Chinese workboat and specialist vessel builder Jianglong Shipbuilding Technology has signed contracts worth $40 million to build two 78-meter multi-purpose offshore supply vessels for an undisclosed customer, with deliveries scheduled for 2028.The first vessel is due to be delivered on or before June 19, 2028, followed by the second on or before August 18, 2028. Payments will be made in installments as construction progresses.The contract value, which excludes owner-supplied items, is equivalent to about $40 million (269.5 million yuan) and represents 38.
SAAM Towage christened SAAM Petrel in Arica, the first tugboat in SAAM Towage’s Chilean fleet to achieve IMO Tier III certification.The tug is named after the petrel, a seabird native to the local coastline. Designed by Robert Allan and built by the Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey, the vessel is part of SAAM Towage’s regional fleet renewal program.
Oil prices declined on Tuesday as investors focused on signs of recovering crude exports from the Middle East and lingering concerns over potential supply disruptions in the region stemming from the US-Israeli war on Iran.Brent crude futures were down $1.96, or 1.86%, to $103.32 a barrel at 1306 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $90.65, down $1.95, or 2.11%.Brent and WTI are headed for monthly gains of around 14% and 5.6%, respectively.
German charity group Sea-Watch said on Tuesday it had rescued 28 migrants and recovered two bodies, including that of a child, following a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia.The group's ship Aurora found five survivors and the dead bodies in a deflated rubber dinghy in the early hours of Tuesday, the charity said.It rescued another 23 survivors, including a toddler, from an offshore oil and gas platform where they had taken refuge after the shipwreck.
Security forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland state have rescued the MT Honour 25, a Palau-flagged petroleum products tanker seized by pirates in April, Puntland's state television channel reported on Tuesday.The broadcaster said pirates who had been holding the vessel had been detained and would be brought to court.Puntland officials did not respond to requests for comment.The MT Honour 25 was seized on April 21 around 30 nautical miles off Puntland's coast with 17 crew members on board, including 10 Pakistanis.
Windward is publishing intelligence reports on the crisis in the Gulf as the situation develops. The report from September 26 highlights the following:Windward satellite imagery on September 26 showed roughly 75 high-speed craft swarming off Khasab in the Strait of Hormuz, the largest swarm tracked by Windward since approximately 100 craft mid-strait in late June.A Chinese research vessel has been holding station in the Bashi Channel since September 22, about 38 nm northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, inside the Philippine EEZ, while its AIS reports it somewhere else entirely.
ALMACO Group has successfully completed a modernization project onboard Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas during the ship's scheduled drydock at Navantia Shipyard in Cádiz, Spain. The project was completed in May 2026.The project included the addition of new stateroom areas in the forward part of the ship, as well as the conversion of existing public spaces into accommodation. The work was executed within a demanding schedule and a complex operating environment, requiring detailed planning and close coordination with all project stakeholders.
GTT Marine and Normec Verifavia have integrated their digital platforms to automate the exchange and verification of vessel emissions data, aiming to simplify regulatory compliance for shipping operators.The integration connects GTT Marine's Vesper Insights with the Normec Verifavia Emissions Verification dashboard, allowing vessel performance, voyage and emissions data to be transferred directly between the platforms.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed an agreement with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) to operate the Arctic research vessel Mirai II, with operations scheduled to start in December 2026.The Mirai II will serve as an international research platform and will be the first Japanese research vessel equipped with icebreaking capability. Its first Arctic Ocean expedition is scheduled for around summer 2027.
Marlink and the Nordic Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre (NORMA Cyber) have launched a combined service linking fleet-wide cyber threat monitoring with incident response, with Höegh Autoliners among the first operators to deploy it across its entire fleet.The service combines NORMA Cyber's independent security monitoring and initial threat analysis with Marlink's maritime cybersecurity and incident response capabilities.
Opsealog has published a whitepaper identifying what it calls a ‘missing loop’ between data collection and operational decision-making in offshore fleets, drawing on 10 years of work across more than 1,000 offshore support vessels.The study, The Conversion Gap: What Offshore Fleets Lose Between Data and Decision, argues that offshore operators increasingly have access to sufficient data but often lack the processes needed to translate it into changes in vessel operations.
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in Norwegian offshore recruitment and crewing specialist OffshoreCrew, expanding its services for offshore and maritime customers.Kristiansand-based OffshoreCrew provides recruitment, staffing and crew management services for the oil and gas, offshore wind and subsea sectors, supported by a database of around 30,000 offshore professionals.The investment will expand BSM's offshore crewing capabilities beyond its existing technical and crew management services