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Yang Ming orders methanol-ready boxships

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has placed orders for three more methanol-ready containerships. Specifically, the order is for three 8,000 TEU vessels, Yang Ming said...

MPCC Continues Fleet Renewal with Newbuild Orders, Long-Term Charters, Portfolio Optimization and Expands Financing Universe

MPC Container Ships (“MPCC” or the “Company”) announced a company update, including a series of strategic initiatives to modernize its fleet and strengthen its...

Heidmar Maritime Holdings acquires its first vessel and establishes foothold in container shipping

Heidmar Maritime Holdings announced its first vessel acquisition, making it a strategic milestone in the Company’s project development and growth strategy. Heidmar has entered into...

HMM to expand Spanish Algeciras terminal

South Korea’s leading container shipping company HMM said Wednesday it plans to expand Total Terminal International Algeciras, its semi-automated facility in southern Spain. On Monday,...

Navios Maritime linked to $460m newbuilding order at HJ Heavy

According to media reports, HJ Heavy Industries has secured a $460 million contract from Navios Maritime Partners for four methanol-ready 8,000 TEU container ships,...

MSC strikes $1.2bn shipbuilding deal in China

MSC has reportedly struck a $1.2 billion shipbuilding deal in China. Specifically, the company has placed an order for up to six LNG dual-fuel...

Ocean Network Express launches new office in Greece

Ocean Network Express announces the establishment of a new ONE branch in Greece – Ocean Network Express (Europe) Limited, Greece Foreign Branch. Scheduled to commence...

World Shipping Council releases container Lost at Sea Report – 2025 update

The World Shipping Council has released its annual Containers Lost at Sea report, showing that 576 containers were lost at sea in 2024. While...

Seacon orders electric training boxship at Fujian Mawei

Seacon Shipping has reached an agreement with Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding to develop electric container vessels.     According to media reports, Seacon has placed an order for...

Maersk resumes Haifa port calls

Shipping company Maersk said on Friday it had decided to resume vessel calls at Israel’s Haifa port. “With the prospect of current cease-fire agreement bringing...

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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...