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China Merchants Industry expands into containership manufacture with acquisition of Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding

Chinese conglomerate China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMI) recently completed its acquisition of Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding. Following the acquisition, Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding began operating as China...

Yangzijiang financial places order for bulk carriers at Jingjiang Nanyang Shipbuilding

After nearly one month, Yangzijiang Financial Holding once again placed a shipbuilding order at Jingjiang Nanyang Shipbuilding. Yangzijiang Financial’s latest investment focus has shifted from...

Trump signs order to revive us shipbuilding, DOGE review of Navy

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that seeks to revive US shipbuilding and will dispatch Elon Musk’s efficiency squad to investigate how...

Fincantieri and Viking announce the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship and sign contracts for two new units

Fincantieri and Viking announced the first cruise ship in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored onboard for both propulsion and onboard electricity...

Grimaldi Group orders 9 Ro-Pax vessels in China

The Grimaldi Group has commissioned the construction of nine ropax vessels from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai), a China Merchants Group company. The deal...

HII and HD Hyundai Heavy industries sign memorandum of understanding

HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, two of the world’s leading shipbuilders across multiple classes of ships, signed a memorandum of understanding to explore...

Seaspan begins construction on heavy polar icebreaker

Seaspan Shipyards cut steel on the Canadian Coast Guard’s new heavy polar icebreaker, signifying the start of construction on one of the most advanced...

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering announces new contract for tanker duo

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai specialized in shipbuilding, announced on April 2 that it has recently...

Diana Shipping becomes strategic partner in two 7,500 cbm Semi-Refrigerated LPG newbuildings

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, announced that the Company agreed to become...

Langh takes delivery of first new feeder for Borchard charter

With “Ingrid”, the Finnish shipping group Langh is launching the commissioning of a newbuild series for the container feeder market. The 1,200 TEU freighter was...

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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...