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Wan Hai Lines orders six LNG dual-fuel-ready 6,000-TEU ships in deal worth up to $492m

Wan Hai Lines has signed contracts for six LNG dual-fuel-ready containerships of about 6,000 TEU in a transaction valued at $451.2m to $492.0m, according...

Celestyal hosts global fam trip in Arabian Gulf

Celestyal has hosted 30 travel agents for a fam trip in the Arabian Gulf, in conjunction with the Department of Culture and Tourism –...

Port of Los Angeles on track for third best cargo year on record

The Port of Los Angeles processed 782,249 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in November, a decrease of 12% compared to last year’s elevated cargo levels....

BP p.l.c. announces leadership transition

BP p.l.c. announces that the bp Board has appointed Meg O’Neill as bp’s next chief executive officer, effective 1 April 2026. Murray Auchincloss has...

ZEMBA announces winners of Highly Anticipated E-Fuel Tender

The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) announced that it is deploying two categories of scalable e-fuels in container shipping. This is a key...

CMB.TECH invests in Chinese ammonia supply

CMB.TECH NV announced that the company is investing in the Chinese ammonia supply chain. CMB.TECH has signed an off-take agreement for green ammonia produced...

Norden signs bauxite logistics contract with AOS

NORDEN has signed a logistics contract in Guinea with Africa Oil Supply (AOS), commencing in early 2026. “We are grateful to our customer AOS for...

HMM joins Navig8 tanker pool

HMM has joined Navig8, a global tanker pool operator. Specifically, the 45,000 dwt class MR tanker 'Tabit' has joined the pool. The ship was built...

Iron ore at one-week high, bolstered by improved spot market liquidity

Iron ore futures prices rose to a one-week high on Wednesday, helped by accelerated buying in the spot market as steelmakers in top consumer...

Baltic index falls to over one-month low on weaker vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell to a more than one-month low...

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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...