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Dynacom orders four VLCCs at Hengli

Dynacom Tankers Management has reportedly placed a new order for four VLCCs at Hengli Shipbuilding. Specifically, Guangdong Songfa Ceramics Co., Ltd. (Songfa) revealed the signing...

Cosco expects a return to normalcy in Suez

In an environment of intense geopolitical developments and changing cargo flows, the port of Piraeus remains at the heart of global trade. The gradual normalization...

Panama Ports see 3.6% rise in TEU container traffic in 2025

Panama’s port traffic rose 3.6% in 2025 to 9.9 million TEU containers compared to the previous year, the country’s Maritime Authority said on Friday. The...

HD Hyundai’s Avikus secures industry-record contract to supply autonomous navigation to 40 HMM Vessels

Avikus, HD Hyundai’s specialized autonomous navigation subsidiary, has signed a landmark agreement with HMM, South Korea’s leading national carrier, to supply its AI-based autonomous...

Maersk ramps up Suez Canal return that could dampen freight rates

Maersk said last week that one of its services will resume using the Red Sea and Suez Canal this month, marking a key step...

Fleetzero raises $43 Million Series A from Obvious Ventures, Maersk Growth, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, 8090 Ventures and Others to scale shipping electrification and autonomy

Fleetzero, a marine technology company building hybrid and electric propulsion systems for ships, announced a $43 million Series A financing and the opening of...

CF Industries, Trafigura and TFG Marine sign MOU to advance low-carbon ammonia for maritime decarbonisation

CF Industries Holdings Inc., a leading global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, and TFG...

Diana Shipping Inc. nominates six director candidates for election to Genco Shipping & Trading Board

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, that owns approximately 14.8% of the...

Contships Logistics Corp. – Successful senior unsecured bond tap issue

Contships Logistics Corp. has successfully completed a USD 25 million tap issue of its outstanding senior unsecured sustainability-linked bond due 11 February 2030. The...

Minerva Gas: Strengthening strategic cooperation in LNG carriers

Minerva Gas, owned by Andreas A. Martinos, has signed a new, expanded Long-Term Service Agreement (LTSA) with HD Hyundai Marine Solution, strengthening the strategic...

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Seaspan Becomes First International Ship Owner & Operator to Access China’s Panda Bond Market

Seaspan, a leading independent maritime asset owner and operator, is pleased to announce the successful issuance of a RMB 1.5 billion Panda Bond in...

DHT Holdings Announces Record Second Quarter 2026 Results

DHT Holdings announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Dorian LPG posts record profit

Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the “Company,” “Dorian LPG,” “we,” “us,” and “our”), a leading owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers...

Star Bulk Carriers Reports Strongest Quarterly Results Since Second Quarter Of 2022

Star Bulk Carriers announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2026.

Genco Announces Q2 2026 Financial Results; Declares Dividend of $0.80 per Share for Q2 2026

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, reported...

Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships...

UK continues crackdown on Russia with tough new sanctions

Russian banks, shadow fleet ships and shady businesses have been slapped with UK sanctions...

Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority announced, through a notice to shipping companies, that effective August...

Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Route Announcement With Oman Nears

Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping...

Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees...

DP World Expands Cold Chain Capabilities With New €48m Antwerp Hub

DP World will build a new temperature-controlled logistics hub in the Port of Antwerp. The project begins with an initial investment of EUR 48...

Port of Klaipėda delivers strong performance in 1H2026

The Port of Klaipėda delivered a strong performance in the first half of the year, demonstrating resilience in a changing market environment and further...

DP World Accelerates Port Decarbonization in Chile

DP World is expanding the electrification of its port operations in Chile with the introduction of seven 100% electric Internal Transfer Vehicles (ITVs) and...

Piraeus container traffic remains resilient despite Red Sea shipping disruptions

Container traffic at the Port of Piraeus remained resilient in the first half of 2026 despite mounting disruption to global shipping caused by the...

Port of Long Beach, MARAD agree to test nuclear-powered vessels

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today joined leaders from California’s Port of Long Beach to celebrate a new partnership focused on...