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Baltic index falls as demand falters across vessels amid trade war

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index on Wednesday fell for the thirteenth straight session to a more than one-month low due to...

Fincantieri and Viking announce the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship and sign contracts for two new units

Fincantieri and Viking announced the first cruise ship in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored onboard for both propulsion and onboard electricity...

Stena DrillMAX contract award

Stena Drilling announced the award of a campaign with KE STP Company B.V. and BG International Limited Suriname Branch, subsidiaries of Shell PLC (Shell) for the...

Euroseas announces 2-year charter contract for its feeder containership, M/V Monica

Euroseas, an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced a new time charter contract for...

NextDecade and Aramco Execute 1.2 MTPA LNG sale and purchase agreement from Rio Grande LNG Train 4

NextDecade Corporation announced that it has executed a 20-year liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Aramco for offtake from...

Grimaldi Group orders 9 Ro-Pax vessels in China

The Grimaldi Group has commissioned the construction of nine ropax vessels from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai), a China Merchants Group company. The deal...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W14]

Following Donald Trump's recent announcement unveiling new tariffs, various interpretations have emerged regarding the motivations behind this protectionist stance.

Dalian iron ore slides to nearly 5-month low as Sino-US tariff tensions weigh

Iron ore futures fell for a third straight session on Tuesday as escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and top consumer China countered support...

Baltic Index falls to over 4-week low as rates dip across vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, slipped to an over four-week low on...

Chinese retaliatory tariffs increase pressure on shipping

Greater pressure on shipping is expected following China’s immediate response to the tariff war declared by US President Donald Trump, with analysts pointing out...

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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...