SAAM Towage has taken delivery of the new tug SAAM Guanay from Sanmar Shipyards, adding an IMO Tier III compliant vessel designed for efficient and sustainable port operations.
NYK Line has signed long-term charter agreements with Cheniere for new LNG carriers to be built in South Korea, with deliveries scheduled to start from 2028.
A London court jailed captain Vladimir Motin for six years after the March 2025 North Sea collision between Solong and Stena Immaculate that killed seafarer Mark Angelo Pernia.
CK Hutchison says Panama Ports Company began arbitration under ICC rules after Panama’s Supreme Court ruled the Balboa and Cristóbal port concession “unconstitutional.”
Maersk’s ocean unit posted an EBIT loss of $153 million in Q4 2025 and plans 1,000 layoffs in 2026 as carriers face weaker freight rates and rising capacity.
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.
