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Rising Rates Are Reshaping Once-Lucrative Commodity Trades

Higher interest rates are forcing commodity traders to rethink some deals and push up prices, in the latest example of how a period of...

Tanker Giants Sprout From Nowhere To Keep Russian Oil Moving

At a downtown office block in Mumbai, packing tape peels off a black door whose handle appears to have been ripped out. A pile...

Brazil tax appeal board rules against Petrobras in $3.4 bln case

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras PETR4.SA said that the country's tax appeal board Carf dismissed its appeal in a case related to unpaid taxes...

Shell Commits to Dover Project in U.S. Gulf of Mexico’s Deep Water

Shell plc said on Wednesday it has taken a final investment decision on the Dover exploration field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, which...

OPEC Retains Oil Demand Growth Projections

The OPEC Reference Basket (ORB) value rose by 26¢, or 0.3%, m-o-m in February to average $81.88/b. The ICE Brent front-month contract declined by...

Venezuela to Ship Oil to Cuba on Blacklisted Supertanker

Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA on Monday was loading a supertanker with crude and fuel for Cuba, maritime documents showed, an unusually large volume...

Russian Crude Heads to UAE as Sanctions Divert Flows

The United Arab Emirates has been taking more cargoes of Russian crude oil, according to ship tracking data and trading sources, in another example...

Russian oil product exports slide as EU import embargo bites

Russian oil product exports, the target of the West’s latest round of efforts to curb Moscow’s oil revenues, fell by a fifth on the...

China crude oil imports to set a record in 2023

China is expected to import a record amount of crude oil in 2023 due to increased demand for fuel as people travel more following...

China set for record crude oil imports in 2023 – analysts

China is expected to import a record amount of crude oil in 2023 due to increased demand for fuel as people travel more following...

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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...