Cyprus.
War Risks, Emerging Fuels and Personal Service: Alexandros Vourgos on Charting Aphentrica’s Next Chapter
In an era defined by global broker consolidation, volatile trading corridors and rapid regulatory transformation, the core value of specialist marine insurance broking is undergoing a profound test.…
Island Oil Group Highlights People, Governance and Sustainability Progress in 2025 ESG Report
Island Oil Group has released its 2025 ESG Report, presenting the Group’s latest progress across environmental, social and governance priorities and outlining the steps taken to further integrate…
CSN Summer Holidays: 12 to 21 August 2026
Dear CSN Readers, Please note that the CSN office will be dropping anchor for a short summer break between the 12th and 21st of August 2026. During this period, our daily news updates will be paused…
Exclusive CSN Interview: Kratinos Socratous on the Evolution of Capo Bay Hotel and the destination’s branding as ‘Protaras Riviera’
Welcome to a special feature on Cyprus Shipping News. While our daily focus remains on the maritime and shipping sectors, the broader economic resilience of our island is closely tied to the…
Greece.
Diana Shipping announces direct continuation of time charter contract for m/v Leto with Cargill
Diana Shipping , a global shipping company specialising in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels,announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has extended the…
Euroseas announces 2-Year Charter contract extension for its Feeder Containership, M/V Jonathan P
Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today a time charter contract extension for its…
Statement of the President of the Union of Greek Shipowners UGS, Melina Travlos, ahead of the next round of negotiations on maritime decarbonisation at the IMO London, 1-4/9/2026
“Climate change is a reality that we are experiencing with ever-increasing intensity. The growing frequency of extreme weather events makes the substantial reduction of greenhouse gas emissions an…
Diana Shipping announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Florida with NYK
Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered…
World.
Iran’s blockade trilemma: endure, escalate or negotiate
Key takeaways • The renewed US blockade is making the status quo progressively more expensive for Tehran. Pressure now extends from crude and petrochemical export revenues to production shut-ins,…
Iran’s bottleneck is Hormuz, not the buyer
The Iranian crude that reached Asia is being taken. The crude that has not reached it is standing at the strait and behind it, and there is nearly…
Lloyd’s Register wins Austal contract for Australian Army landing craft program
LR to provide classification services for the delivery of 18 landing craft medium to the Australian Army. Lloyd's Register (LR) has secured a…
Nautical Institute Singapore Conference 2026 Brought Seaworthiness and the Future of Seafarers to Centre Stage
The need to look at seaworthiness beyond the physical condition of a vessel, strengthen long-term career pathways for seafarers, and keep seafarer…
Allied Weekly Market Review Week 34
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Intermodal Report Week 34 2026
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BW LPG announced Sale of BW Birch
BW LPG Limited announce that its 52%-owned subsidiary, BW LPG India, has entered into an agreement…
Port of Houston activity supports nearly $1 Trillion in U.S. Economic Value, New Study Finds
Martin Associates report highlights the Houston Ship Channel region's growing role in the U.S.…
Remote-controlled rail handling at Container Terminal Altenwerder
The first remote-controlled rail gantry cranes have successfully gone into operation at Hamburger…
‘Quiet’ Hormuz crude flow, lack of products have split oil market: TotalEnergies CEO
Says oil passing Hormuz at $10/b premium Russia refinery attacks, ship size hit products Firm eyes…
Iran war: US launches economic campaign against Tehran – ENGINE
The US administration has launched ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ – a sweeping move extending…
Iran’s blockade trilemma: endure, escalate or negotiate
Key takeaways • The renewed US blockade is making the status quo progressively more expensive for Tehran. Pressure now extends from crude and petrochemical export revenues to production shut-ins,…
Iran’s bottleneck is Hormuz, not the buyer
The Iranian crude that reached Asia is being taken. The crude that has not reached it is standing…
Lloyd’s Register wins Austal contract for Australian Army landing craft program
LR to provide classification services for the delivery of 18 landing craft medium to the Australian…
Nautical Institute Singapore Conference 2026 Brought Seaworthiness and the Future of Seafarers to Centre Stage
The need to look at seaworthiness beyond the physical condition of a vessel, strengthen long-term…
Allied Weekly Market Review Week 34
Pls find below the Allied - Weekly Market Review - Week 34 ALLIED - Weekly Market Report- Week 34…
Intermodal Report Week 34 2026
Pls find below the Intermodal Report - Week 34 2026 Intermodal Report Week 34 2026
BW LPG announced Sale of BW Birch
BW LPG Limited announce that its 52%-owned subsidiary, BW LPG India, has entered into an agreement…
Port of Houston activity supports nearly $1 Trillion in U.S. Economic Value, New Study Finds
Martin Associates report highlights the Houston Ship Channel region's growing role in the U.S.…
Remote-controlled rail handling at Container Terminal Altenwerder
The first remote-controlled rail gantry cranes have successfully gone into operation at Hamburger…
‘Quiet’ Hormuz crude flow, lack of products have split oil market: TotalEnergies CEO
Says oil passing Hormuz at $10/b premium Russia refinery attacks, ship size hit products Firm eyes…
Iran war: US launches economic campaign against Tehran – ENGINE
The US administration has launched ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ – a sweeping move extending…
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Technical.
