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Iron ore rebounds on short covering; seasonally slow demand curbs gains

Iron ore futures prices rebounded on Wednesday, as some investors closed their short positions to cash in profits, although anticipation of seasonally slower demand...

Baltic index scales two-month high as larger vessel rates firm

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, extended gains to scale a two-month peak...

Euroseas announces three-year charter contract for its Intermediate Containership, M/V Emmanuel P

Euroseas an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced that it has secured a new...

Strategic Shipping acquires additional shares in Pangaea Logistics Solutions

Strategic Shipping, a 10% owner in Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd., has reported the purchase of 72,825 common shares across three transactions on May 29,...

In a pioneering and voluntary initiative, Vale releases report on sustainability-related financial information

On Monday, Vale released its first report on sustainability-related financial information. With this initiative, the mining company becomes the first in the global mining...

EnTrust Global’s Blue Ocean marks record year with SEACOR Marine, Belships ASA, and Rocktree Group deals

Blue Ocean, a maritime finance investment platform managed by EnTrust Global, a leading alternative asset management firm, announced that it deployed over $2.1 billion...

Purus orders a 180,000 cbm dual-fuel Liquified Natural Gas Carrier from Hyundai Heavy Industries

Purus has placed an order for a 180,000 cbm Liquified Natural Gas carrier (LNGC) from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. Upon delivery in...

NORDEN sells two MR tankers and declares a purchase option

As a continuation of the NORDEN's strategy to realise asset values, the company confirmed that it has sold two additional vessels. "Both vessels are...

OceanPal announces the sale of M/V Protefs

OceanPal, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has signed a Memorandum of...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W22]

The long-awaited Simandou iron ore project in Guinea is poised to shift the global dynamics of iron ore supply and maritime trade. With reserves...

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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...