Greek shipowner TMS Cardiff Gas has inked a long-term contract with Singapore shipyard group Seatrium for LNG carrier repairs and upgrades.

Industry concerns have been raised that pirates in West Africa, who have seen shipping trade shifting from the Al-Mandeb strait to around the Cape, could also refocus their operations into the Gulf of Guinea.

Greece is seeking a leading role including taking command of the forthcoming EU naval mission in the Red Sea aimed at safeguarding ships from attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia.

Okapi Supply Trading Advisory has acquired Oslo-headquartered Yara Marine Technologies (YMT) as it expands its maritime solutions portfolio.

Euronav’s fourth quarter results for 2024 show the first of two cash injections from its $2.35bn fleet sale to Frontline.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sare'e has claimed that merchant vessel KOI was successfully attacked with naval missiles.

Container carriers have shifted to a much greater proportion of owned tonnage in the newbuild ordering spree in the past few years but whether that will reduce costs versus chartered-in tonnage remains open to question.

Maersk has officially launched commercial operation of multi-country consolidation centre (MCC) in Shanghai Lingang free trade zone.

US-based investment firm Nebula Energy has bought a majority stake in Singapore-based Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company (AG&P) LNG and looks at forming new firm to transport LNG.