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Iron ore inches higher on softer dollar, weak demand caps gain

Iron ore futures ended higher on Thursday, helped by a softer dollar, although gains were limited by falling China lump ore premiums that signalled...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W47]

During the past few weeks, we have seen a notable resurgence in dry bulk newbuilding activity from Greek shipowners. Several well-established names have been...

Iron ore rises on China’s proposal to cut port fees

Iron ore futures rose on Tuesday as proposed cuts to Chinese port fees are expected to discourage long-term stockpiling. The most-traded January iron ore contract...

Iron ore futures snap two-day slide on China policy signals, supply disruptions

Iron ore futures rebounded on Monday, breaking a two‑session losing streak, as policy support headlines from China and fresh supply disruptions fueled bullish sentiment. The...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W46]

Geopolitics drew attention once again in 2025, as hostilities between Ukraine and Russia escalated, casting uncertainty over the Black Sea market.

Dalian iron ore extends rise on resilient demand, profit-taking caps gain

Dalian iron ore futures rose on Tuesday for a second straight session to a two-week high thanks to resilient near-term demand in top consumer...

Vitol completes largest VLSFO bunkering op in Pakistan with Singapore-flagged barge

Marine fuel supplier Vitol Bunkers on Monday said it has supplied the largest VLSFO stem to date in Pakistan, to a vessel owned and...

Exclusive: Chevron joins race to explore potential purchase of Lukoil assets, sources say

U.S. oil major Chevron is studying options to buy global assets of sanctioned Russian oil firm Lukoil, five sources familiar with the process told...

Iron ore hits two-week high on China stimulus hopes, firm near-term demand

Iron ore futures prices climbed on Monday to their highest in two weeks, driven by firm near-term demand and revived hopes of stimulus from...

Iron ore seesaws amid softening near-term demand in China, restocking hopes

Iron ore futures prices seesawed on Thursday with market players weighing softening near-term demand in top consumer China and prospects of increasing supply against...

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Greek shipping industry turns to Euronext Athens

The Greek shipping community is turning its attention to Euronext Athens. Safe Bulkers, owned by Polys V. Hajioannou, made the first move. The company pursued...

TOP Ships announces net income of $6.5 million, diluted earnings per share of $0.61 and stockholders’ equity of $76.7 million for the six months...

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced its financial results for the six months ended June...

TORM announces secondary public offering of its class A common shares by a selling shareholder

TORM plc announced the commencement of a secondary public offering of 9,000,000 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord Holdings S.à...

TEN sees 300% plus increase in 6-month net income; record 1H revenues

TEN reported results (unaudited) for the six months and the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. FIRST HALF 2026 SUMMARY RESULTS TEN's fleet generated record gross...

Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM in landmark FMC complaint

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) has filed a formal complaint against CMA CGM with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), demanding at least $186 million...

Cruise Industry report shows measurable progress in environmental technologies and practices

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, released...

Stop attacking merchant ships and seafarers: IMO Secretary-General to Member States

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, has called on Member...

Iran says struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they struck an oil tanker sailing under the Togolese...

World’s first ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering to an ammonia-fueled vessel

Demonstrating a Fuel-Supply Operation Essential for Deployment of Next-Generation Fueled Vessels NYK Line, with Japan...

M/MARITIME: Focus on Greek-Japanese maritime ties

The close shipping ties between Greece and Japan were highlighted at a meeting at...

Piraeus container traffic soars 18% in August

Container throughput at the port of Piraeus remained strong in August, with a significant improvement recorded at Terminals II and III as the global...

Port of Los Angeles posts best three-month cargo stretch in its history

Port of Los Angeles waterfront workers processed  955,907 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August, capping the busiest three consecutive months in Port history. More...

ATI and DP World commission six new hybrid cranes at manila South Harbour

Strategic partners DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have commissioned six state-of-the-art hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at Manila South Harbour (MSH), strengthening...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...