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Iron ore rebounds on worries over potential supply disruptions

Iron ore futures rebounded on Wednesday, as investors shifted focus back to worries over potential supply disruptions from major producer Australia and prospects of...

Baltic index declines for third day as capesize plunges to 2-year lowBaltic

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell for the third straight session...

Hanwha Ocean to build LNG carrier pair for subsidiary

Hanwha Ocean revealed an order for the two LNG carriers, slated for delivery in the second half of 2027. The shipbuilder valued the contract...

HMM sees 2024 earnings & profits rise

HMM reported revenue of KRW 11,700 billion (US$8 billion), operating profit of KRW 3,513 billion (US$2.42 billion), and net profit of KRW 3,781 billion...

Zululand Energy Terminal signs agreement to operate South Africa’s first LNG Terminal

Zululand Energy Terminal, a joint venture between Vopak Terminal Durban and Transnet Pipelines (TPL), has officially signed the Terminal Operator Agreement (TOA) with Transnet...

FSL Trust posts $11m net profit in 2024

FSL Trust Management, the trustee manager of First Ship Lease Trust, reported a net profit of $9.3m (US$6.9m) and $11.2m (US$8.3m) for the second...

Union Bulk expands its office in Singapore

The Union Bulk announced that it expands its office in Singapore. “Following our organizational restructuring in the second half of 2024, we have established a...

Thessaloniki port’s Master Plan gets the green light

The long-awaited presidential decree approving the Master Plan for the port of Thessaloniki was published in the Official Gazette, opening the way for the...

Euroseas announces 2-year charter contract extension for its feeder containership, M/V EM Hydra

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

Iron ore retreats as Trump tariff threats counter potential supply disruptions

Iron ore futures erased early gains to trade lower on Tuesday as unrest from U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs outweighed concerns over weather-related...

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C3is announces reverse stock split

C3is Inc. announced that its board of directors has determined to effect a one-for-forty (1-for-40) reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, par...

Rubico announces financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2026

Rubico Inc. a global provider of shipping transportation services specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced today its financial results for the six months...

Ocean Yield announces Q2 and H1 2026 results

Ocean Yield AS announces results for the second quarter and first half year 2026. Highlights EBITDA for Q2 2026 was USD 47.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA...

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.

Trump says no talks planned with Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz still shut

U.S. ​President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran...

Cameroon-flagged cargo ship seized by pirates off Somalia

A general cargo vessel sailing under the flag of Cameroon was boarded and seized...

A.P. Moller Capital agrees to acquire a majority stake in leading Moroccan logistics company...

Globex is an established leader in the Moroccan transportation and logistics sector, underpinned by...

Maersk appoints Bruno Plantaz as new Global Head of Solutions

A.P. Moller - Maersk has appointed Bruno Plantaz as new Global Head of...

Carnival Corporation among America’s Best Employers for Women 2026

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company, announced it was named to the 9th...

Port of Los Angeles posts second-best July on record, cargo volume remains strong

The Port of Los Angeles processed 960,464 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, making it the second-busiest July in the Port’s history. The strong...

Announcement of Notification to Submit a Voluntary Conditional ‎Cash Offer to Acquire AD Ports Group Shares

AD Ports Group, a leading global facilitator of trade, ‎logistics, and industry, announces that it has received a notification from L’IMAD Holding Company PJSC...

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...