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NYK completes stock acquisition

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha announced as follows the status of acquisition of its own common stock approved at the meetings of its Board of...

HII and HD Hyundai Heavy industries sign memorandum of understanding

HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, two of the world’s leading shipbuilders across multiple classes of ships, signed a memorandum of understanding to explore...

BP chair Lund to exit ‘likely’ in 2026 amid Elliott campaign

Chair Helge Lund intends to step down "likely during 2026", the energy group said on Friday amid a campaign by activist hedge fund Elliott...

ZIM announces new long-term chartering agreements for ten 11,500 TEU LNG dual-fueled vessels

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services announced new agreements for the long-term charter of ten 11,500 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels, with total...

Lime Petroleum, Borr Drilling agree jackup rig contract

Lime Petroleum signed a contract with Borr Gerd Limited for the Gerd jackup rig, which will be used for a 120-day drilling campaign in...

Belships CEO Skarsgård resigns

Lars Christian Skarsgård has resigned as CEO of Belships. The new chairman of the board, Ivar Hansson Myklebust, will take over as CEO until a...

Performance Shipping enters into potential forward sale agreement for the 2009-built Aframax Tanker, M/T P. Sophia

Performance Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into...

Dalian iron ore slides to over two-week low on trade war jitters

Iron ore futures prices sank on Monday, dragged by tit-for-tat tariffs between the U.S. and top consumer China that have widened a global trade...

Baltic Index extends falls to hit one-month low

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index extended declines to a one-month low on Monday, as rates across various vessel segments declined amid...

Eneos Drilling agrees offshore deal in Vietnam

ENEOS Drilling has won a contract to supply a rig to Japan Vietnam Petroleum Company (JVPC) for a firm two-well campaign offshore Vietnam. ENEOS Drilling’s...

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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...