-flagged bulk carrier and a harbour tug both ended up aground off Hualien on 1 January 2026 after an engine failure and a fouled tow line in rough monsoon seas, underlining towage risks in heavy weather.
