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MSC Strengthens Fleet for Life Outside the 2M

MSC is continuing to buy second-hand containerships, and does not appear to have lost its appetite for ordering newbuilds, as it prepares for life...

Baltic index hits fresh multi-year lows on capesize dip

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell to a fresh two-and-a-half year low on Thursday,...

Diana: Sale of Capesize Dry Bulk Vessel, m/v Aliki

Diana Shipping announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell to an unaffiliated third party, the...

Maersk, MSC to end alliance from 2025

Denmark’s Maersk and Swiss-based MSC, the world’s largest container shipping companies, said on Wednesday they had agreed to end a vessel sharing alliance in...

Port of Long Beach Closes 2022 with Second-Busiest Year

The Port of Long Beach marked its second-busiest year on record by moving 9.13 million twenty-foot equivalent units in 2022, allowing for a return...

d’Amico takes purchase option on High Explorer

d’Amico International Shipping S.A. announced that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers exercised its purchase option on the MT High Explorer, a 50,000 dwt medium-range...

Hapag-Lloyd AG acquires share in J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited

Hapag-Lloyd AG signed a binding agreement today under which it will acquire 35% of J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited (JMBPL) from a...

Brazil wheat making strides in global markets amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

Brazil is poised to register record wheat shipments for January as local suppliers continue to fill the void left by major exporters Russia and...

Baltic index falls for seventh session on lower capesize demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for the seventh straight session on Wednesday, as...

Oaktree looking at block sale of existing shares in Hafnia Limited

OCM Luxembourg Chemical Tankers S.à r.l. which is ultimately controlled by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. (the "Seller") has retained Fearnley Securities,...

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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.

Dorian LPG posts record profit

Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the “Company,” “Dorian LPG,” “we,” “us,” and “our”), a leading owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers...

Star Bulk Carriers Reports Strongest Quarterly Results Since Second Quarter Of 2022

Star Bulk Carriers announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2026.

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...

Maersk appoints Bruno Plantaz as new Global Head of Solutions

A.P. Moller - Maersk has appointed Bruno Plantaz as new Global Head of...

Carnival Corporation among America’s Best Employers for Women 2026

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company, announced it was named to the 9th...

Shipping slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks, data shows

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data showed on Monday,...

Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships...

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...

Piraeus container traffic remains resilient despite Red Sea shipping disruptions

Container traffic at the Port of Piraeus remained resilient in the first half of 2026 despite mounting disruption to global shipping caused by the...