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Baltic index extends losses as demand for larger vessels wanes

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index recorded its biggest daily percentage decline in nearly a month on Tuesday as demand for larger vessels...

Carnival Reports 2Q2023 Earnings; Sets Sights On 2026 Sea Change Program

Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) reports second quarter 2023 earnings and sets sights on 2026 SEA Change Program. U.S. GAAP net loss...

Danaos Delivers Letter to Eagle Bulk Board of Directors

Danaos, one of the world’s largest independent owners of containerships and the largest shareholder of Eagle Bulk with ownership of approximately 16.7% of the...

Maersk orders six methanol powered vessels

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has made an order of six mid-sized container vessels – all having dual-fuel engines able to operate on green1...

China’s shipbuilding industry sees vessel orders surge

China’s shipbuilding industry saw new vessel orders surge 49.5 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2023, official data showed. New orders, a major...

IMO chief urges decisive action at environment talks

Countries must take decisive action at talks aimed at accelerating decarbonisation in the shipping industry, the United Nations’ shipping agency chief said on Monday,...

Baltic index snaps four-day winning streak on lower vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, declined on Monday after four sessions of gains...

Pelagic Partners buys handysize bulk carrier

Pelagic Partners has reportedly acquired 38,000 dwt handysize bulk carrier UBC Houston (2015). The shipping firm has taken delivery of the Chinese-built vessel which has...

Yangzijiang wins order for three combination carriers

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) has won a contract from a repeat customer, Klaveness Combination Carriers, to build three 83,300 dwt so-called combination carriers for delivery...

Panama Canal Postpones Depth Restrictions After Much-Needed Rain

The Panama Canal will postpone depth restrictions that were set to affect the largest ships crossing the key waterway, the canal authority said, after...

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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...