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Baltic freight index eases, with weakness across vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, edged down on Monday, with weakness seen...

Allseas awarded Brae Alpha decommissioning contract

TAQA UK has awarded Allseas the contract for the engineering, preparation, removal and disposal (EPRD) of the Brae Alpha platform in the UK Central...

Cruise industry: Commitment to sustainable development

At Seatrade Cruise Europe 2025 in Hamburg, the Strategic Alliance of European Cruise Port Associations renewed its partnership, with the participation of the President...

Nations ratify first global treaty to protect ocean life

As climate impacts multiply, a landmark United Nations treaty to protect ocean lifewill go into effect in January. Sierra Leone and Morocco on Friday provided...

DEME expands Subsea Cable Installation Fleet with New Offshore Construction Vessel

Belgium-based engineering group DEME has confirmed an order for a new Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV), designed to strengthen its subsea cable installation capacity and...

Russia: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas on the 19th package of sanctions

“We proposed to Member States the 19th package of sanctions against Russia. In it, we target key sectors sustaining Russia’s war effort.  Our sanctions bite....

Globus Maritime sees revenue rise in 1H2025

Globus Maritime Limited, a dry bulk shipping company, reported its unaudited consolidated financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30,...

Diana Shipping Inc. announces the sale of an Ultramax Dry Bulk Vessel, the m/v DSI Drammen

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has signed,...

Shipping firms face ‘disasters’ if IMO fails to adopt green bunker rules: industry leaders

A failure of the International Maritime Organization to adopt new decarbonization rules will lead to fragmenting regulatory regimes across the globe, resulting in more...

Japan’s top shipping company to expand LNG fleet as global demand climbs

Nippon Yusen, Japan’s biggest shipping company, is planning to increase its fleet of liquefied natural gas tankers by around 50% by early 2029 to...

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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...