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HD Korea Shipbuilding wins $466M order for 4 ammonia carriers

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering won a 631.9 billion-won ($466.4 million) order to build four very large ammonia carriers (VLAC) for a European...

Baltic index extends decline as larger vessel rates dip

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for a fourteenth consecutive session on Tuesday as...

Star Bulk Completes Merger With Eagle Bulk

Star Bulk Carriers, a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced that it has completed its merger with Eagle...

Lauritzen Bulkers CEO Niels Josefsen to retire

Niels Josefsen is retiring after more than five years as Lauritzen Bulkers’ chief executive. Josefsen – who will remain in his position until a successor...

Iron ore nears two-week high on stimulus bets, post-holiday restocking

Iron ore futures prices climbed on Monday to their highest in nearly two weeks, buoyed by hopes of potential measures to bolster the feeble...

Overcapacity Still Plaguing Container Shipping

On 26 March 2024, a 9,971 teu container vessel ‘DALI’ collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the Port of Baltimore. The vessel...

Korean Shipbuilders Enjoy Increases in Orders for LPG and LNG Carriers in Q1 2024

While global ship orders in 2024 fell from 2023, orders for high-value-added ships such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...

Baltic index slips to near 2-month low on weaker vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index slipped to its lowest level in nearly two months on Monday, pressured by weaker rates across...

Gearbulk Signs Contract For Up To Four 82,300 Dwt Open Hatch Vessels For Delivery In 2027

Gearbulk has signed a contract for delivery of up to four ammonia/ methanol-ready, 82,300 dwt Open Hatch newbuildings. The contract is firm for two...

Trafigura announces management changes

Trafigura, a market leader in global commodities, announces that at the March Board meeting, Executive Director Jose Maria Larocca notified the Board of his...

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Nordea posts 3Q2026 financial results

Nordea released its third-quarter financial results.

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...

Bulk Carrier sinks weeks after deadly strait of Hormuz strike

A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait...

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy sign MOU on maritime applications of advanced nuclear...

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed...

Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi targets as Red Sea war escalates

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday...

CMB.TECH sells Suezmax vessel for $ 59.6 million gain

CMB.TECH NV has sold one Suezmax, generating a gain of approximately 59.6 million USD. CMB.TECH...

Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to ‘energy ceasefire’

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

A.P. Moller Capital agrees to acquire Portek International from Mitsui & Co.

A.P. Moller Capital has signed an agreement, through its A.P. Moller Capital – Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II, to acquire 100% of Portek International...

Georgia Ports achieves permit for 3.5 million TEU container terminal

Georgia Ports Authority hosted their annual State of the Port of Savannah event with President Kevin Price announcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

ENGIE and CMA CGM join forces to invest in biomethane production in Le Havre

ENGIE Group, a major player in the energy transition, and the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions,...

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...