Offshore
ADES lands $46m jackup deal with Pertamina off Indonesia
Saudi drilling contractor secures 406-day contract for the Shelf Drilling Perseverance rig.
Containers
Containership orderbook nears 16m teu as carriers bet on LNG
Global newbuilding pipeline hits 15.12m teu, with Maersk and Hengli leading a wave of LNG-powered megamax orders.
Ports
35,700 containers stranded as US rail gridlock chokes LA–Long Beach
Nearly 10,600 boxes have waited nine days or longer for on-dock trains.
Business
UK Firms Eye £2bn Indonesia Maritime Deal as Babcock Opens Supply Chain
Babcock’s Supplier Day in London reveals opportunities for UK businesses in Indonesia’s £2bn Maritime Partnership.
Shipyards
Navy’s Top Brass Tours Austal’s 3D Printing Hub for Fleet Readiness
Admirals James Kilby and Daryl Caudle inspect the Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Virginia to.
Shipping
Venergy orders two VLCCs at Hengli, eyes two more in $300m bet on crude
Greek owner Vyron Vasileiadis expands fleet with 306,000 dwt crude carriers due in early 2029
Containers
Döhle eyes four 3,700 TEU boxships at Chengxi in unconfirmed deal
German tonnage provider linked to quartet of conventionally powered vessels at CSSC yard, sources say
Ports
US Port Grants Hit Five-Year Low as AAPA Warns of $10.9bn Shortfall
MARAD awards $498m in final PIDP funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the lowest level in five years.
Fishing
UK Fishing Fleet on the Brink: Could Defence Be Its Lifeline?
British trawlers, outpriced by EU competitors, may find new purpose in coastal surveillance and defence roles by 2038.
Conflicts
Sinokor faces Iran’s fleet-wide crackdown from Sunday: 46 ships blacklisted
Tehran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority accuses South Korea’s dominant VLCC owner of the highest transit violations in.
