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Baltic index rises to three-week high as larger vessel rates firm

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose to scale an over-three-week high on Monday due to an increase in larger vessel rates. The...

SteelShips linked to product tankers order at K Shipbuilding

SteelShips is being linked by broker reports to an order at K Shipbuilding for two petroleum product tankers. It is suggested that the LNG and...

Samsung Heavy industries wins container ship deal amid U.S.-China Tensions

Samsung Heavy Industries has secured its first container ship order of the year, as the Korean shipbuilding industry is expected to benefit from the...

French CMA CGM to acquire Turkish Borusan’s logistics subsidiary in $440 million deal

French shipping giant CMA CGM's subsidiary CEVA Corporate Services has signed a deal to acquire Turkish conglomerate Borusan's, opens new tab logistics arm, Borusan...

China says CK Hutchison’s ports deal must not avoid antitrust review

China’s top market regulator said on Sunday it was paying close attention to CK Hutchison’s 0001.HK planned sale of most of its ports operations...

Trump says US ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama and Suez canals for free

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American military and commercial ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez...

Avance Gas Holding: First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release

Avance Gas Holding reported the first quarter 2025 earnings results.   Net profit of $42.6 million and earnings per share of $0.56 for the first...

NORDEN raises full-year guidance 2025

On the back of the increased gains from sales of vessels and good operational performance, NORDEN upgrades the 2025 full-year guidance and now expects...

Bureau Veritas strengthens support for wind propulsion with Union Maritime’s Methanol-ready tankers

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore is reinforcing its commitment to sustainable shipping by classing a series of methanol-ready oil and chemical tankers for Union...

Höegh Autoliners ASA: First quarter results and distribution of dividends

Höegh Autoliners continued to report solid financial performance in the first quarter of 2025. The gross revenue was USD 329 million/NOK 3,559 million, operating...

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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...