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South Korea, US agree to 15% tariff rate; shipbuilding central to deal

South Korea and the United States have reached a trade agreement setting the new US tariff rate at 15%, down from the previously announced...

Sapura Energy Berhad is now officially Vantris Energy Berhad

Sapura Energy Berhad has officially changed its name to Vantris Energy Berhad, to reflect the cumulative effort the Company has made in its corporate...

DOF Group ASA – Two long-term AHTS contracts in Brazil

DOF Group ASA announced two new contracts in Brazil.Skandi Fluminense, a 2007 Brazilian-built anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel with 211t bollard pull, and...

Schoeller orders 1,900 TEU containership in China

Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), and Schoeller Holdings have signed a construction contract for two 1,900 TEU container...

Dorian LPG declares irregular cash dividend of $0.60 per share and announces first quarter fiscal year 2026 financial results

Dorian LPG, a leading owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers, announced that its Board of Directors has declared an irregular cash...

Fincantieri Reports All-Time Record Backlog

Fincantieri has reported an all-time high total backlog of €57.7 billion in its recently approved first half 2025 results.

Nexans and Crowley Wind Services Partner to Develop and Operate First-of-its-Kind Cable Lay Barge

Nexans, a leader in the world’s energy transition which invested in the U.S. with its subsea transmission cable manufacturing facility in South Carolina, today...

W Marine orders 2+2 feeder containerships

W Marine has reportedly placed an order with Huanghai Shipbuilding in China for two firm and two optional 1,800 TEU containerships. The first boxship is...

Diana becomes largest Genco shareholder

Diana Shipping has further increased its investment in New York-listed Genco Shipping & Trading. Specifically, the company has acquired about 1 million more shares in...

Capital Clean Energy reports 27% revenue increase in Q2

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp., an international owner of ocean-going vessels, released its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Key Quarterly Highlights Announced...

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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...