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Korean Shipbuilder Hanwha seizes chance to build US LNG tankers

A South Korean shipbuilder plans to construct the first US-built liquefied natural gas tanker, following sweeping recommendations from a US trade agency that would...

Piraeus to be reinforced with additional Port Guard officers

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Vasilis Kikilias, asked for the reinforcement of the port of Piraeus with 50 additional Port Guard officers,...

China’s Cosco says US levies risk upsetting global shipping

China’s largest shipping line said on Monday that the Trump administration’s plan to impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at US ports would erode...

New Maritime Labour Convention amendments set to boost seafarers’ conditions

Seafarers are set to benefit from improved working and living conditions following the adoption of important amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006. The...

Hackers take down Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines website

Shipping company Wan Hai Lines’ website was taken offline by hackers on Friday and remained down as of Saturday afternoon. Wan Hai confirmed the cyberattack,...

BW LPG Limited – Share buyback program completed

BW LPG Limited completed the share buyback program which was announced on 8 April 2025 and commenced from 8 April to 17 April 2025. During...

Costamare announces plans for Costamare bulkers holdings limited spin-off

Costamare announced that its Board of Directors has approved the previously announced spin-off of its dry bulk business into a standalone company, Costamare Bulkers...

ICC: Pronounced spike in low-level crimes in Singapore Straits

The ICC International Maritime Bureau has revealed a rise in global piracy and armed robbery incidents in the first quarter of 2025 – driven...

Trump’s China Ship Fees Set to Hit Global Shipping Giants

Container ships, the workhorses of global trade transporting almost 90% of the world’s manufactured goods, have become a target in Donald Trump’s conflict...

China Merchants Industry expands into containership manufacture with acquisition of Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding

Chinese conglomerate China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMI) recently completed its acquisition of Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding. Following the acquisition, Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding began operating as China...

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Scorpio Tankers announces updates on third quarter 2026 TCE rates and time charter-out agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its third quarter of 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and that it has entered...

Block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published on 2 September 2026 regarding a potential block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination...

Heidmar Maritime Holdings reports results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. reported its results for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights • Total revenues of...

Capital Tankers announces second quarter 2026 financial results

Capital Tankers Corp. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.  

Stena announces Q2 interim report

The Stena AB Group published its interim report for the second quarter of 2026.

Iran attacks US base in Jordan, ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it ​fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used...

Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM over container shipping disruptions

Samsung Electronics America has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)...

Shipping: “The rules of the game are collapsing” – Unprecedented warning from Greece and...

For decades, global trade rested on an almost self-evident assumption: commercial vessels could move...

Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at ​the start of this week,...

Kongsberg Maritime enters agreement to acquire Steerprop

Kongsberg Maritime ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire Steerprop, a Finnish designer...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...

Chandra Asri Group opens access to CPN public terminal

PT Chandra Pelabuhan Nusantara (CPN), a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), has officially obtained the Business License for the...

Direct traffic between the Port of Gothenburg and Asia increases

Cargo volumes at the Port of Gothenburg developed strongly during the first half of 2026. Container volumes remained at record levels, while rail, RoRo,...

PPA: New framework for investments in ports and logistics

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has expanded its scope of business activity following shareholders’ approval of amendments to the corporate charter, paving the way for...