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UK’s Biggest Container Port To Be Hit By Eight Days of Strikes

Almost 2,000 dock workers at Britain’s biggest container ship port plan to strike for eight days this month after failing to reach a pay...

Confident Maersk Builds $19 Billion M&A War Chest

Maersk CEO Soren Skou told investors he remained “confident” about the shipping line’s contracted customers sticking with their agreements, despite a backdrop of softer...

Maersk lifts 2022 guidance as congested supply chain boosts rates

Shipping group Maersk has raised its 2022 profit guidance after beating second-quarter revenue expectations as congested global supply chains boosted freight rates. “Congestion in...

Danaos profitable in second quarter

Danaos, one of the world’s largest independent owners of containerships, reported unaudited results for the period ended June 30, 2022. Highlights for the Second Quarter...

ONE Posts Record First Quarter Profit

ONE’s 1st quarter results for FY2022 is a record profit of US$5,499 million, an increase of US$2,940 million from the same period last year. •...

Costamare posts record second quarter results, plans investment

Costamare reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter (“Q2 2022”) and six-months ended June 30, 2022. I. RECORD PROFITABILITY IN A SECOND QUARTER...

HMM places order for feeders at Hyundai Mipo

Hyundai Mipo has received an order from HMM for three 1,800 TEU feeder boxships, with early delivery slots due in Q2 and Q3 2024,...

OOCL Proves Carriers Can Still Perform in Softer Market

Ocean carrier average rates per teu appear to have plateaued in the second quarter, as contract rate increases are negated by tumbling spot rates,...

SM Line Increases Stake in HMM, Fueling Takeover Speculation

SM Line has expanded its hold on HMM after buying more shares, leaving the market to wonder if the rival South Korean ocean-going liner...

France Asks CMA-CGA To Lower Rates

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Wednesday put fresh pressure on the country’s biggest energy and shipping companies to use part of bumper...

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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...