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PXGEO signs Equinor deal for autonomous subsea inspection trials
Marine seismic specialist PXGEO has signed a one-year framework agreement with Norwegian major Equinor to run autonomous inspection trials with the Saab Sabertooth. According to PXGEO, the work tests and verifies Saab Sabertooth underwater intervention drone (UID) technology, validating autonomous…
Lloyd’s Register names Matthias Altendorf as next chair
Lloyd’s Register Group (LR) and Lloyd’s Register Foundation have appointed Matthias Altendorf as the new chair of their boards. He will succeed the current chair, Thomas Thune Andersen, when he leaves the role at the end of his tenure in…
New Brazilian biofouling rules come with fines of up to $9m
Brazil has pushed back full enforcement of its biofouling regulations by 18 months, but shipowners still face the prospect of fines of up to BRL50m ($9m) for non-compliance once the rules take effect, according to guidance issued by port agency…
Chinese ports dominate global efficiency rankings
Chinese ports once again dominated the latest Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), with Fuzhou in top spot ahead of Dalian, Oman’s Salalah, Mawan and Chiwan in the 2025 rankings published by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. The…
Hong Kong newcomer books up to eight feeders at Xinle
A little-known Hong Kong company has emerged as the latest entrant to the feeder containership newbuilding market, with Synelysia Limited ordering four firm 1,900 teu bangkokmax vessels at China’s Xinle Shipyard, according to Alphaliner. The order includes two separate sets…
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Pingtan Minghui Shipping has entered the tanker sector for the first time,…
Hrvoje Mihovilović, founder and CEO of ELNAV.AI, is pushing for a more…
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a contract for the…
Petrovietnam Drilling and Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has expanded its fleet…
Compute Maritime, the deep tech company behind NeuralShipper, the world’s first AI…
Oslo-listed seismic data specialist TGS has signed an agreement with the Ministry…
International Seaways has returned to the newbuilding market after a two-year break,…
The Crown Estate plans to launch a competitive tender process this month…