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Iron ore touches nearly 2-week high on China stimulus, Sino-US trade talks

Iron ore futures rose on Wednesday to their highest levels in nearly two weeks, supported by China’s latest stimulus measures, although gains were capped...

Baltic Index falls as capesize segment declines

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell on Wednesday, as lower rates...

Sea Cargo Charter hosts its 5th annual meeting in Geneva, and elects new Chairs

Last week, the Sea Cargo Charter held its fifth annual meeting at Cargill’s offices in Geneva, Switzerland. Signatories gathered a few weeks before the...

Norway’s DNB tops quarterly profit forecast on lending, advisory income growth

Norway's largest bank DNB, opens new tab reported better than expected first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, boosted by lending growth, strong demand for advisory services...

Apollo Funds to acquire Hav Energy from HitecVision

Apollo and HitecVision, a leading investor in the European energy industry, announced that Apollo-managed funds have agreed to acquire maritime liquefied natural gas carrier...

2020 Bulkers sees significant profit drop in Q1

2020 Bulkers announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Key events during the first quarter of 2025–       ...

Nokia supplies private wireless to Maersk’s fleet for real-time cargo tracking

Nokia announced that it has signed a contract with Danish global integrated logistics leader, Maersk, to equip 450 vessels in its fleet with Nokia's...

Antipollution launches operations at the Suez Canal

Antipollution launches operations at the Suez Canal The company founded by Vyron Vasileiadis officially begins offering exclusive waste collection and management services to all transiting...

Trump announces deal to stop bombing Houthis, end shipping attacks

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the U.S. will stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, saying that the Iran-aligned group had agreed to stop...

DHT Holdings reports in-line quarterly profits

DHT Holdings reported earnings for the first quarter of 2025. The company reported adjusted net income of $0.15 per share on adjusted revenue of...

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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 slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks, data shows

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data showed on Monday,...

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...

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...