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Seacon Shipping to acquire 40% stake in CIMC Xinde Leasing and provide guarantee

Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiary has agreed to acquire a 40 percent equity interest in CIMC Xinde Leasing...

Capital Containers linked to containerships order in South Korea

Capital Containers Ship Management has reportedly ordered three additional containerships at HD Hyundai Mipo, South Korea, according to broker reports. The order is for two...

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v DSI Aquila with Bunge

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

Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited announces strategic cooperation agreement with Cargill International SA

Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited announced that it has signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Cargill International S.A. Under the Agreement, the Company has agreed to: Transfer...

Iron ore dips on weak steel demand, rising China port inventories

Iron ore futures prices declined on Monday, pressured by sluggish steel demand and mounting inventories at Chinese ports. The most-traded January iron ore contract on...

Baltic index falls on decline across all vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday, pressured by declining rates...

OPEC+ plans another oil output hike in November, sources say

OPEC+ will likely approve another oil production increase of at least 137,000 barrels per day at its meeting next Sunday, as rising oil prices...

Hapag-Lloyd and DHL sign agreement to further decarbonize supply chains

Hapag-Lloyd and DHL Global Forwarding have achieved a major milestone in their joint efforts to decarbonize supply chains. The two companies have signed a...

Havila Shipping ASA: Contract extension with Equinor Energy for Havila Troll

Equinor Energy has exercised one year option for Havila Troll, keeping Havila Troll until November 2026. Equinor Energy has 3 additional options, each for one...

2020 Bulkers Ltd. (2020) – Sale of Bulk Sandefjord, Bulk Santiago and Bulk Shenzhen

2020 Bulkers announced that it has signed agreements to sell each of its 2019 built Newcastlemax vessels, Bulk Sandefjord and Bulk Santiago, and the...

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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...