Latest maritime fleet updates and reports
Offshore Energy
Norwegian company Solstad Offshore has partnered with Netherlands-based SBM Offshore to enhance their fleet with a newly built multi-purpose deepwater installation and construction vessel, as reported by Offshore Energy. This collaboration aims to bolster their capabilities in offshore operations.
Seatrade Maritime
Seatrade Maritime reports a significant 24% increase in the number of Greek shipowners with fleets exceeding 1 million tonnes over the past year. This growth marks a record number of Greek owners joining the Tonne Millionaire club.
Seatrade Maritime
Dynacom has placed an order for 12 Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, valued at nearly $1.47 billion, as reported by Seatrade Maritime. This significant deal highlights the shipyard's growing influence in the maritime industry.
EGPN Bulk Carrier is expanding its presence in the tanker sector by ordering two MR product carriers from Chengxi Shipyard, as reported by Splash247. The vessels are set for delivery in 2029, marking a strategic shift for the company known for its bulk carrier operations.
Huizhou Rongsheng Shipping is expanding its fleet with an order for four stainless steel chemical tankers from Ligong Shipbuilding (Ezhou), as reported by Splash247. The order includes two 25,900 dwt vessels and two 13,000 dwt units, with deliveries expected in 2027 and 2028.
Baozhou Shipping, based in Hong Kong, is set to enhance its container fleet by ordering up to four 2,700 teu feeder vessels from Chinese shipyards, as reported by Splash247. The order includes two firm ships and two optional ones, contracted through Zhejiang Tenglong Shipbuilding.
gCaptain
Davie Defense has commenced a significant $1 billion expansion of Gulf Copper’s shipyard facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas, as reported by gCaptain. This modernization effort is aimed at supporting the construction of Coast Guard icebreakers.
Norwegian shipowner Knutsen Group has placed an order for a new LNG carrier at South Korea's Hanwha Ocean, as reported by Splash247. The contract, valued at approximately $250 million, is for a 174,000 cubic meter vessel with delivery expected by September 2029.
SBM Offshore has been awarded contracts by Petrobras for two FPSO projects in the Sergipe-Alagoas basin off Brazil, as reported by Splash247. The projects involve the design, construction, and operation of FPSOs SEAP-I and SEAP-II.
Splash247 reports on the concerns shipowners have about third-party shipmanagement, particularly the fear of losing control over their fleet. This topic is explored in the latest issue of their magazine, distributed at Posidonia.
