UAE, Kuwait Increase Naphtha Exports to Asia
The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have boosted naphtha exports to Asia in recent months via ship-to-ship (STS) transfers outside the Strait of Hormuz, helping Asian petrochemical producers to increase output, traders and analysts said.Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC), which accounted for nearly half of Gulf exports before the Iran war, shipped almost 1.6 million metric tons…
Master Boat Builders Launches Titan Tugboat
Master Boat Builders, Inc. announced the successful launch of Titan (H502). Built by Master Boat for Suderman & Young Towing Company, Titan is the third RApport 3000-class escort tug in a four-tug series.The RApport 3000-class escort tug series is designed to support demanding harbor, ship-assist and escort operations. With an overall length of 98 feet, a moulded beam of 43 feet, and a bollard pull capacity of more than 90 metric tons…
M2INTELLIGENCE GVMS Solution Rolled Out Across Newport Fleet
M2INTELLIGENCE announced the successful completion of the fleet-wide rollout of its GVMS solution across Newport's vessels, providing shore-based teams with direct access to live and recorded visual information from onboard operations.With GVMS deployed consistently across the fleet, Newport can remotely follow critical vessel areas and activities, review operational events and incidents, and support troubleshooting…
Dajin Picks Ulstein Design for Offshore Installation Vessel
Dajin Heavy Industry has selected Ulstein's ULSTEIN HX122 design for an offshore installation vessel capable of installing future 4XL monopiles, expanding the offshore wind foundation supplier's activities into offshore installation.The vessel, designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions in the Netherlands, is intended to install monopiles, jacket foundations and offshore substations. It will also be capable…
Mermaid Maritime Forms Nigerian Subsea Joint Venture
Mermaid Maritime has established a joint venture with Nigerian oilfield services company Marine Platforms Limited to pursue subsea work for TotalEnergies Nigeria and other oil and gas operators in the country.The new company, Mermaid Subsea Services Limited, will be 49% owned by Mermaid Subsea Oil and Gas Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mermaid Maritime, while Marine Platforms will hold 51%.The…
Qatar-Linked LNG Tankers Resume Hormuz Transits
More QatarEnergy-linked liquefied natural gas vessels, laden and in ballast, have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the last week despite the US-Iran conflict.In August, Kpler data showed no visible transits by Qatar-linked LNG vessels or vessels carrying cargoes from the Ras Laffan gas terminal, amid fears of attack by Iran, which has tried to throttle traffic through the Strait.Some may have got through undetected if they kept their transponders off…
Indonesia Ferry Disaster Death Toll Rises to 71
The death toll from an Indonesian ship that capsized more than two weeks ago rose to 71on Monday, as divers braved leaking fuel and dangerously unsound structures to try to find passengers still listed as missing.The Virgo Transport 8 ferry was carrying 243 people when it capsized in bad weather in the Java Sea on September 13 during a voyage from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.
Got Propane? Adoption in Port & Maritime Accelerates
Ports are looking for affordable, reliable ways to decarbonize while still getting the performance they need. Propane can be part of that entire energy mix — from moving freight to material handling to producing dependable power. Jim Bunsey of the Propane Education Research Council (PERC) visits with Maritime Matters: The MarineLink Podcast, to share insights on how ports, terminals and even the workboat…
Oil Prices Lower Alongside Possibility of US-Iran Truce
Oil prices fell about 1% on Friday as markets weighed the possibility of a truce between the US and Iran against concerns that increasing attacks against Saudi Arabia by Houthi fighters could disrupt supply from the Middle Eastern producer.Brent futures were down $1.14, or 1.1%, at $105.46 a barrel by 10:03 a.m. EDT (1403 GMT), while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell $1.05, also 1.1%, to $93.56.That…
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Defense Facilities, Vessels
The Russian defence ministry said on Friday its forces had carried out overnight drone strikes on Ukrainian defence industry facilities, logistics centres and vessels used by Ukraine's armed forces.The ministry said the strikes hit a drone assembly and storage site in the Kyiv region, logistics hubs in the Odesa region and port infrastructure in Reni on the Danube River.It also said Russian forces struck a cargo ship carrying military and dual-use goods to the port of Odesa.The ministry said lat
SAAM Towage Adds Five New Tugs in 2026, More to Come
SAAM Towage continues to move forward with its fleet renewal plan, having added five new tugboats so far in 2026.The new vessels were designed to meet the growing demands of the maritime and port industry, helping optimize efficiency, strengthen safety standards and reduce the environmental impact of operations.This year, the tugs Guanay (Peru), Carancho (Chile), Kanan (Mexico), Hunabku (Guatemala) and Caribe (Colombia) have been added to the fleet.
