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Germany's Toepfer Transport partners with Finnish design firm on new multi-purpose cargo carrier

Hornbeck Offshore, Helix Energy Solutions complete merger

COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation reports 141 per cent rise in H1 profit

Norway acts as debt collector for Ukraine, impounding Russian ship

Oil ticks up as US-Iran military action rattles supply lines

China's rush for Russian crude sparks record price premiums

Norwegian Coastal Administration recommends covering Nazi submarine wreck

Iran widens Hormuz shipping blacklist to 56 vessels

China bids for regional power shift amid Middle East maritime crisis

Baltic dry bulk index jumps to highest level since late 2023

Atlantic Sapphire narrows H1 loss as investor group pursues takeover

Vessel Reviews

VESSEL REVIEW | Zhejiang Steam Ferry 12 – Battery hybrid coastal Ro-Pax with significant capacity and enhanced manoeuvrability

VESSEL REVIEW | WM1 2502 – Electric inland passenger transport for Royal Netherlands Navy

VESSEL REVIEW | LCU-1710 – Versatile ship-to-shore landing craft delivered to US Navy

VESSEL REVIEW | Forvikbuen – Mowi Norway acquires compact fish farm support workboat

VESSEL REVIEW | Sea Raider X – Sleek 67-metre yacht combines high speed with multiple outdoor spaces

VESSEL REVIEW | RS178 – Hybrid rescue boat for operation off northern Norway

VESSEL REVIEW | Kratt – Estonia's new biomethane-powered workboat for maintenance, research and emergency response

VESSEL REVIEW | South Sea Rescue 152 – Coastal and offshore response ship for China Rescue and Salvage Bureau

VESSEL REVIEW | Canoa – 50-metre hybrid explorer yacht capable of trans-oceanic navigation

VESSEL REVIEW | Lujiang Reception Hall – Three-deck electric boat for sightseeing trips in China's Anhui Province

VESSEL REVIEW | Aristoklis – Dual-fuel Suezmax crude tanker joins Capital Maritime fleet

VESSEL REVIEW | Vigor OL Brave – Handysize bulker optimised for coal, grain and steel transport

The Latest From Our Columnists

COLUMN | Rein me in: Alphard Maritime – Strait of Hormuz pressure and firefighting shambles revealed [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | Where there is no vision, the people will perish: a look at cancers hindering Australia's maritime potential [An Innocent Australian]

COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | Lessons from outside the bubble: what the shipping industry could learn about safety from other sectors [Grey Power]

COLUMN | Quick updates: tanker bonanza: Euronav and Frontline sell VLCCs and invest in offshore; sinking Suezmax threatens Oman [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | Summer Shorts 2026: The Odyssey; You Can't Win; the Nord Stream conspiracy; fake tan/fake ministry [Offshore Accounts]

Latest Features

BOOK REVIEW | Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Private Tech, and the Future of Modern Warfare

OPINION | The Iran war has sparked a massive oil windfall across the Americas

OPINION | Refined fuel imports in Asia plunge to war-era low

COLUMN | Rein me in: Alphard Maritime – Strait of Hormuz pressure and firefighting shambles revealed [Offshore Accounts]

FEATURE | With Strait of Hormuz blocked, Persian Gulf states pour billions into infrastructure

China bids for regional power shift amid Middle East maritime crisis

Ships turn to tyres and water tanks to ward off drones in Black Sea

Turkey's Erdogan warns of grain crisis without Black Sea safety pact

Two Filipino sailors killed in Strait of Hormuz security incident

US and Iran trade heavy fire in biggest military clash since July

VESSEL REVIEW | WM1 2502 – Electric inland passenger transport for Royal Netherlands Navy