Sam Hamilton

Sam is part of the team at Maritime Bell and he works hard to bring you the latest, most up-to-date maritime industry news, including on topics such as commercial shipping, cruise ships, offshore oil and gas, regional shipping industry news, corporate maritime news and more.

First New Build in 5 Years Ordered by Carnival Corporation

Carnival Corporation, the leading global cruise company, has revealed its inaugural newbuild order since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sanctioned Russian Tanker Immediately Reverses

Following the imposition of US sanctions, a Russian oil tanker swiftly altered its course near Portugal.

Biden Confirms Two Oregon Sea-Windspots

BOEM has officially designated two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Oregon, encompassing a total of approximately 195,012 acres.

European WindWings & BAR Team Up for Sail Production

BAR Technologies, a marine engineering consultancy, establishes partnership with Nervion Naval Offshore, provider of floating offshore wind platforms

Edda Wind Concludes Edda Passat SOV Offloading Process

Edda Wind has successfully offloaded its service operation vessel (SOV), Edda Passat, to an undisclosed buyer.

QatarEnergy and Nakilat Land Deal for 25 LNG Newbuilds

Based in Doha, Nakilat will acquire 174,000 cubic meter units scheduled for construction in South Korea and lease them to QatarEnergy affiliates.

2020 Bulkers sells Newcastlemax pair for $127m

2020 Bulkers, the owner of Newcastlemax vessels, has divested two bulkers constructed in 2019 to an independent third party for $127.5 million

Baleine Chooses DOF for FPSO FSO Install

Norwegian maritime service provider DOF has secured a installation contract from Altera Infrastructure for the deployment of FPSO & FSO units.

6 Chemical Tankers Ordered in New Venture by NYK & Stolt

NYK Stolt Tankers, a collab between the Japanese company NYK & chemical tanker leader Stolt-Nielsen, places order for 6 stainless steel vessels.

Probable Cause of ‘Carib Trader II’ Sinking Revealed

The investigation report by the NTSB has been released concerning the sinking of the Carib Trader II while being towed from Port of Miami to Haiti

Shih Wei Navigation Finalizes Bulker Orders

Shih Wei Navigation recently broke a nearly ten-year streak without orders by entering agreements for the construction of new bulk carriers.

Eidesvik to Continue Providing PSV Services for Aker BP

Eidesvik, the owner of offshore vessels based in Norway, secured a contract extension for the Viking Lady, a platform supply vessel from Aker BP.

$360M Deal Boost for Diamond

Based in Houston, Diamond Offshore Drilling has secured a contract with Serica Energy for the use of one of its semi-submersible rigs.

Hamburg Port Witnesses Ship Sinking

A vessel navigating the inland waterways, laden with 3,500 litres of diesel and 1,400 tonnes of potassium chloride, has sunk in Hamburg Port.

Hayfin Contracts Oshima Shipyard for Construction of Bulkers

Hayfin Capital Management has secured the services of Oshima Shipbuilding in Japan to develop two post-Panamax bulk carrier new constructions.

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