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Euroseas Announces New Charter for M/V “EM Spetses”

Euroseas, an owner and operator of container vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced a new time charter contract for its...

Tsakos sells feeder containership – brokers

Tsakos Shipping & Trading has reportedly sold feeder containership Sphene (3.398 TEU / blt 2007) at the price of USD 39 million. Sources suggest the...

Shipping lines announce hefty trans-Pacific surcharges

Shipping companies operating on trans-Pacific eastbound trade lanes have announced rate increases for August at unprecedented increments, often using new terminology to describe the...

Cosco Shipping Orders 10 Containerships for USD 1.5 Billion

Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd. has placed a $1.5 billion order for 10 large containerships. The ships will be built at affiliated shipyard, Cosco Shipping...

Container Rates to U.S. Top $10,000 as Shipping Crunch Tightens

Container shipping rates from Asia to the U.S. and Europe increased to new record levels over the past week, ensuring transportation costs will stay...

Danaos: Acquisition of Six 5,466 TEU Eco-design Wide Beam Container Vessels

Danaos announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire six 5,466 TEU container vessels built at Hanjin Subic Bay shipyard en bloc...

Hapag-Lloyd acquires container shipping company Nile Dutch

Hapag-Lloyd successfully closed the acquisition of the Dutch container shipping company Nile Dutch Investments B.V. (NileDutch). After signing a sales and purchase agreement in...

OOIL: Major revenue and TEU traffic increase

Orient Overseas International Line (OOIL) saw its revenues and volumes increase by 119% and 15.4% respectively in Q2 2021. In latest financial results, the company...

Seaspan Orders Ten 7,000 TEU Dual-Fuel LNG Containership Newbuilds

Seaspan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas, announced that it has entered into long-term charters with ZIM relating to ten ultra-modern 7,000 TEU dual-fuel...

Capital Maritime orders three new containerships – sources

According to brokers, Capital Maritime – led by Greek shipowner Vangelis Marinakis - has placed an order for three (+3) 1,800 TEU containerships at...

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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

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

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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...