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Solstad secures contract for CSV Normand Frontier

Solstad Offshore announced a three-year contract award with an international contractor for the CSV Normand Frontier. The firm contract has an immediate startup and will...

Subsea7 awarded contract offshore Norway

Subsea7 announced the award of a contract by Equinor for a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study with EPCI1 option for the Fram Sør development...

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v New York With SwissMarine

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary,...

Alexandros Josephides appointed Director General of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously decided to appoint its current Deputy Director General, Alexandros Josephides, as the...

MOL signs MOU to develop green corridor connecting Portugal to Northern Europe

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to develop a green corridor connecting Portugal to Northern Europe with Madoqua Renewables...

Prosafe signs Safe Zephyrus contract extension with Petrobras

Prosafe has signed a contract extension with Petróleo Brasileiro for the provision of the Safe Zephyrus semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore...

West fully acquires Nordic Marine Insurance

West announced the full acquisition of Nordic Marine Insurance, a leading provider of fixed premium insurance for the marine industry, specialising in Delay Insurance,...

Dalian iron ore rebounds on Chinese stimulus, growing seasonal stockpiles

Dalian iron ore futures prices snapped a four-day losing streak on Thursday, aided by China’s latest stimulus measure and accelerated purchases by steel mills. The...

Baltic index rises, buoyed by capesize segment

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Thursday, supported by higher capesize...

COSCO on US “blacklisting”: Global operations will continue uninterrupted

COSCO is in discussions with US authorities to seek clarification regarding its inclusion in the Department of Defense's list of Chinese military firms, the...

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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.

Three Chinese tankers U-Turn in Hormuz as risks remain high

Three China-linked supertankers have U-turned in the Strait of Hormuz as risks to shipping...

South Korea tests arctic shipping route to Europe

South Korea will flag off on Saturday a container ship bound for Europe via...

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...

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...