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SITC extends China container ship order

SITC International Holdings Company Limited said SITC Shipowning exercised on January 30 the options for the construction of two 2,700 teu container vessels under...

HD Korea Shipbuilding wins $245M LNG carrier order

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (009540.KS), the shipbuilding holding company of HD Hyundai (267250.KS), announced Wednesday that it has secured an order for...

Diana Shipping Inc. announces direct continuation of time charter contract for m/v Amphitrite

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned...

Celestyal launches two new repositioning cruises

Celestyal has announced two new Athens to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia sailings for their 2026 programme, sailing from Athens, Greece. Celestyal Journey will depart on November...

DNV “sees” an increase in tanker orderbook

Analysts at the Norwegian classification society DNV “see” large investments in new orders for tankers in the coming years. In an industry where Greek shipowners...

MISC orders LNG carriers at Hudong-Zhonghua

MISC has ordered three liquefied natural gas carriers from Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua. Specifically, the deal is for three firm 174,000 cbm vessels, with options for...

Trump picks new leader for maritime regulator

President Trump selected Laura DiBella, a former commerce secretary for the state of Florida, to lead the Federal Maritime Commission. DiBella takes over as leader...

Seadrill announces West Saturn contract extension

Seadrill Limited announced Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda has exercised a one-year priced option for the ultra-deepwater drillship West Saturn. The exercised option adds $114...

Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says

Panama’s president moved to assure the public on Friday that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without...

DHT Holdings, Inc. announces sale of DHT Bauhinia

DHT Holdings, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the DHT Bauhinia, built in 2007, for a price of $51.5...

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Scorpio Tankers announces updates on third quarter 2026 TCE rates and time charter-out agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its third quarter of 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and that it has entered...

Block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published on 2 September 2026 regarding a potential block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination...

Heidmar Maritime Holdings reports results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. reported its results for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights • Total revenues of...

Capital Tankers announces second quarter 2026 financial results

Capital Tankers Corp. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.  

Stena announces Q2 interim report

The Stena AB Group published its interim report for the second quarter of 2026.

Iran blacklists more ships trying to sail through Hormuz, govt website shows

Iran has added more ships it deems as non-compliant and subject to fines, confiscation...

Celestyal announces 2028 summer Mediterranean programme

Celestyal has unveiled its 2028 Mediterranean programme, with 124 sailings on sale from September...

Saudi Arabia says Iran attacked vessel in Hormuz, killing two sailors

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude exporter, said on Wednesday that an Iranian attack...

Celestyal launches ‘Uncrowded, Unforgettable, Authentically Med’ winter campaign with fares from €469pp

Celestyal has launched a new winter campaign, ‘Uncrowded, Unforgettable, Authentically Med’ - live from...

Celestyal unveils new winter sailings onboard Celestyal Journey

Celestyal has unveiled seven new winter 2027/28 sailing options onboard the 1,260-guest Celestyal Journey,...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...

Chandra Asri Group opens access to CPN public terminal

PT Chandra Pelabuhan Nusantara (CPN), a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), has officially obtained the Business License for the...

Direct traffic between the Port of Gothenburg and Asia increases

Cargo volumes at the Port of Gothenburg developed strongly during the first half of 2026. Container volumes remained at record levels, while rail, RoRo,...

PPA: New framework for investments in ports and logistics

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has expanded its scope of business activity following shareholders’ approval of amendments to the corporate charter, paving the way for...

Piraeus container traffic shows signs of recovery as ships return to Suez Canal

Signs of improvement are emerging in container traffic at Terminals II and III at the Port of Piraeus, as the gradual return of containerships...