Seacontractors and Jifmar Group agree on workboats fleet transaction

As part of this agreement, Jifmar Group will acquire Seacontractors workboats fleet up to the 50-tons bollard pull class, under a mutual agreement formalized today. This transaction reflects a joint strategic move. Jifmar Group will strengthen its position as the global leader in the workboat segment and expands its established presence in the Middle East …

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Baltic Index Steady As Gains In Capesize Offset Lower Rates For Panamax

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was mostly unchanged on Monday as gains in capesize countered weakness in panamax. The main index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, edged down 1 point to 2,024 points. The capesize index gained 24 points, …

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Shadow tanker operators swing between sanctioned countries to support oil flows

Russia, Iran and Venezuela — all under various US and EU sanctions targeting their energy exports — are increasingly sharing the same pool of vessels to maintain their overseas oil sales, aided by an emerging class of shipping companies controlled by shadowy businessmen, some of them with strong ties to the West. The number of …

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DNV: Updated Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1533 amending the MED in force from 23 September 2025

What is new in the updated Implementing Regulation? Marine equipment listed as a new item inserted by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1533 in column 1 of the Annex, which is in compliance with the national requirements for type-approval in force before 23 September 2025 in a Member State, may continue to be placed on the market …


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