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Saudi Arabia shipped less oil in August as OPEC cuts continue – Refinitiv

Saudi Arabia shipped 175.22 million barrels of crude in August 2023, over 31 million barrels less than the 206.61 million it shipped in the...

Iron ore gains as China property stimulus in focus

Iron ore futures clung to modest gains on Monday amid optimism over top global steel producer China’s policy support for its struggling property sector. China...

Higher capesize rates help Baltic index snap 3-session losing streak

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index .BADI, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped its three-session losing streak on Monday, supported...

Cosco Shipping Holdings launches share buyback after posting H1 profit

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings announced its 2023 interim results. For the year to date, the container shipping market has faced new challenges such as weak demand,...

Star Bulk announces changes to its Board of Directors

Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced the appointment of Mr. Ryan Lee to...

Panama Canal Shippers Paying Upwards of $3 Million to Cross

Shippers are having to pay record amounts if they want their carriers to beat a logjam of vessels waiting to cross the drought-affected Panama...

Transocean Announces $222 Million Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Contract

Transocean announced that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd awarded the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 a binding Notification of Award for work offshore India. The 21-month...

Iron ore jumps to five-week high on improved China data, stimulus

Iron ore futures rallied on Thursday to their highest in five weeks, underpinned by better-than-expected economic data and the latest batch of stimulus measures...

Global rice exports could fall 4% due to India’s export restrictions

Global rice exports could fall by at least 4% in 2023 because of India’s restrictions on exports and El Niño’s impact on supply. Replacing...

Decline in bigger vessels drags Baltic index to monthly dip

The Baltic exchange’s main sea freight index tracing rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities recorded its first monthly decline in three months on...

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Capital Maritime Finance: Strong investor response opens a new chapter for shipping in Athens

Capital Maritime Finance Corp. (CMF) has successfully completed its public offering, attracting exceptionally strong interest. Total bids amounted to approximately €1.1 billion, making the offering...

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...

Hormuz shipping disruption is starting to hit harvests, UN agency says

The impact of the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is already...

Maritime piracy incidents remain at historic lows despite Somali piracy concerns

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported the lowest level (51) of piracy...

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...

Piraeus Port Authority hosts Chinese delegation from ports, shipping and logistics sectors

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) welcomed a delegation of professionals from China’s ports, shipping and logistics sectors as part of a knowledge and experience...

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...