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Toro to sell LPG Carrier Dream Syrax to Robin Energy Subsidiary for $18 mln

Toro, a global provider of energy transportation services, has entered into an agreement to sell its 2015-built 5,000 cbm LPG carrier vessel, Dream Syrax,...

Iron ore hits multi-month high on hopes of China stimulus, steel supply curbs

Iron ore futures gained for a third straight session on Thursday, hitting multi-month highs, as hopes of a new wave of reforms to rein...

Baltic Dry Bulk Index gains on higher rates across vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Thursday, due to higher rates across...

Enersense sells its Marine and Offshore Unit

Enersense International signed a share purchase agreement to sell its subsidiary Enersense Offshore Oy, which constitutes the company’s Marine and Offshore Unit, to Davie....

Joint industry statement from ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners | ECSA, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO on the latest developments in the Red Sea

“In recent days, two ships have now been attacked in the Red Sea. One has sunk and the other has suffered extensive damage. These...

Greek tanker fleet steps up ship inspections near Russian ports after mysterious blasts

Greek shipping companies calling at Russian ports are boosting their vessels’ defences after a series of mysterious blasts in recent months have damaged tankers...

K Shipbuilding enters M&A Market, seeks trillion-won valuation

K Shipbuilding Co., a mid-sized shipbuilder which was previously called STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, has been put up for sale. The selling side expects...

Sinokor orders boxships at HD Hyundai

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has signed a contract with an Oceania shipping company to build four container ships. The order...

Navios Maritime Partners linked to boxship order

Navios Maritime Partners linked to boxship order Navios Maritime Partners has reportedly placed an order for four modern boxships at HJ Shipbuilding & Construction....

Trafigura announces strategic alliance with maritime technology provider ZeroNorth

Trafigura Group, a market leader in the global commodities industry, has announced a strategic alliance with maritime technology company ZeroNorth. Trafigura is set to roll...

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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...