Your Guide to the Maritime Industry
The Helm Report covers news, operations, and the people behind global maritime trade. Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned professional, we’re your comprehensive resource for understanding the world of shipping, ports, and ocean commerce.
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Maritime News
- Russia has almost doubled the fleet of tankers ferrying liquefied natural gas from its US-sanctioned Arctic project in less than a year, as the country […]
- Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz late on […]
- The Pasha Group has named longtime shipping and logistics executive Raymond Fitzgerald as President and Chief Operating Officer as the family-owned transportation company adjusts its […]
- European naval forces have boarded another tanker suspected of operating as part of Russia’s shadow fleet, marking the sixth such inspection carried out by European […]
- A tanker has been struck by three unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani side of the waterway, marking the latest […]
- South Korea’s SK Oceanplant has landed its biggest merchant shipbuilding deal in years, signing a Greek owner for up to eight aframax tankers worth around […]
- Titan Clean Fuels has struck a long-term deal with France’s Sogestran for a new 6,000 cu m LNG bunkering vessel, giving the Molgas-owned fuel supplier […]
- Norwegian newcomer Green Maritime Infrastructure (GMI) Group has doubled its hydrogen-powered bulker programme to four ships, signing for another two newbuilds at India’s Chowgule Shipyard. […]
- Tidewater has completed its $500m takeover of Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore, adding 22 platform supply vessels and dramatically scaling up its position in Brazil. The […]
- Sweden’s AFRY has been brought in as an international technical adviser for the $2.69bn Thai Binh LNG-to-power development in northern Vietnam, including work on the […]