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Iron ore rise on dollar weakness, China stimulus hopes

Iron ore rose on Thursday, reversing early losses, as a weaker U.S. dollar and promises from Chinese officials to boost domestic consumption lifted investor...

Baltic sea freight index slips as capesize rates lose steam

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell on Thursday, as a decline in capesize...

Piraeus Bank co-finances Union Maritime’s first wind-assisted LR2

Piraeus, a Greek bank, is financing Union Maritime’s first LR2 tanker to harness wind energy. Union Maritime recently took delivery of “Brands Hatch“, the...

PPA S.A.: Welcoming ceremony of ‘Yuan Hai Kou’

The Piraeus Port Authority organized a welcoming ceremony for the inaugural voyage of the Yuan Hai Kou, one of the largest and most technologically advanced...

SLB OneSubsea secures EPC contract for northern lights CO2 transport and storage project expansion

SLB announced the award of an engineering, procurement and construction contract by Equinor to its OneSubsea™ joint venture for a CO2 subsea injection system...

HD Hyundai joins forces with U.S. shipbuilder for vessel construction

HD Hyundai announced the launch of a strategic shipbuilding collaboration in the United States centered on Tampa Ship, a major U.S. shipyard operating within...

Towngas signs green methanol MOUs with parties including TLB to support Hong Kong’s development as green maritime fuel centre

The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited participated in the Mainland Hong Kong Green Energy Matchmaking Event at the Central Government Offices, organised...

Golar LNG Limited announces proposed offering of $500 million of convertible senior notes due 2030

Golar LNG Limited announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $500 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes...

Iron ore extends declines on rising supply, demand slowdown

Iron ore futures prices fell for a second straight session on Wednesday, weighed down by rising shipments from Australia and Brazil and a seasonal...

Baltic Dry Bulk Index Slips As Capesize Rates Weaken

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index that tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Wednesday, weighed by a decline in...

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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...