Danish product tanker giant Torm has stepped up its fleet expansion with agreements for eight LR2 newbuildings through a 50:50 joint venture. The Copenhagen- and New York-listed owner disclosed the latest contracts in its third-quarter results, confirming that the agreements were signed after the e…

Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Maritime Partners has revealed another $215.2m in tanker newbuilding acquisitions, adding a VLCC and two MR product carriers to its expanding fleet investment programme. The New York-listed Greek owner disclosed the three-vessel package in its third-quarter results, confir…

Danish offshore wind contractor Cadeler has secured the first assignment for its newbuild installation vessel, Wind Apex, signing a firm contract to transport and install turbines at the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea. The vessel will join the installation campaign in the thir…

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Greek shipowner Harry Vafias is expanding his South Korean tanker newbuilding programme with four more ships, adding two VLCCs and two LR2 product tankers in deals estimated at around $422m. Vafias-backed Stealth Maritime has been linked to another pair of 320,000 dwt VLCCs at Hanwha Ocean and two …

New York-listed Ardmore Shipping has sold another older product tanker, agreeing a $34.3m deal for the 2013-built Ardmore Endeavour as it continues to renew its fleet. The Gernot Ruppelt-led company disclosed the transaction in its third-quarter results. The 49,859 dwt MR tanker, built at South Kor…

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Cadeler (NYSE: CDLR) has signed a firm contract to support turbine transportation and installation at Dogger Bank C in the UK.The newbuild vessel Wind Apex is scheduled to join the campaign from Q3 2027, marking its first deployment following delivery from the shipyard. It will work alongside the project’s existing installation vessel to support installation of Dogger Bank C’s 87 offshore wind turbines. Wind Apex will also be available for deployment across the remaining Dogger Bank phases.Dogger Bank C is the third 1.2GW phase of the wider 3.6GW wind farm, a joint venture between SSE, Equinor and Vårgrønn. SSE leads development and construction on behalf of the partners. Wind Apex is Cadeler’s third A-class vessel, following Wind Ally and Wind Ace.