Monday, August 24, 2026
HomeHeadlines

Headlines

Subscribe

To our FREE newsletter
Get all the latest maritime news delivered straight to your inbox.

Headlines

Diana Shipping announces direct continuation of time charter contract for m/v Los Angeles with NYK LINE

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,...

Alimia Group orders MR2 newbuildings in China

Alimia Group has reportedly placed new orders for MR2 newbuildings. According to TradeWinds, the company has confirmed it has signed a contract to build five...

HMM hits back after Samsung D&D complaint with court claim for unpaid fees

HMM has turned the legal cannons on Samsung Electronics America (SEA), seeking $13m in unpaid shipping fees via the US District Court for the...

Houthi attacks fuel resurgence of Somali piracy

Attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants on the Red Sea have reinvigorated piracy networks in Somalia, with criminal groups growing in both number and force,...

Iron ore climbs to 1-month high on robust demand, hopes of China stimulus

Iron ore futures extended gains into a fifth straight session on Thursday to erase most losses from the previous month, underpinned by robust near-term...

US crude exports to Europe hit two-year low in June

U.S. crude shipments bound for Europe fell to a two-year low in June as European buyers bought cheaper regional and West African oil, traders...

Baltic index hits one-week low on weaker vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, fell to a one-week low on Thursday, dragged...

Hapag-Lloyd CEO sees solid shipping demand driving up freight rates

Solid container shipping demand has driven up freight rates over the past two months, Hapag-Lloyd chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen said in a call...

Russian LNG exports up in H1 but set to fall due to maintenance

Russia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports rose 2.7% in the first half of the year to 16.79 million metric tons, the Kommersant newspaper reported...

MSC hits record 20% market share of global containership capacity

MSC now holds a 20% share of the global container shipping market, in terms of capacity offered, a record in the liner industry –...

Video

Latest Articles

Finance & Economy
Shipping News
Ports

Odfjell SE 2Q26: A strong financial result

Odfjell SE reported its results for the second quarter of 2026. The report shows a significantly higher financial result than in the previous quarter....

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. reports financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026

Navios Maritime Partners L.P., an international owner and operator of dry cargo and tanker vessels, reported its financial results for the second quarter and...

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...

Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz

Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through...

Search resumes for 22 crew after cargo ship sinks off India

A search-and-rescue operation was continuing on Sunday after a cargo ship sank off the...

Onassis’ Olympic Shipping sells 15-year-old VLCC at record price as ADNOC continues buying spree

Market sources told Riviera that the Greek owner sold 2011-built, 319,368-dwt Olympic Leopard for...

Panama Canal to cap daily transits, anticipating severe El Niño

The Panama Canal ‌Authority will cap daily transits as of early September as it...

BIMCO: Global grain shipments fall 8% as attacks in the Black Sea escalate

“Over the last five weeks (week 29-33) global grain shipments have fallen 8% y/y,...

Piraeus container traffic shows signs of recovery as ships return to Suez Canal

Signs of improvement are emerging in container traffic at Terminals II and III at the Port of Piraeus, as the gradual return of containerships...

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...