Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will send Gemini ME11 back via the Red Sea and Suez from mid-February with naval protection, while reviewing AE12 and AE15 options under strict safety criteria.
A UK court convicted the Solong captain on 2 February over a fatal allision with the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate on 10 March 2025. Sentencing is reported for 5 February.
Seadrill has secured a one-year extension for drillship West Saturn after Equinor Brasil Energia exercised a priced option. The deal adds $114 million to backlog and runs through October 2027.
MOL and ONGC formed two joint ventures in Gujarat IFSC and signed 15-year charters for two 100,000 m3 VLEC newbuildings, scheduled for delivery from late 2028 or later for U.S.–India ethane transport.
German maritime authorities contained an engine-room fire on the car carrier Thames Highway shortly after it left Emden, disabling the vessel and triggering a major multi-agency towing and firefighting operation.
A new Norwegian timber carrier for Viken AT Market will be the first newbuild equipped with the Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia engine from 2027, cutting emissions on Norwegian coastal timber routes to Europe.
Liberia-registered tanker Horten and U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders rescue Belgian rower Benoit Bourguet after rogue waves overturn his boat City of Liverpool in 13–15 ft seas over 1,100 miles from Puerto Rico.
Russia has warned the UK against joining European efforts to stop and inspect “shadow fleet” tankers carrying Russian crude, as London weighs joint enforcement with EU partners in nearby waters.
Van Oord has finished coastal maintenance work at Banjaard beach using its hopper dredger Vox Apolonia running entirely on bio-LNG, in what the company says is the first Dutch dredging job fully powered by bio-LNG.
