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Costamare linked to cape buy

According to various broker reports, Nissen Kaiun have committed their Capesize “Frontier Unity” 181/2012 Koyo, Japan (SS/DD 12/2025, BWTS & Scrubber fitted) to undisclosed...

Royal Caribbean lifts profit view again on cruise boom, higher prices

Royal Caribbean Group RCL.N on Thursday raised its annual profit forecast for a second time, after record bookings during the first quarter and...

Weaker spot LNG prices support gas, LNG flows from Algeria to Europe

Weaker spot LNG prices in Europe have supported increased buying interest for Algerian LNG cargoes, with traders expecting both LNG and gas outflows from...

Wärtsilä secures China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd and seven new container...

Dalian iron ore extends gains on China demand hopes, profit-taking caps rise

Dalian iron ore futures prices extended their rise for a second straight session on Thursday, supported by lingering demand hopes in top consumer China,...

Baltic index down for 4th day as larger vessel rates dip

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday, pressured...

Capital Product Partners L.P. announces cash distribution

Capital Product Partners announced that its board of directors has declared a cash distribution of $0.15 per common unit for the first quarter of...

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v DSI Phoenix with Bulk Trading

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary,...

Iron ore rebounds to six-week high on renewed China demand hopes, lower shipments

Prices of iron ore futures rebounded on Wednesday to the highest level in more than six weeks, aided by renewed hopes of improved steel...

MSC offers to buy Gram Car Carriers

MSC Group, through its subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services, has agreed to acquire Norway-based car carrier Gram Car Carriers (GCC) for nearly $700 million....

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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...