Angad Banga, the Chief Operating Officer for Caravel Group, has been appointed as the new Chairman of Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA).
Israeli-linked vessels have found themselves in the crosshairs of Houthi rebels and increased security threats while sailing in the Red and Arabian Seas.
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has ordered a MAN B&W 7G80ME-LGIM engine for a VLCC that is to be built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co for delivery in April 2026.
Fortitude Shipping, a subsidiary Petredec, has placed an order of up to four ethane/ethylene-capable handysize vessels at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering.
UK-based Purus Marine has placed an order for two very large ethane carriers (VLECs) at a price of $170 million each from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.
Stolt Tankers has inked an agreement with China’s Wuhu Shipyard to build six 38,000dwt stainless steel parcel tankers.