The risk of the Red Sea shipping crisis erupting again has risen, with Iran reportedly asking Yemen’s Houthi movement to prepare to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the United States attacks Iranian ...

The US military has fired missiles into a commercial tanker attempting to reach Iran. US Central Command said a military aircraft struck the smokestack of the unladen, Curaçao-flagged Belma after the ...

Ukraine has hit 116 Russian vessels in nine days in the Sea of Azov, a campaign so intense it will go down as one of the most concentrated series of attacks on merchant shipping ever recorded — ...

New Zealand is facing the loss of its last domestic-flagged container shipping service, with Swire Shipping consulting on a proposal to cease Pacifica Shipping’s coastal container operation. The move ...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has named the full team of regional coordinators who will lead its seven regional presence offices, as the UN agency looks to bring more technical support ...

New Zealand’s offshore wind sector has cleared an important hurdle after parliament passed the Offshore Renewable Energy Bill, giving developers a clearer route into a market that has been waiting for ...

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has won a contract from TotalEnergies for the subsea construction, mooring, disconnection of an existing FSO, and connection of a replacement unit. The contract is ...

Neil Hall-led Eldorado Drilling has completed the acquisition of offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling for approximately $257m. As a result of the acquisition, Vantage will survive as an ...

Landlocked Kyrgyzstan’s nearest sea access is some 2,600 km away. The Central Asian nation is better known for mountains, nomadic culture, Lake Issyk-Kul and its position along the old Silk Road than ...

Singapore-based Nortrans Offshore has secured a two-year charter with SBM Offshore for its semi-submersible flotel Nor Spirit in Angola. The 2015-built DP3 maintenance and safety unit will support ...

Iran and the United States have established a direct communication channel to avoid incidents and miscommunication in the Strait of Hormuz, Qatar and Pakistan announced on Monday following the first ...