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India’s Adani bans entry of sanctioned ships at its ports, sources say

India's largest private port operator, Adani Group, has banned entry of tankers that are sanctioned by Western countries at all of its ports, three...

Wison New Energies and Siemens Energy sign MoU at Gastech 2025

Wison New Energies (Wison) and Siemens Energy (SE) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Gastech 2025 in Milan, marking a new...

Tanker market: Optimistic signals for fourth quarter

Tanker market: Optimistic signals for fourth quarter The signals for the tanker market in the fourth quarter of the year are optimistic, as shipbrokers estimate...

Product tanker newbuilding contracting drops 86% to nine-year low

“Between January and August, product tanker newbuilding contracting dropped 86% y/y to 2.6 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) representing a nine-year low,” says Filipe Gouveia,...

Gov’t to support shipbuilding projects involving Arctic routes: minister

The government will provide financial support for projects aimed at building icebreakers that will run through Arctic shipping routes, the oceans minister said Thursday,...

Shell and Hapag-Lloyd sign multi-year liquefied biomethane deal

Hapag-Lloyd and Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) have signed a multi-year agreement for the supply of liquefied biomethane starting with immediate effect. The agreement builds...

HMM signs 430 billion won long-term transport contract with Brazil’s Vale

HMM is accelerating the diversification of its business structure, which has been centered on container ships, by signing a long-term transport contract with Vale,...

New Shipping linked to suezmax order at SHI

According to broker reports, New Shipping is linked to an order for two suezmax newbuildings at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), at a price thought...

Iron ore slides as elevated China steel stocks weigh

Prices of iron ore futures slipped on Thursday, as top consumer China’s accumulating steel stocks in the peak demand season weighed on sentiment. The most-traded...

Baltic Index slips on low capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell on Thursday due to weak capesize...

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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...