As part of its massive newbuilding plans QatarEnergy has ordered 18 LNG carriers for some $6 billion to be built at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard.

A Houthi missile struck the bulk carrier Cyclades, while another MSC containership linked to Zodiac Maritime has been fired upon.

A sluggish last two years has been left behind according to consultancy MSI in its monthly liner shipping report for April, but the devil is in the detail as figures for early 2024 skewed by sluggish year-on-year comparisons.

MidOcean Energy, a LNG company formed and managed by investment company EIG, has completed the acquisition of Korea-based SK earthon’s interest in Peru LNG (PLNG).

Lately, it seems that ocean shipping only gets into the news when its cargo is drama such as allisions with bridges, or vessel seizures, for example.

Houthi rebels in Yemen have stepped up attacks on shipping again in recent days including a strike on an Aframax tanker Andromeda Star.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says it considers the crew of the Portuguese-flagged vessel MSC Aries held since 13 April a “humanitarian issue”.

OOCL is expanding its Asia - Latin America network with a new service linking China, Japan, and Korea with Mexican ports.

Anglo American has rejected a takeover bid from BHP, averting for now what would be the biggest shake-up in the mining sector in a decade, but analysts see a merger having limited impact on dry bulk shipping.

Nantong CIMC SinoPacific Offshore & Engineering, a subsidiary of CIMC Enric, has signed a contract with Avenir LNG for two 20,000 cu metre LNG carrier and bunkering vessels.