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IMO Chief condemns Black Sea attacks on civilian ships

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Mr. Arsenio Dominguez has issued a statement on the escalating situation in the Black Sea:  “As the situation continues to escalate in the...

Samudera Shipping Line sets up new shipping activities company in Japan called Blue Ocean Shipping

Samudera Shipping Line and Imoto Corporation to establish Blue Ocean Shipping, a shipping activities company in Japan. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Samudera Japan, the company...

Subsea7 awarded contract offshore Australia

Subsea7 today announced a substantial1 award by Chevron Australia. The contract covers subsea installation on the Gorgon Stage 3 (GS3) Project, offshore Australia. Subsea7’s scope...

TORM appoints Simon Mackenzie Smith as Chair of the Board

TORM announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Simon Mackenzie Smith as the new Chair of the Board, succeeding Chris Boehringer. The appointment...

STEALTHGAS provides update in relation to its LPG Carrier Eco Wizard

STEALTHGAS, a ship-owning company serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced further developments in relation to the July...

MSC Cruises and Meyer Werft sign landmark agreement for six next-generation cruise vessels

MSC Cruises announced a major new order for four next-generation cruise vessels and two additional options from MEYER WERFT in Papenburg marking the launch...

Scorpio Tankers announces agreements to sell Two LR2 product tankers and to purchase two LR2 newbuilding product tankers

Scorpio Tankers announced that it has entered into agreements to sell two, 2016 built LR2 product tankers and to purchase two scrubber-fitted LR2 newbuilding...

China ups demand to controlling stake in Panama ports deal, WSJ reports

China has upped its demands and is now pushing for state-owned ship operator Cosco to get a controlling stake in a $22.8 billion ports...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W50]

As 2025 draws to a close, the transitional period for the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is coming to an end. From January...

Iron ore edges higher on anticipation of holiday restocking

Iron ore futures prices rebounded on Tuesday after touching a five-month low in the prior session, helped by the anticipation of a wave of...

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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...