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Maersk orders six methanol powered vessels

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has made an order of six mid-sized container vessels – all having dual-fuel engines able to operate on green1...

Samudera Shipping Line buys container ship feeder brace

Samudera Shipping Line has acquired two container vessels for a total sum of US$59.9 million ($80.2 million). The vessels were acquired after agreements were entered...

Maersk secures fuel for first methanol container ship journey

Denmark's Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said on Monday it has secured fuel for the first container vessel able to run on carbon-neutral methanol for its inaugural...

Container shipping freight rates are too low – Hapag Lloyd CEO

Global container shipping freight rates have reached unsustainable levels and must rebound, the chief executive of Germany’s Hapag Lloyd, the world’s number five operator...

ONE Takes Delivery of First 24,000 TEU Containership

Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced that “ONE INNOVATION”, the company’s first ever 24,000-TEU class Megamax, was successfully delivered at Kure Shipyard of Japan Marine...

CMA CGM Profit Eases as Container Transport Demand Wanes

CMA CGM expects its profit to ease further for the rest of the year after a first-quarter decline, as an uncertain economy and influx...

ONE, Wan Hai agree to pay civil penalties to FMC

Ocean Network Express (ONE) will pay a US$1.7 million civil penalty to avoid a formal investigation by the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) for...

ZIM Q1 results reflect significant decline in freight rates, weak demand

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM), a global container liner shipping company, announced its consolidated results for the three months ended March 31,...

MSC, CMA CGM way ahead in box fleet-building race – report

MSC’s phenomenal growth over the past two years has largely been driven by acquisition of second-hand containerships, while rival CMA CGM is the most...

Euroseas posts strong profit; focus on newbuilding deliveries

Euroseas announced its results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 and declared a common stock dividend. First Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights: Total net revenues...

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DHT Holdings announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Dorian LPG posts record profit

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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

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The Panama Canal Authority announced, through a notice to shipping companies, that effective August...

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Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

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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

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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...