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Wuhu Shipyard secures 2+2 64,500 DWT Bulk Carrier contract with Turkey’s Aqmaris

On January 6th, Chinese shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard successfully signed a contract with Turkish company Aqmaris for the construction of 2+2 64,500 DWT bulk carriers. At...

TOP Ships announces amendment of time charter at a higher daily rate

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced that it has amended the time charter agreement...

Castor Maritime Inc. announces the sale and leaseback of the M/V Magic Perseus

Castor Maritime Inc., a diversified global shipping and energy company, announces the signing of a sale and leaseback agreement for the M/V Magic Perseus,...

First U.S. LNG Cargo for the Bulgarian Market Arrives in Alexandroupolis via METLEN

METLEN, together with its International Energy Supply & Trading Pillar, has achieved another strategic milestone with the arrival of its first U.S. liquefied natural...

Iron ore rallies as China pledges more proactive fiscal policies in 2026

Iron ore futures prices rallied on Monday as top consumer China’s pledge of more proactive fiscal policies in 2026 boosted sentiment and demand hopes...

Gulf Marine Services announces two-year contract extension for one of its Mid‐size vessels currently operating in the GCC region

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a leading provider of self‐propelled, self‐elevating support vessels to the offshore energy industry, announced a two‐year contract extension (comprising one...

Clean Energy Carriers announces further expansion with an order for three latest specification LNG Carriers

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp., an international owner of ocean-going vessels, announced it has ordered three latest technology LNG carriers to be built at HD...

DHT Holdings announces the sale of two VLCCs

DHT Holdings announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the DHT China and the DHT Europe for a combined price of...

d’Amico orders two MR1 from Guangzhou Shipyard

d’Amico International Shipping S.A., an international marine transportation company operating in the product tanker market, announces that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers D.A.C., has...

Pacific Basin announces the acquisition of four 40,000 dwt Handysize newbuilding vessels

Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, one of the world’s leading dry bulk shipping companies, entered into ship purchase contracts with Jiangmen Nanyang Ship Engineering Co.,...

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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...