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Germany probing sale of Maersk container maker to CIMC

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is probing the proposed sale of Maersk’s refrigerated container manufacturing unit to China International Marine Containers, a spokesman for the...

IMO Assembly adopted amendment to the IMO Convention

The IMO Assembly has adopted amendments to the IMO Convention to expand the size of the Council, extend the term of its Members and...

StealthGas announces nine period charters

STEALTHGAS INC., a ship-owning company serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced its unaudited financial and operating results...

CDP Confirms Euronav ‘B’ Score For Actions Against Climate Change

Euronav NV announced that it has been awarded a B score for taking coordinated action on climate issues by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)....

Baltic index ends 10-day winning streak as rates for larger vessels slip

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index ended a 10-session winning streak on Thursday, as rates of the larger segments, capesize and panamax,...

Costamare orders eight containerships

Costamare announced today: • The execution of two shipbuilding contracts for containerships, • The exercise of options, under a legally binding option agreement, for six additional...

Cosco Shipping, PetroChina return to Hudong Zhonghua for LNG carriers

Cosco Shipping and PetroChina International have ordered three 174,000 cu m LNG carriers from Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The three LNG vessels will be 295 metres...

Eagle Bulk Shipping partners with Goodfuels to take on biofuels

Eagle Bulk Shipping has successfully completed a fossil-free voyage in partnership with transport biofuels provider GoodFuels. The 63,529 DWT bulk carrier Sydney Eagle was bunkered...

InfraCo Africa: Work set to start on pioneering freight ferry

InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and Grindrod have now commissioned SECO Marine, an affiliate company of Mombasa-based Shipyard, Southern...

Shipping Alliances Drop Hundreds of Asia-North Europe Port Calls Due to Congestion

Nearly a quarter of the scheduled port calls of Asia-North Europe alliance loops were omitted in the past five months, according to an Alphaliner...

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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...