Tekmar nets €6 million contract extension in offshore wind
Tekmar Group has secured a €6 million contract extension for an offshore wind project in Europe, the company said in a trading update on…
Ship-to-Ship Relays Are Moving Cargo Across the Strait of Hormuz in Two Stages
One Tanker Met Fifteen Counterparts in Ninety Days Between May 27 and August 27, 2026, Windward tracked a Barbados-flagged product tanker of roughly 40,000 deadweight tonnes across two anchorage clusters at opposite ends of the Strait of Hormuz. Inside the Gulf, it worked the Basrah and Kuwait anchorages. Outside, it worked Fujairah and Shinas. Across …
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Baltic dry bulk freight index drops to near four-week low
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index fell to its lowest level in nearly four weeks on Monday as rates declined across larger vessel categories. The main Baltic index, which monitors rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, dropped 158 points, or 4.61%, to 3,268 points. This marked its lowest point since September 1. The …
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Tanker stealth transits lift Hormuz oil flow to 60% and steady prices
As Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, more tankers are crossing the strait with their automatic identification system (AIS) turned off, helping crude supplies recover and international oil prices remain relatively stable. According to European commodities analytics firm Kpler on the 28th, the volume of crude that passed through the Strait of Hormuz …
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LNG shipping stocks: Back to support
Summary The UP World LNG Shipping Index fell 6.39 points (2.67%) in Week 39-2026 to close at 232.88, sliding back toward its August support. Breadth was sharply negative — just 3 of 21 constituents rose against 18 decliners, with a median move of −2.17% — though the weighted index held up better (wUPI −1.39%) and …
Methanol-capable tanker to double as bunker vessel in Japan
Japanese shipping firm Kokuka Sangyo has taken delivery of its first methanol-capable vessel, which will also serve as a methanol bunker tanker in Japan. The vessel’s inaugural bunkering was completed at Kinoe Port in Japan’s Hiroshima Prefecture on 24 September. The 1,200-dwt chemical tanker, Kokuryu Maru, was bunkered with mass-balanced bio-methanol during the operation. The …
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Why Experience Matters When Marine Cargo Can’t Afford to Go Wrong
Most heavy lifts don’t fail during the crane lift, they fail in planning, when questions aren’t asked and simulations aren’t performed. At Peters & May, we don’t take the information we’re given at face value. Our Commercial, Shipbroking, Technical and Operations teams challenge it instead, asking the questions experience has taught them matter: does the …
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El IEO representa a España en un taller del G7 para fortalecer la observación oceánica
La directora del IEO-CSIC, Rosa Figueroa, y Rafael González-Quirós, representante de España ante la COI-UNESCO, participaron en el encuentro celebrado en París en representación de la Secretaría General de Investigación. Expertos internacionales abordan la crisis que amenaza la continuidad de la red mundial de observación oceánica. España fue el único país europeo no miembro del …
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Japanese shipping major enters CCS realm in Norway
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Vår Energi CCS to acquire a 30% interest in the…
La mesa de contratación de la Autoridad Portuaria de Santander, para la renovación del vial sur del polígono de Actimarsa, propone adjudicar la obra a Servicios y Obras del Norte
Esta actuación supone una inversión de 643.192 euros, cuenta con un plazo de ejecución de tres meses y se prevé iniciar en octubre. El presidente de la Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (APS), César Díaz, ha explicado que el objetivo de estos trabajos es “reestablecer las condiciones óptimas para la circulación, en un vial que soporta …