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Abu Dhabi Exports Office signs USD235 million syndicated loan agreement to boost UAE trade with Trafigura

In a strategic move to empower UAE exporters and advance the nation’s economic diversification goals, the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX) has signed a...

Port of Rotterdam takes important step in making shipping more sustainable: pilot prepares port for safe bunkering of ammonia

Trammo, OCI and James Fisher Fendercare successfully conducted an ammonia bunkering pilot between two vessels at a terminal in the port of Rotterdam on...

Wisdom Marine Group disposes Japanese bulker duo

Taiwan’s Wisdom Marine Group has confirmed the disposal of the 61,527-dwt bulker Amis Wisdom III on behalf of the subsidiary Paiwan Wisdom S.A. The 2011-built...

Iron ore ticks up on upbeat China data, tariff woes curb gains

Iron ore futures inched higher on Monday, boosted by top consumer China’s upbeat data, although demand concerns caused by the intensifying trade conflict between...

Baltic index gains on higher capesize, panamax rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, climbed on Monday, driven by higher capesize...

Danaos Corporation announces upsizing of its share repurchase program by an additional $100 million

Danaos Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has approved the upsizing of its common stock repurchase program by an additional $100 million. The Company...

DHT issues business update: 7-year VLCC charter agreed

DHT Holdings, provided the following business update: For the first quarter of 2025, the Company estimates time charter equivalent earnings for its fleet at $38,200...

Three NYK Group Shipping and Ship-Management companies to merge

Three shipping and ship-management companies within the NYK Group — namely, Asahi Shipping Co., Ltd., Hachiuma Steamship Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Ore Transport Co.,...

Celestyal signs agreement with Abu Dhabi tourist board

Celestyal has signed a three-year agreement with The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi). The multi-year partnership, agreed at Seatrade...

Belships goes to Blue Ocean Funds and F. Laeisz

The Norwegian shipping company Belships has new owners: the majority of the shares are now held by the investment platform Blue Ocean Funds. The German...

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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...