MISC has named the 174,000-cubic-metre LNG carrier Th’ailib, the first of three vessels secured under firm 15-year time charters with QatarEnergy from 2026.
Japan has imposed sanctions on 35 Russia-linked shadow fleet vessels, extending restrictions to maritime services and vessel-related transactions.
DNV recorded 69 alternative-fuel ship orders in September 2026, the highest monthly total since October 2024. LNG led with 48 orders, while third-quarter contracting reached 168 vessels.
COSCO Shipping Energy has approved a $253 million cash injection into Shanghai LNG to strengthen its capital structure, following earlier investments in six LNG carrier newbuildings.
A fourth person has been charged over a July incident involving three Filipino seafarers near Avonmouth Docks, which police have recorded as a suspected hate crime.
China’s Mengxiang completed its first South China Sea scientific drilling campaign, reaching 4,929.17 m and recovering a 4.27 m basalt core from a deep ocean basin.
Capesize bulk carrier Cape Falcon has been refloated off Gladstone after being aground since 18 September. The vessel remains detained pending safety checks and further investigation.
Van Oord has named its two new 35,000-tonne flexible fallpipe vessels Vindnes and Vestnes, now under construction in China for delivery in 2028 and 2029.
Seatrium has delivered LNGT Turkiye, completing the seventh LNG carrier-to-FSRU conversion for Karpowership under an eight-year programme at its Admiralty yard in Singapore.
