Lloyd’s Register has acquired RTAMO Ltd and intends rolling out the Scottish company’s signature Real Time Adaptive Maintenance Optimisation (RTAMO) software to commercial shipping.

Malaysia’s MISC Berhad has revealed an ongoing legal battle with oil major Shell over a sum of $245m, as it announced third quarter results.

Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) has begun the process of bringing the management of its LNG carriers in-house.

Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has won an order to build its first two dual-fuel diesel LNG harbour tugs, and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with oil major Shell to explore opportunities in using LNG as fuel.

Oil major Shell has linked with the Project Forward study into the potential of LNG as a clean marine fuel to power globally-trading vessels such as bulkers, tankers and containerships.

Shell Marine will preview its revitalised Shell LubeMonitor service, a cylinder monitoring service at SMM, held in Hamburg, Germany from September 6-10.

China’s Unipec remained the top spot charterer of dirty tankers and VLCCs in the first half of 2016.

Keppel Offshore & Marine has formed a joint venture with Shell to start LNG bunkering business, and clinched marine projects worth SGD120m ($89m).

Oman Shipping Company (OSC) made net profits of $180m in 2015, and will use them to develop and expand the business, after the oil glut increased the quantity of product requiring transportation.

Embattled South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been hit by a $4.62bn cancellation from Shell for three FLNG newbuildings.