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Iranian Oil Tankers Resume Shipments After US-Iran Deal

Jun 17, 2026

At least three tankers carrying Iranian oil have sailed through the U.S. naval blockade this week, with a fourth, an empty vessel, heading towards the Gulf of Oman, after the U.S. and Iran agreed a framework deal to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz…

Europe Needs 65-Ship CO2 Fleet by 2050 to Support CCS Growth, Xodus Finds

Jun 16, 2026

Europe will require a dedicated fleet of around 65 CO2 carriers and a network of 33 ports by 2050 to support the large-scale deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), according to a new study led by energy consultancy Xodus…

Gulf Marine Services Restarts Ops of Evacuated Gulf Vessels

Jun 16, 2026

Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has retuned to service all four of its self-propelled, self-elevating support vessels that were temporarily evacuated from one Gulf country due to the prevailing geopolitical situation.The UAE-headquartered offshore…

Bourbon Secures Subsea Services Contract on Ghana's Jubilee Field

Jun 16, 2026

Offshore services provider Bourbon has secured a multi-month subsea services contract for operations on the Jubilee field offshore Ghana, deploying the multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Bourbon Evolution 802 for a campaign covering inspection…

AD Ports Group, Dajin Heavy Explore Offshore Wind Partnership Opportunities

Jun 16, 2026

AD Ports Group and offshore wind equipment manufacturer Dajin Heavy Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore cooperation in offshore wind supply chain development, maritime logistics, port infrastructure and strategic vessel investments…

Japan’s Shipping Industry Awaits Clarifications on Hormuz Reopening

Jun 15, 2026

Japanese shippers welcomed on Monday the U.S.-Iran peace agreement which will reopen the Strait of Hormuz but are awaiting more details of the deal and clearance of mines before allowing their ships to pass the chokepoint.According to the association…

JERA Takes Delivery of First LNG Cargo from Australia's Barossa Gas Project

Jun 12, 2026

JERA has received its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from the Barossa gas project in Australia, marking the start of LNG deliveries from the offshore development to Japan's largest power generation company.The cargo arrived aboard the…

Three More LNG Tankers Transit via Strait of Hormuz

Jun 11, 2026

Three more liquefied natural gas tankers have exited the Strait of Hormuz with their transponders off and are bound for destinations in Asia, although the exact timing of their transit is unclear, ship-tracking data from LSEG and Kpler showed…

COC Boosts Offshore Capabilities with Newbuild AHTS Vessel

Jun 10, 2026

Caspian Offshore Construction (COC) has acquired an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel from Sinopacific Engineering & Contracting (SPEC), marking the first vessel in the SPA90 series to join the Kazakh offshore marine service provider's fleet…

COSCO Installs 2GW Converter Platform for China’s Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 10, 2026

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has completed the transport and float-over installation of an offshore converter platform for the Qingzhou V & VII offshore wind project, a key milestone in what the company described as the world's first…

Al-Designed CTV Saves 100,000 Liters of Fuel, 258 Tons of CO2 a Year

Jun 09, 2026

Compute Maritime, the deep tech company behind NeuralShipper, the world's first Al platform for ship design, has revealed the results of its UK Government-funded project, GenDSOM, to bring generative Al and additive manufacturing into ship design…

Saipem’s Heavy-Lift Vessel Getting Ready for Neptun Deep Job in Black Sea

Jun 09, 2026

Saipem's multi-purpose heavy-lift vessel JSD6000 has started preparatory work in the Port of Genoa ahead of its deployment on the Neptun Deep gas development project in the Black Sea.The vessel is currently moored at the San Giorgio del Porto shipyard…

TGS Gets Offshore Wind Site Characterization Job in Europe

Jun 09, 2026

Energy data and intelligence TGS has secured an offshore wind site characterization contract in Europe.The Ramform Vanguard is scheduled to commence data acquisition in early August, and the contract has a duration of approximately three weeks…

Acta Marine Receives CSOV Newbuild Ahead of Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Job

Jun 08, 2026

Acta Marine has taken delivery of the Acta Gemini, a new walk-to-work DP2 construction service operation vessel (CSOV) that is set to begin a long-term charter supporting operations at the Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK.The vessel, built by Tersan Shipyard in Turkey…

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