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Panama Canal increases vessel draft to 45 feet ahead of schedule and before rainy season arrives

The Panama Canal has issued an Advisory to Shipping Lines stating that it will increase the maximum authorized draft to 45 feet. This adjustment, originally...

OPEC+ working on complex production cut deal for 2024-2025, sources say

OPEC+ is working on a complex deal to be agreed at its meeting on Sunday that will allow the group to extend some of...

Posidonia 2024 venue overflows due to unprecedented exhibitor demand

The greatest shipping exhibition on earth starts on Monday 3rd June at the Athens Metropolitan Expo which will be flooded with over 40,000 maritime...

Frontline reports solid first quarter 2024 results, as it takes delivery of 13 VLCCs from Euronav

Frontline reported unaudited results for the three months ended March 31, 2024: Highlights Profit of $180.8 million, or $0.81 per share for the first quarter of...

BIMCO: Tanker shipping demand to rise by 10.2% in 2024, compared to 2022

Houthis continue to attack ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and there is no end to the conflict in sight....

Iron ore falls to two-week low after China reiterates steel output control

Iron ore futures slipped to a two-week low on Thursday, undermined by fears of falling demand in top consumer China after Beijing reiterated its...

Baltic index hits one-week high on strong capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, inched upwards on Wednesday, reaching a one-week peak...

Subsea7 awarded ‘super-major’ contract offshore Brazil

Subsea7 announced the award of a super-major1 contract by Petrobras, after winning a competitive tender, for the development of the Búzios 9 field located...

IMO condemns “illegal, unjustifiable” attacks on ships in Red Sea

Member States of the International Maritime Organization - the UN agency that regulates global shipping - have called for an immediate end to ongoing...

Korea, UAE sign 19 agreements, including $1.5B LNG carrier deals

A total of 19 agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs), mainly in the energy sector, were signed between the governments and companies of Korea...

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TORM upgrades full-year guidance

TORM plc announced that, based on the Company's current coverage and expectations for continued market strength during the remainder of the fourth quarter of...

OOIL announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026

​​​​​​Orient Overseas (International) Limited announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026.

Capital Maritime Finance launches its IPO on Tuesday; aims to raise €300 million

The public offering for the listing of Capital Maritime Finance Corp on Euronext Athens opens on Tuesday and will run until Thursday, 15 October. The...

Danaos exploring bulker business Oslo-listing

Danaos has reportedly hired investment banks to advise on a possible equity placement and listing in Norway for its dry bulk business. More specifically, TradeWinds...

TORM announces closing of secondary public offering of its class A common shares

TORM plc announced the closing of the previously announced secondary public offering of 6,329,874 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord...

Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to ‘energy ceasefire’

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy...

Iran says US response to its proposal to reopen Hormuz was ‘insufficient’

The United States' response to Iran's seven conditions in a proposal to reopen the...

Attack risks rise for tankers as Iran vows to block more Hormuz routes

Tankers are facing a higher risk of attacks and intimidation as they try to...

Fragkou (Navios Maritime Partners): Shipping must stay resilient amid global trade shifts

The major shifts reshaping global trade and shipping were highlighted by Angeliki Frangou, chairman...

Panama Canal announces new long-term slot allocation program for the Neopanamax and Panamax Locks

The Panama Canal announced a new phase of its Long-term Slot Allocation (LoTSA) program,...

Port of Los Angeles sets all-time monthly cargo record

The Port of Los Angeles handled 1,042,652 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in September, the busiest month in its 118-year history and more than 20,000...

Savannah achieves record container volumes in September

The Port of Savannah achieved a record September for container volumes, moving 504,015 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month, an increase of 3.7 percent...

PCT: Revenue holds firm despite lower throughput

The Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) Sustainability Report recorded a 12% improvement in financial performance, despite a 5.95% decline in container throughput, highlighting progress in...

PPA S.A. shows resilience; €106.7 million in investments

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA S.A.) announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, highlighting resilient revenue performance and a smaller year-on-year...

A.P. Moller Capital to buy majority stake in ports operator Euroports

A.P. Moller Capital, the infrastructure investment arm ​of Denmark's A.P. Moller Group, ‌said on Monday it had agreed to acquire a majority ​stake in...