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Greeks take lead in shipbuilding; orderbook exceeds 600 vessels – report

The Greek orderbook remained at impressively high levels for yet another month, confirming the leading role of Greek shipowners in global shipping. According to the...

US tells countries to reject UN ship fuel emissions deal or face tariffs – report

The United States has told countries to reject a United Nations’ marine fuel emissions-cutting deal or face tariffs, visa restrictions and port levies, U.S....

Jinhui Shipping & Transportation sells supramax

Jinhui Shipping and Transportation announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into a memorandum of agreement on 4 September 2025 for the...

Scorpio Tankers Announces Time Charter-Out Agreement

Scorpio Tankers announced a time charter-out agreement and an update on daily TCE rates. Time Charter-Out Agreement The Company recently reached an agreement to time charter-out...

Iron ore hits multi-week high on hopes of improving China demand

Prices of iron ore futures rose for a third straight session on Thursday to hit multi-week highs, helped by hopes of improving China demand. Rising...

Baltic Index Edges Up On Stronger Capesize And Panamax Rates

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

World’s top ports see strongest expansion in nearly a decade

Despite geopolitical tensions and trade tariffs, the world’s leading ports recorded the strongest expansion in nearly a decade in terms of container traffic in...

IUMI publishes risk mitigation for the safe ocean and short-sea carriage of electric vehicles

In 2023, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) published a set of best practice and recommendations for the safe carriage of electric vehicles....

BOURBON wins a 5-year contract with ExxonMobil in Angola and launches its new 34m Crewboat model

BOURBON reinforces its 15-year collaboration with ExxonMobil in Angola, announcing the signing of a five-year contract for the charter of new 34-meter vessels to...

DOF Group ASA – Successful placement of USD 150 million senior unsecured bond

DOF Group ASA has successfully priced a 5-year USD 150 million senior unsecured bond. The Bonds will carry a fixed coupon of 8.125% p.a.,...

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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...