DBMatic and Weforsea Shipping turn long-standing collaboration into maritime technology company MariControl
DBMatic, part of De Boer Marine, and Weforsea Shipping have joined forces to launch MariControl, a new maritime data technology company built on years of cooperation between the two businesses. DBMatic brings experience in onboard hardware and data infrastructure, while Weforsea Shipping adds software and maritime digitalisation expertise. The idea grew out of the two companies increasingly…
Hexagon to acquire Guidance Marine, strengthening maritime positioning portfolio
Hexagon today announced an agreement to acquire Guidance Marine, a UK-based company focused on sensors that measure a vessel's position relative to…
Hoppe Marine and AVL announce strategic cooperation to deliver advanced maritime emissions monitoring solutions
Hoppe Marine is pleased to announce a strategic cooperation with AVL Analytical Technologies to introduce a new generation of Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems for the maritime industry. The…
MacGregor sees a significant increase in demand for electric cranes in 2026
MacGregor has experienced a highly positive trend in the demand for its electric cranes in the first half of 2026, reinforcing its position as an innovating provider of sustainable maritime…
Marine battery maker AYK Energy to launch ‘Cosmos’ world’s swoppable containerised marine battery
The marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy is set to unveil the world’s first swoppable containerised marine battery system at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg next month (Hall B stand 342). The…
Steelpaint coating the winner in Maersk corrosion protection trial
A three-year coating trial aboard the 15,300TEU containership Maersk Hamburg has found significantly less corrosion and coating damage on a lashing bridge coated with Steelpaint’s moisture cure…
DBMatic and Weforsea Shipping turn long-standing collaboration into maritime technology company MariControl
DBMatic, part of De Boer Marine, and Weforsea Shipping have joined forces to launch MariControl, a new maritime data technology company built on years of cooperation between the two businesses.…
Hexagon to acquire Guidance Marine, strengthening maritime positioning portfolio
Hexagon today announced an agreement to acquire Guidance Marine, a UK-based company focused on sensors that measure a vessel's position relative to nearby structures, such as offshore platforms, wind…
Kongsberg Maritime secures contract for advanced systems on new Solstad/SBM Offshore vessel
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to deliver a fully integrated suite of technology and…
Hoppe Marine and AVL announce strategic cooperation to deliver advanced maritime emissions monitoring solutions
Hoppe Marine is pleased to announce a strategic cooperation with AVL Analytical Technologies to…
MacGregor sees a significant increase in demand for electric cranes in 2026
MacGregor has experienced a highly positive trend in the demand for its electric cranes in the…
Marine battery maker AYK Energy to launch ‘Cosmos’ world’s swoppable containerised marine battery
The marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy is set to unveil the world’s first swoppable…
Digitalisation.
MOL selected to exhibit at COP31 Japan Pavilion showcasing next-generation efficiency-enhancing Technologies powered by wind, data and AI
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, has been selected as an exhibitor for the Japan Pavilion, organized by Japan's Ministry of the Environment, at the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to be held in Antalya, Türkiye, in November. This year, MOL will showcase the Wind Challenger, a next-generation hard-sail wind-assisted propulsion…
TrustPoint and Hexagon | NovAtel achieve industry first in GNSS-Independent Navigation
Resilient C-band signals demonstrated through GNSS interference on NovAtel's established receiver platform, accelerating the path to commercial…
Joint digitalisation project for Latvian Ports completed – Unified Digital Platform created for more efficient Port Operations
A joint digitization project involving Latvia’s largest ports has been completed, resulting in a unified digital platform for the ports of Riga, Ventspils, and Liepāja. Designed to streamline…
ClassNK launches “Survey Compass,” an AI assistant supporting survey-related operations
Streamlining survey preparation and response for shipowners and ship management companies ClassNK has launched “Survey Compass,” an AI assistant that supports shipowners and ship management companies…
EUMETSAT awards Spire Global €4 Million One-Year contract renewal and expansion for Satellite Weather Data
Contract builds on Spire's previous €3 million award and increases delivery of radio occultation observations to support weather forecasting across Europe Spire Global, Inc., a global provider of…
Better fishing prospects with modern technology
A small, unmanned vessel operating ahead of a fishing trawler, scanning the upper water layers, can guide the vessel to areas with the highest concentrations of the tiny zooplankton species Calanus.……
Energy.
