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LNG freight rates hit 8-mth top on tight tanker availability, Mideast conflict

Shipping costs for liquefied natural gas cargoes have rallied to their highest in about eight months with vessel availability tightened by a shift in...

Cargo ship carrying new vehicles to Mexico sinks in the North Pacific weeks after catching fire

A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when...

Ports of Indiana selects Louis Dreyfus Company to reopen international agriculture terminal at Burns Harbor port

Ports of Indiana has selected Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, to operate the grain export facility...

HHLA CEO to step down at the end of the year at the latest

After nine years at the helm of the company, Chief Executive Officer Angela Titzrath will leave Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) by 31...

Cheniere board approves Corpus Christi LNG expansion project

Cheniere Energy (LNG.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday it approved the final investment decision for the expansion of the Corpus Christi liquefied natural...

PCT celebrates 15 years of presence at the port of Piraeus

Piraeus Container Terminal, a subsidiary of Cosco Shipping Ports Limited, is completing fifteen years of dynamic and successful presence in Piraeus. The company has established...

Evalend Shipping linked to suezmax tanker order at HD Hyundai Samho

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) announced that the company has signed a contract to build two crude oil tankers. The total...

Performance Shipping announces acceptance of a signed commitment letter from Alpha Bank A.E. to refinance existing facilities

Performance Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, announced that it has accepted a commitment letter whereby it intends...

Iron ore eases on firm Australia supply outlook, China demand cushions fall

Iron ore futures snapped a three-day rally on Tuesday amid strengthening supply outlook from top producer Australia, but resilient steel demand in China cushioned...

Baltic dry bulk index snaps 5-session losing streak on panamax strength

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a five-session losing streak on Tuesday, buoyed...

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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...