Marea Scale Models Launches in the UK
Marea Scale Models has launched in the UK, bringing its AI-assisted design process, Ai Refloat, to the European maritime market. The process has been developed to produce highly detailed, accurate, immediately recognizable maritime scale models more efficiently while preserving the hand-finished detail clients expect.Using Ai Refloat, Marea delivered few commercial ship models to an international maritime client within two months.
Aderco's 2055G+: Emissions Performance with Shared, Verifiable Data
Shipping companies can now harvest data on enhanced fuel performance as verified CO₂ reductions that they convert into Gold Standard carbon credits using Aderco’s ‘measure-as-you-go’ program, 2055G+, writes Gérald Baiwir, Head of Environment, Aderco.Looking beyond compliance with environmental regulations, shipping companies are discovering that savings from onboard energy-efficiency measures can be converted into valuable…
ARC Freedom Enters ARC's U.S.-Flagged Fleet
American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier Group Inc. (ARC Group) has added ARC Freedom to its U.S.-flagged fleet.ARC Freedom (IMO 9505041) is a Large Car and Truck Carrier (LCTC) designed to transport automobiles, trucks, heavy equipment and other rolling and project cargo. The vessel will operate as part of the Maritime Security Program (MSP), providing commercially active U.S.-flag capacity that can be made…
Washburn & Doughty Delivers Tug to McAllister
McAllister Towing received the tug Mary McAllister from Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. in Maine. Mary McAllister is the sixth in a seven-tug series of American Bureau of Shipping-classed and certified 84-metric-ton bollard pull, low-emission tractor tugs. Mary McAllister is powered by CAT Tier IV engines producing 6,770 horsepower. She is classed with the following certifications and endorsements from ABS: +A-1 Towing, +AMS, Fire Fighting (FiFi 1), Escort, Low Emissions Vessel.
NYK Contributes to Industry Insight on Ammonia-Fueled Vessels at IMO
NYK shared the NYK Group's initiatives toward the practical deployment of ammonia-fueled vessels during the 12th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 12), held at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London from September 14-18.During the session, NYK shared insights from operating Sakigake, the world's first commercially operated ammonia-fueled tugboat…
New LNG Vessel for Diamond Global Energy Named
On September 18, NYK held a naming ceremony for a newly built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier at HD Hyundai Samho Co., Ltd. in the Republic of Korea. The ceremony was attended by distinguished guests and stakeholders, including Tetsuro Wada, CEO of Diamond Global Energy Pte. Ltd. (DGE), and Ryutaro Okuzawa, Executive Officer of NYK. During the ceremony, Mr. Wada named the vessel DIAMOND GAS NEXUS.The vessel is chartered to DGE…
PaxOcean to Build Ulstein-Designed SOV for NYK Line
NYK Line has ordered a new service operation vessel (SOV) from PaxOcean Group for offshore wind projects in Taiwan and the wider Asia-Pacific region, with delivery planned around 2029.PaxOcean will build the vessel at its Graha yard in Batam, Indonesia, while Ulstein Design & Solutions will provide the design and engineering package based on its SX222 platform.The 89.6-metre-long, 19.2-metre-wide vessel will accommodate up to 120 people and support offshore wind construction…
LD Armateurs Adds Multi-Purpose Vessel to its Fleet
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LD Armateurs) has taken delivery of the DP2 multipurpose support vessel TVO Mariner for its LD TravOcean subsidiary, expanding its capacity for subsea cable installation, repair and protection work.The vessel, delivered to the group in mid-September, will support telecommunications cable installation and repairs, trenching and deepwater ROV operations, as well as offshore wind…
TKMS, EDGE Team Up on Subsea Surveillance Systems
TKMS and EDGE Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore jointly developing underwater surveillance and protection capabilities combining multiple platforms and sensor systems.The companies plan to evaluate an integrated multi-system approach to underwater security, combining TKMS's platform capabilities with EDGE's systems expertise to provide surveillance, protection and a comprehensive…
