Integrated Solutions for Malaysia’s Maritime and Offshore Sector
Fire Detection on Offshore Platforms: Smoke, Heat, Flame, and Gas
Firefighting Systems On an offshore platform, detection has to work before there is a fire. The system is watching for gas, not flame, because by the time something is burning the useful window has already closed. That inverts how detection…
Workforce & TrainingFinding and Verifying Offshore TechniciansWorkforce & Training The hard part of staffing an offshore scope is rarely finding people who can do the work. It is finding people whose certific…
Trading & MarketsWhy Bunker Prices Differ From Port to PortTrading & Markets Two ships bunkering the same grade on the same day, in ports a few hundred miles apart, can pay materially different prices. Cru…
HSE & ComplianceIMO Compliance Advisory: Four Streams, Three AuthoritiesHSE & Compliance "IMO compliance" is sold as a single service, which is misleading. It covers at least four distinct regulatory streams with diffe…
California Files Suit Calling Offshore Wind Cancellation “Blatantly Unlaw”
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission moved forward with their earlier challenges and filed a lawsuit on August 28 against the Trump administration and Golden State Wind over…
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IMO: 400 Ships and 6,000 Seafarers Are Still Unable to Depart Persian Gulf
As the U.S. war with Iran reaches the six-month mark, the International Maritime Organization issued a new warning calling for the safety of seafarers. Further, while Donald Trump and U.S.
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Maritime Security: A War Gone Wrong
(Article originally published in July/Aug 2026 edition.) Conflict in the Gulf appears to have settled into a long-term war. Since the agreement between Iran and the U.S.
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Ukraine to Get 10 Boats From Sweden Along With Financial Aid
The Swedish government announced on Friday, August 28, that it is sending Ukraine 10 boats to aid in expanding its maritime capabilities.
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Russian Traders Restart Ship-to-ship Crude Transfers for Asia
Russian traders have resumed transferring Urals crude onto very large crude carriers (VLCCs) for deliveries to Asia via ship-to-ship operations, traders said and LSEG data showed, as stronger Chinese demand and higher…
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