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Golden Island appoints Capt Kevin Wong as chief operating officer

Singapore-based marine fuels supplier Golden Island has appointed Capt. Kevin Wong as Chief Operating Officer. The company noted that Capt. Wong brings valuable experience spanning...

Dalian iron ore extends gains on tight BHP supply, firmer hot metal production

Dalian iron ore futures extended gains to a fifth session on Monday on tight supply of BHP’s Jimblebar and Jingbao fines, while firmer blast...

Baltic Index falls as vessel rates slide across all segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, extended losses on Monday, as rates across...

DryDel strengthens its footprint in Capes

DryDel Shipping has announced the further strengthening of its Capesize bulk carrier fleet, signing an agreement with Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. for the construction...

US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, officials told Reuters on Sunday, in what would be the...

Maersk completes first Red Sea voyage in nearly two years

Danish shipping company Maersk said on Friday that one of its vessels successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the first...

Subsea7 confirms award offshore Norway

Subsea7 announced the award of a sizeable1 contract for pre-commitment to procure long lead items for a project in the Norwegian North Sea. Pre-execution project management...

IWS Fleet extends a strategic agreement and strengthens the backlog

Integrated Wind Solutions ASA announced that its subsidiary, IWS Fleet has agreed to a two-year extension of a current strategic agreement for the European...

SFL – Sale of Suezmax Tankers and termination of charters

SFL Corporation Ltd. announced that it has agreed to sell two 2015-built Suezmax tankers currently on charter to a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc....

Carnival Corporation & plc achieves record full year adjusted net income and investment grade leverage metrics, reinstates dividend

Carnival Corporation & plc announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 and provided an outlook for the first quarter and...

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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...