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China’s Nov. iron ore imports hit highest in 16 months

China’s iron ore imports rose 14.6% in November from a month earlier to hit their highest since July 2020, customs data showed on Tuesday,...

Baltic index rises for ninth day as vessels gain

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index extended gains for a ninth straight session on Tuesday, tracking firm rates across all its vessel...

Alpha Bank successfully floats bond issue

ATHEX-listed Alpha Bank drained 300 million euros from the markets on Tuesday with the issuance of a two-year senior preferred bond, with a callable...

Seanergy: $16.6 Mln Buyback of Convertible Notes, Warrants & Common Shares; Open-Market Stock Purchases by CEO

Seanergy announced an aggregate of $16.6 million in buyback and elimination of: (i) two outstanding convertible notes with 5.5% coupon and a conversion price of...

Petrobras to drill first well at Equatorial Margin in 2022

Petrobras plans to begin drilling at the Equatorial Margin in 2022. The first of 14 planned wells at the site will be drilled next...

Höegh LNG Partners LP Receives Buyout Offer from Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd.

Höegh LNG Partners LP announced that the Board of Directors of the Partnership received an unsolicited non-binding proposal, dated December 3, 2021, from Höegh...

StealthGas Announces Completion of Spin-Off of Imperial Petroleum

StealthGas, a ship-owning company serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced that it has completed the spin-off of...

Boskalis consortium secures research grant to advance emission-free shipping

A broader maritime consortium in which Boskalis is participant has been awarded a EUR 24 million grant to conduct research into accelerating the use...

Korea Shipbuilders Win 91% of Global LNG Carrier Orders in Jan-Nov

Korean shipbuilders accounted for 91 percent of the global orders for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in the January-November period of 2021. Korean shipbuilders won...

Stronger demand across vessels lifts Baltic index to over 1-month high

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose to an over one-month high on Monday, buoyed by strengthened rates across all its vessel...

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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...