Oil and gas companies remain key adopters of CCUS despite project delivery challenges, says GlobalData
Carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) has become an important decarbonization pathway for oil and gas, power, cement, steel and other hard-to-abate industries. As of June 2026, more than 70% of operational and upcoming carbon capture facilities, by facility count, were associated with energy assets, with oil and gas companies remaining key participants, even though many have scaled back…
Europe’s policies to shape offshore wind as next frontier in renewable power, says GlobalData
Europe is moving into an offshore wind “supremacy phase” as governments shift from ambition to execution, locking in multi‑gigawatt pipelines with…
Solstad Offshore ASA announces contract award for CSV Normand Valiant
Solstad Offshore is pleased to announce a 2-year contract award with Petrobras for the Normand Valiant, a vessel owned by Solstad Maritime ASA. The contract is expected to commence in fourth…
Mammoet Offshore jack-up rig leg extension works completed ahead of schedule
First deployment of a CC8800-1 Boom Booster configuration in the UAE helps to extend working life of an offshore asset, maximizing its value. Mammoet has successfully completed a series of heavy…
Equinor supply more gas for 30-year-old Troll A
The Troll A platform in the North Sea is being supplied with additional gas. On 22 August production started from the Troll Phase 3 stage 2 subsea project. This helps maintain jobs, value creation…
Could Russia’s growing fuel crisis help end the Ukraine war?
Empty pumps, long waits: Attacks on oil refineries have left Russia increasingly short of fuel. Dissident Russian economists say growing anger about shortages among ordinary Russians could help end…
Yachts & Cruises.
TGS awarded extension to largest Seismic Acquisition Project Offshore Indonesia
TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, is pleased to announce a one-month extension to the largest seismic streamer acquisition contract offshore Indonesia. The extension is…
Holland America Evolution expands Live Music offerings with New Poolside Bandstands on Oosterdam and Zuiderdam
Dedicated music venues will bring live performances, special events and favorite Holland America traditions to the heart of the ship Key Highlights: New bandstands at the Lido Pool on Oosterdam…
Viking honours top travel advisor partners as Godparents of Seven New River Ships
Celebrating Viking’s Longstanding Relationships with Valued Travel Advisors, Godparents Will Officially Welcome Ships to Award-Winning Fleet This Fall Viking® announced that seven distinguished…
Strategic Marine delivers first of three new catamaran ferries for Bintan Resort Ferries
Strategic Marine delivers first ferry in BRF's three-vessel newbuild programme 43-metre catamaran accommodates up to 293 passengers Strengthening Singapore-Bintan connectivity and tourism growth…
Events.
Aker Solutions to accelerate carbon capture and removal projects with Microsoft
Aker Solutions has signed an agreement with Microsoft to advance the maturity, bankability and delivery of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects across the globe. Under the agreement, Aker Solutions will engage with developers, emitters, transport and storage providers, industry stakeholders and governments to support project development, reduce execution…
SMM 2026: 35-tonne propeller arrives in Hamburg – SMM’s landmark is back
35-tonne propeller in front of the Hamburg exhibition halls heralds the start of SMM 2026 – and demonstrates how modern ship technology can boost…
SMM 2026: It’s all about technology – and meeting the maritime world
Hamburg becomes the “place to be” for the international maritime community The countdown is on: In one week, SMM 2026 will open its doors. What the industry has developed over the past two years is…
Wind propulsion charts its biggest course yet through SMM 2026
Wind propulsion will have its largest-ever presence at the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Marine Technology trade fair in September, underlining the rapid commercial expansion of one of shipping's…
ICOMIA takes its World Marinas Conference to Mainland China for the first time
Shanghai hosting reflects the Chinese government's push to grow leisure yacht and marina infrastructure as a national economic priority. The 2027 ICOMIA World Marinas Conference (IWMC2027) will be…
Register Now for the 2nd Northern European Crewing Conference in Hamburg – 22 September 2026
“Crewing 5.0: Bridging the Gap Between Digital Efficiency and Human Reliability” REGISTER HERE Date: 22 September 2026 Time: 09:00-15:00 Venue: Hotel Hafen Hamburg - Elbkuppel The 2nd CSN Northern…
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