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Iron ore slides as China demand outlook dims

Prices of iron ore futures slid on Thursday on elevated concerns over demand in top consumer China fueled by weakening steel consumption that has...

Iron ore rebounds as weak China data revives stimulus hopes

Iron ore futures gained on Wednesday, snapping multiple sessions of losses, after soft factory data from top consumer China bolstered hopes of a fresh...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W49]

Soybeans have again emerged as one of the most influential variables for dry bulk demand, especially for Kamsarmax vessels that anchor the Brazil–China and...

Iron ore extends losses as Simandou project starts supply

Iron ore futures prices extended their declines on Tuesday, as the big Simandou project in Guinea, West Africa, shipped its first ore, raising the...

Iron ore slips as sagging China demand weighs

Iron ore futures slipped on Monday, as sagging demand in top consumer China, along with increasing equipment maintenance and the lack of new stimulus...

Rio Tinto sees up to $10 billion in divestment potential

Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott outlined a plan on Thursday to generate $5 billion to $10 billion through divestments and productivity growth, as he...

Iron ore extends decline as higher supply sours sentiment

Iron ore futures prices slipped for a second consecutive session on Thursday, as mounting global supplies weighed on market sentiment. The most-traded January iron ore...

Russia oil revenue falls by a third on weak crude, strong ruble

The Russian government’s oil proceeds shrank by almost a third in November from a year ago as weaker crude prices and a stronger currency...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W48]

Beijing’s release of the first batch of 2026 import quotas has prompted Chinese independent refiners, including both larger and smaller “teapot” refineries, to re-emerge...

Iron ore eases amid policy-meeting watch and softer fundamentals

Iron ore futures settled slightly lower on Wednesday amid weakening demand signals, while traders awaited upcoming economic meetings in China for guidance on potentially...

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United Maritime reports Q2 and H1 2026 results – Strategic fleet repositioning into Capesize Vessels

United Maritime Corporatio, announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also declared a quarterly...

Seanergy Maritime reports second quarter and first-half 2026 financial results

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., a leading pure-play Capesize owner and operator, reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June...

Diana Shipping reports Q2 & H1 2026 results and declares cash dividend of $0.01 per common share for the Q2

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, reported net income of $20.8 million...

Bahri reports record net profit of SAR 2.75 billion for Q2 2026

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the Kingdom’s leading shipping and logistics company, announced its financial results for the second quarter and...

Scorpio Tankers announces financial results for the second quarter of 2026 and the declaration of a dividend

Scorpio Tankers Inc. reported its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also announced that its board of...

Teekay Corporation second quarter 2026 update

Teekay Corporation Ltd. provided an update for the three months ended June 30, 2026,...

WALLENIUS SOL acquires vessels from Royal Wagenborg and signs long-term CoA with Smurfit Westrock

WALLENIUS SOL has announced the acquisition of two RoRo vessels from Royal Wagenborg, Bothniaborg...

Oman proposes Hormuz management system with voluntary fees, source says

Oman has presented a proposal to Iran for joint regional management ​of the Strait...

Celestyal launches first Intern Conference, bringing the next generation closer to cruising and shipping

More than 80 participants have taken their first professional steps through the company’s long-standing...

Houthis say they attacked two Saudi tankers; Saudi Arabia says one ablaze in Red...

Yemen's Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in a military operation, the...

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...

PPA S.A. receives double distinction at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards

Piraeus Port Authority received two prestigious distinctions at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards, reaffirming its leading role in the Greek economy...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...