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Iran confirmed on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore over alleged violations, Iranian state media reported.A U.S. official and maritime security sources had said on Friday that Iranian forces intercepted the oil products tanker and diverted it into Iranian territorial waters. It was the first report of Tehran seizing a tanker since Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran in June.Iranian state-run television read a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stating that "the tanker was in violation for carrying unauthorized cargo". It did not provide further details of the alleged violations.

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Delivers Vessel KEYAKI

2 days ago

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding delivered the large car ferry KEYAKI, built for Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd. and Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT), at the Enoura Plant of MHI's Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture on the November 11, 2025. The new ferry will serve on a shipping route between the cities of Otaru in Hokkaido and Maizuru in Kyoto Prefecture.KEYAKI is the first ferry in Japan to adopt the latest energy-saving hull form, including a Katana Bow and buttock-flow stern hull with ducktail. Propulsion resistance is suppressed by an energy-saving roll-damping system combining an anti-rolling tankand fin stabilizers.

Acquisition Consolidates Europe Shortsea Vessel Sector

3 days ago

Ellerman City Liners, part of GB Global, has acquired Viasea Shipping from Norway’s ColliCare Holding AS, a move that strengthens Ellerman’s position in the European shortsea shipping market and deepens its commitment to sustainable logistics solutions.Founded in 2016, Viasea has grown rapidly as a challenger brand in Northern Europe’s shortsea sector, operating scheduled services between the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, and Lithuania. With offices across key logistics hubs including Moss, Rotterdam, Gdynia, Klaipeda, and Immingham, the company has earned a reputation for reliable, customer-focused operations and for offering greener alternatives to road transport.

Seatrium Maintains $12.8B Order Book on Renewables and FPSO Progress

3 days ago

Singapore-based engineering group Seatrium has reported strong execution in the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, bolstered by major offshore and wind project deliveries, a high-value order book and strategic asset sales.The group’s net order book stood at about $12.8 billion (S$16.6 billion), covering 24 projects slated for delivery through 2031. During the third quarter of 2025 the company completed the wind turbine installation vessel Charybdis and the offshore substations Greater Changhua 2b and 4, together with 47 repairs and upgrades projects.New orders, primarily from returning customers, included the upgrade of FLNG Hilli Episeyo and several repair and conversion works.

Hapag-Lloyd Records 50% Profit Drop, Lowers Full Year Outlook

3 days ago

German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday posted a 50% drop in nine-month net profit to 846 million euros ($986.6 million) and lowered the top end of its full-year earnings outlook, citing market volatility and rising costs.The company narrowed its full-year earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) forecast to between 0.5 billion and 1.0 billion euros, reducing the upper end from a previous range of 0.2 billion to 1.1 billion euros announced in its August earnings."(We) will respond agilely to changes in global trade and maintain strict cost discipline," Chief Executive Rolf Habben Jansen said in a statement.

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Iran Seizes Tanker Headed for Singapore

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Delivers Vessel KEYAKI

Acquisition Consolidates Europe Shortsea Vessel Sector

Seatrium Maintains $12.8B Order Book on Renewables and FPSO Progress

Hapag-Lloyd Records 50% Profit Drop, Lowers Full Year Outlook