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Hapag-Lloyd launches first dry container tracking product “Live Position”

Hapag-Lloyd announced the launch of “Live Position”, its first dry container tracking product. Customers can now enjoy full transparency on the location of their...

Iran says crew of MSC Aries to be released

Iran’s foreign minister said the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel have been granted consular access and are expected to be...

Costamare linked to cape buy

According to various broker reports, Nissen Kaiun have committed their Capesize “Frontier Unity” 181/2012 Koyo, Japan (SS/DD 12/2025, BWTS & Scrubber fitted) to undisclosed...

Wärtsilä secures China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd and seven new container...

ZEMBA announces successful completion of inaugural collective tender

ZEMBA announced the successful conclusion of its first tender for ocean shipping that achieves at least a 90% reduction of greenhouse gases on a...

Danaos secures financing for eight new containerships

Watson Farley & Williams advised Danaos Corporation on a US$450m post-delivery senior secured term loan facility to finance eight newbuild vessels under construction in...

Baltimore’s alternate shipping channels not deep enough, Maersk says

The Baltimore port’s alternate shipping channels are not deep enough to accommodate the oceangoing container vessels that Maersk and other carriers use, the Danish...

Hapag-Lloyd And Seaspan To Retrofit Five Vessels To Methanol Propulsion

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation enter into a partnership agreement to retrofit and convert five 10,100 TEU container ships powered by conventional MAN S90 engines...

Maersk Makes no Deployment Changes After Vessel Seized in Strait of Hormuz

Shipping company Maersk has not made any deployment changes after a Portuguese-flagged container ship was seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz on...

Container Freight Rates Stabilizing

While container spot rates on the Asia-Europe and Asia-North America trades continued to remain elevated, year on year, due to the Red Sea crisis,...

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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...