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Fredriksen increases stake in Star Bulk

Shipping magnate John Fredriksen has increased his stake in the US-listed, Petros Pappas-led dry bulk giant Star Bulk Carriers. According to a relevant SEC filing,...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W17]

The global oil market has been riding through intense swings, with Brent crude tumbling 6.85% just last week after Saudi Arabia signaled it’s prepared...

Baltic Index falls on lower capesize, panamax rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, edged lower on Tuesday, pressured by...

Trafigura raises a record USD390 million in the US Private Placement market

Trafigura Group, a global leader in the commodities industry, announced the successful pricing of a new US Private Placement transaction. The placement raised a...

HD Hyundai and Maersk sign MOU for cooperation on decarbonisation technology and integrated logistics services

On Tuesday, 6th of May 2025, HD Hyundai and A.P. Moller - Maersk announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a...

Maersk picks “iconic Maersk blue” for its containers

A.P. Moller - Maersk has presented a new look for its containers. A company post on social media, reads: “The big reveal! Our grey containers...

Solstad Maritime applies for Oslo Stock Exchange listing

Solstad Maritime ASA has applied for listing of its shares on Euronext Oslo Børs with expected first day of trading mid-May 2025 · Solstad Maritime...

VARD signs contract for one Commissioning Service Operation Vessel

VARD signed a new contract with Taiwanese based Dong Fang Offshore for the design and construction of one Commissioning Service Operation Vessel, a sister...

Marcus Risberg appointed as the new CEO of Viking Line Abp

The Board of Directors of Viking Line Abp has appointed Marcus Risberg as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Risberg will assume...

Navigator Gas announces signing of $300 million senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility

Navigator Holdings, the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers, announced on May 2, 2025, its subsidiaries Navigator...

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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...