The Royal Navy formally welcomed RFA Tidesurge, its newest fleet replenishment tanker, in a ceremony on Wednesday, February 20.

A team of 21 scientists from five Pacific Rim countries have embarked on an expedition to the Gulf of Alaska to conduct a comprehensive study of Pacific salmon in the region.

Equinor and state-owned Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly explore the opportunities to develop commercial floating offshore wind in South Korea.

US-based Ocean Infinity has successfully located the wreck of the lost South Korean very large ore carrier (VLOC) Stellar Daisy, which sank in the South Atlantic Ocean on March 31, 2017 along with 22 of its 24-strong crew.

Ocean Yield has taken delivery of Milos, a Suezmax crude tanker built in 2016 by Sungdong Shipbuilding of South Korea.

The LNG gas supply vessel (GSV) Kairos has been christened in a formal ceremony in Hamburg, Germany.

Seadrill has entered into a 50:50 joint venture with Empresa de Serviços e Sondagens de Angola, an affiliate of Angolan oil and gas company Sonangol.

Ocean Infinity’s subsea survey vessel Seabed Constructor has set sail from Cape Town, South Africa, to begin the search for the South Korean very large ore carrier (VLOC) Stellar Daisy which sank with 22 of its 24 crew on March 31, 2017.

South Korea’s Sinokor Merchant Marine has contracted three shipyards in China to build 20 containerships that will be delivered during the 2020-2021 timeframe.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has won orders for three very large crude carriers (VLCCs) from European shipowners.