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Hapag-Lloyd to limit freight surcharge increases, on top of freezing FAK

German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd said it will limit sharp increases in premiums and other surcharges, apart from a freeze in spot rates, a company...

CMA CGM to halt spot freight rate rises until February

French container shipping group CMA CGM said on Thursday it was stopping all increases in its spot freight rates until February in a gesture...

Yang Ming Adds One More 11,000 TEU Ship to Upgrade Trans-Pacific Service

Yang Ming will add one more new 11,000 TEU container vessel, ‘YM Topmost’. The vessel chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and built by...

Euroseas: Charter Contract for M/V Synergy Oakland

Euroseas announced a new time charter contract for its container vessel M/V Synergy Oakland. Specifically, M/V Synergy Oakland, a 4,250 TEU vessel built in...

Euroseas Announces Acquisition of 1,740 TEU Containership & 3-year Charter

Euroseas, an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced announced that it has agreed to...

MSC To Increase Its Peak Season Surcharge Between Europe And US

MSC is to increase its peak season surcharge (PSS) between Europe and the US by $1,000 per 40ft on 1 October. The Geneva-headquartered carrier said...

Asia – UK and Europe container routes hit record highs

The Port of Antwerp’s growing short-sea sector is receiving a boost from the shortage of truck drivers in the UK amid a new post-Brexit...

OOCL orders ten 16,000 TEU boxships

Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL) has ordered ten environmentally friendly 16,000 TEU containerships in China. Five boxships will be built at Dalian COSCO...

Seaspan Announces Order Option for 5 Containership Newbuilds

Seaspan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas, announced that ZIM has exercised its option to enter into long-term charters of five ultra-modern 7,000 TEU...

Hapag-Lloyd orders another 75,000 TEU standard containers

To further ease the scarcity of empty containers, Hapag-Lloyd has ordered another 75,000 TEU dry boxes. The containers will be manufactured in China and...

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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...

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A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships...

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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

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DP World Accelerates Port Decarbonization in Chile

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Piraeus container traffic remains resilient despite Red Sea shipping disruptions

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Port of Long Beach, MARAD agree to test nuclear-powered vessels

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