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Daehan Shipbuilding wins two 8,800TEU container ships worth approx. KRW 330 billion

Daehan Shipbuilding, which secured orders for eight Suezmax crude oil carriers in September, has now signed a contract worth approximately KRW 330 billion to...

Castor Maritime announces $50.0 million Debt Financing and Full Redemption of the 8.75% Series E Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Shares

Castor Maritime, a diversified global shipping and energy company, announces the signing of a $50.0 million sustainability-linked senior term loan facility with a European...

Diana Shipping announces Time Charter Contract for m/v New Orleans with SwissMarine

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

Dalian iron ore hits more than 6-week low on bets for falling demand

Dalian iron ore futures extended declines to hit a more than six-week low on Thursday, weighed down by the anticipation of falling demand in...

Baltic index ticks up on gains across all vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, edged up on Thursday, driven by gains...

Konstantakopoulos issued special stock by Costamare

Costamare announced that it has entered into a Stock Subscription Agreement with Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos, pursuant to which Mr. Konstantakopoulos will purchase 1,200 shares of...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen suspends 2025 Outlook on US port fees impact

On October 10, 2025, a proposed modification of Annex III in the USTR section 301 on port fee regulations was released. In the proposal,...

CMA CGM Group signs a letter of intent for six new 1700 TEU Dual-Fuel LNG Containerships built in India

The CMA CGM Group has signed a letter of intent for six state-of-the-art LNG-powered containerships to be built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India....

GTT, BLOOM ENERGY and PONANT EXPLORATIONS GROUP partner on integrated energy system for sustainable shipping

GTT, BLOOM ENERGY and PONANT EXPLORATIONS GROUP announced a joint innovation project to develop an integrated energy system combining Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)...

Sogestran orders two new bunker vessels

Partners for over 34 years, Petroineos and Maritima are renewing their fleet dedicated to bunkering operations in the Fos, Marseille, and Toulon areas, reaffirming...

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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...