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Ammobia raises $7.5M to scale low-cost ammonia production technology critical to energy resilience

Ammobia, developer of breakthrough low-cost ammonia production technology, announced a $7.5 million seed round to scale its Haber-Bosch 2.0 modular plant designs that...

Seatankers Management places order for two VLCCs with Chinese builder

Hengli Shipbuilding Dalian has signed contracts for the construction of two 306,000-tonne very large crude carriers (VLCC). The total contract value is estimated between...

Höegh Autoliners joins World Shipping Council

The World Shipping Council (WSC) announced that Höegh Autoliners has joined as a member, further strengthening the Council’s representation of the global liner shipping...

Lomarlabs and Signal Fusion launch strategic collaboration to advance predictive operational behaviour intelligence in shipping

Lomarlabs, the venture catalyst advancing deep-tech solutions for maritime, and Signal Fusion, the human-performance intelligence company, are to work together to deploy a next-generation...

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.: Mandatory notification of trade

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp., has been notified of the following transaction: On January 9, 2026, Hospitality Assets Corp., a company beneficially owned by Themistoklis Alafouzos,...

Diana Shipping Inc. issues statement regarding Genco Shipping & Trading’s response to Diana’s acquisition proposal

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...

Dalian iron ore firms as China’s ore imports, steel exports hit record highs

Dalian iron ore futures edged up on Wednesday after China reported its highest ever monthly imports of the steelmaking ingredient and record-high steel exports. The...

Baltic Index at six-month low as capesize segment drags rates lower

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell for an eighth straight session on Wednesday...

MOL PLUS to invest in Pyxis

MOL PLUS CO., Ltd., announced its decision to invest in Pyxis Maritime Pte. Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of electric vessels (EV boats) and...

Saipem awards Guyana subsea contract job for ExxonMobil project

Saipem has awarded a contract for subsea pre-commissioning services for Guyana’s Whiptail development, part of ExxonMobil’s prolific Stabroek play, to contractor Enermech, the companies...

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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...