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Tatham & Co and Sea Green Law announce maritime law merger

Tatham & Co and Sea Green Law, two leading specialist maritime law firms in the UK, are merging to create a 22 lawyer practice,...

C3is announces reverse stock split

C3is announced that its board of directors has determined to effect a one-for-six (1-for-6) reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, par value...

Nova Marine Carriers, Marcegaglia form shipping JV

Nova Marine Carriers has established a joint venture with Marcegaglia, developed with the support of OD SHIPPING. According to a Nova Marine Carriers announcement, “this...

Iron ore dips on US tariffs, but resilient steel demand caps losses

Iron ore futures inched lower on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a broad set of reciprocal tariffs, although seasonal demand for the...

Baltic Index sinks to 3-week low on lower rates across vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index fell to a three-week low on Thursday, as rates across vessel segments dipped following U.S. President...

Shelf Drilling announces contract update in North Sea

Shelf Drilling announced that it has received a notice of contract termination for the Shelf Drilling Winner from the customer, TotalEnergies EP Denmark A/S....

Stolt-Nielsen Limited announces intention to relaunch share buy-back programme

Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced that it intends to continue the share buy-back programme announced on March 2, 2016. Under the 2016 buy-back programme, the Board...

IMO makes further progress on “net zero framework”

The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships met for its 19th session from 31 March to 1 April 2025,...

Trump’s tariffs stoke global trade war as China, EU vow response

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties...

APM Terminals acquires Panama Canal railway company

APM Terminals has acquired the Panama Canal Railway Company from Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited and the Lanco Group/Mi‑Jack. PCRC operates a 76-km (47-mile)...

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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...