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Greece offers ships to export grain from blocked Ukrainian ports, NATO says

Greece is willing to provide ships to help export grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports that have been blocked by Russia, NATO Secretary-General Jens...

Baltic sea freight index posts first monthly fall since January

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, posted its first monthly drop since January on Thursday...

DP World and NIIF announce broadening of partnership in India

DP World and India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) have announced the broadening of their existing partnership, with NIIF Master Fund investing primary...

Equinor transfers operatorship for Gulf of Mexico field to Shell

Equinor has agreed to sell to Shell 51% of its interest in the North Platte deep water development project in the US Gulf of...

Performance Shipping Reports Q1 Financial Results

Performance Shipping reported a net loss from continuing and discontinued operations of $2.1 million and net loss from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to...

NAT takes delivery of 2 suezmax newbuildings; secures two long term contracts

Nordic American Tankers announced that on May 13, 2022, it took delivery of the first of two recent suezmax tanker newbuildings from Samsung shipyard...

DP World Launches New Erp Solution For Freight Forwarders

DP World, the leading provider of smart supply chain solutions, today launched CARGOES Runner — a new digital solution for freight forwarders. CARGOES Runner is...

Spot Australian thermal coal has surged, but contract price is key

The spot price of Australian thermal coal is higher than that of coking coal, an unprecedented situation that highlights just how the global market...

Baltic dry bulk index down as smaller vessel rates retreat

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, slipped on Wednesday as a dip in panamax...

Seanergy Announces Additional Share Buybacks & Open-Market Stock Purchase Plan by the CEO

Seanergy announced that the Board of Directors has authorized an additional share repurchase plan, under which the Company may repurchase up to $5 million...

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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.

Genco Announces Q2 2026 Financial Results; Declares Dividend of $0.80 per Share for Q2 2026

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, reported...

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...

UK continues crackdown on Russia with tough new sanctions

Russian banks, shadow fleet ships and shady businesses have been slapped with UK sanctions...

Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority announced, through a notice to shipping companies, that effective August...

Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Route Announcement With Oman Nears

Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping...

Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees...

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...

Port of Long Beach, MARAD agree to test nuclear-powered vessels

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today joined leaders from California’s Port of Long Beach to celebrate a new partnership focused on...