The Latest From Our Columnists

COLUMN | Loose ends? Suspensions update: Paratus and Borr Drilling; what could be next in Venezuela; DP World's latest mess [Offshore Accounts]
The ill-fated submersible Titan sometime prior to its loss
HMS Prince of Wales leading the UK Carrier Strike Group and multinational naval forces
COLUMN | Suspended: rig and vessel operations in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE as Iranian war throws owners and contracts into limbo [Offshore Accounts]
COLUMN | Dark times for the dark fleet (and for seafarers generally) [Offshore Accounts]
COLUMN | There are weeks where decades happen: CBO and OceanPact in Brazil; Edda Wind Chopped; Ferguson Marine [Offshore Accounts]
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy commandos fast-rope from a Sea King helicopter onto the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet in the Gulf of Oman, April 28, 2023. The ship was headed for the United States at the time of its seizure by Iran.
COLUMN | The irrationality of markets: Tidewater and Wilson Sons; Saipem, Deep Value Driller and Eldorado; Bourbon Evolution 805 and 807 [Offshore Accounts]
Two tugs manoeuvre alongside the bulk carrier CSE Prosperity Express at Taiwan's Hualien Port, January 1, 2017. Earlier on the same date, the bulk carrier ran aground in bad weather while approaching the port.
COLUMN | No big deal: the fate of officers of the dark tanker fleet (part two of two) [Offshore Accounts]
COLUMN | No big deal: Aurora and DOF; Golden Energy, Bourbon and ICBC; Astro purchase and Adani investigation; fate of dark fleet officers (part one of two [Offshore Accounts]
Devon, an Iranian-flagged oil tanker
Winch fitted on a tug
COLUMN | Transocean and Valaris: whole industry is stronger together as DP World boots its disgraced boss and US Navy Secretary faces questions over Epstein link [Offshore Accounts]
Hull form designed using generative AI software
A Seatransport-designed stern landing vessel
COLUMN | It's all gone wrong: Nigerian corruption trial; DP World boss scandal; Saudi ski games cancelled [Offshore Accounts]
The fire-damaged tanker Stena Immaculate pictured off Great Yarmouth a month after the March 11, 2025 incident
COLUMN | Cable sector goes full circle: state buyers step up cable defence capability whilst private players bet on newbuilds [Offshore Accounts]
COLUMN | Will "America first" see PSV operator Tidewater booted out of Europe? [Offshore Accounts]
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