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U.S. Probe finds China unfairly dominates shipbuilding, paving way for penalties

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has concluded that China uses unfair policies and practices to dominate the global maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors, three...

HD KSOE Set to Deliver 139 Ships This Year

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) is set to commence the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers on the 6th, marking...

HJ Heavy Industries secures design approval for 88,000㎥ VLAC

HJ Heavy Industries announced on the 30th that it has obtained approval for the design concept for an 88,000㎥ super-large eco-friendly ammonia carrier (VLAC)...

Samsung Heavy Industries is speeding up orders centered on high value-added ships

Samsung Heavy Industries is a super-sized ethanol carrier (VLEC) worth 742.2 billion won with ship owners in Asia. It announced on the 26th that...

COSCO Shipping announces major partnership for 10 new bulk carriers

On December 19, COSCO Shipping partnered with Everbright Financial Leasing and Jiangsu Hantong Shipbuilding in Nantong to sign agreements for the construction and long-term...

China Merchants inks USD 100 million lease deal for two bulk carrier newbuildings

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) is leasing two Newcastlemax bulk carriers on a 5-year charter at the cost of USD 100 million from sister...

China’s Wuyang Tanker orders two LNG bunkering vessels

Chinese shipping company Fuzhou Wuyang Refined Oil Trading has placed an order for a new LNG bunkering and supply vessel to be built by...

Rongsheng Heavy Industries restarts business

The once bankrupt Chinese shipbuilder Rongsheng Heavy Industries has restarted business under the new name of Jiangsu New Rongsheng Heavy Industry. Rongsheng was previously the...

QatarEnergy awards time charter party agreements for 6 ultra-modern QC-Max LNG vessels

QatarEnergy has selected the joint venture of Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K Lines and China’s COSCO Shipping LNG Investment to own and operate 6 QC-Max size...

Maersk completes order of 20 dual-fuel vessels

A.P. Moller - Maersk has signed agreements with three yards for a total of 20 container vessels equipped with dual-fuel engines. Combined, the vessels...

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Greek shipping industry turns to Euronext Athens

The Greek shipping community is turning its attention to Euronext Athens. Safe Bulkers, owned by Polys V. Hajioannou, made the first move. The company pursued...

TOP Ships announces net income of $6.5 million, diluted earnings per share of $0.61 and stockholders’ equity of $76.7 million for the six months...

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced its financial results for the six months ended June...

TORM announces secondary public offering of its class A common shares by a selling shareholder

TORM plc announced the commencement of a secondary public offering of 9,000,000 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord Holdings S.à...

TEN sees 300% plus increase in 6-month net income; record 1H revenues

TEN reported results (unaudited) for the six months and the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. FIRST HALF 2026 SUMMARY RESULTS TEN's fleet generated record gross...

Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM in landmark FMC complaint

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) has filed a formal complaint against CMA CGM with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), demanding at least $186 million...

Cruise Industry report shows measurable progress in environmental technologies and practices

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, released...

Stop attacking merchant ships and seafarers: IMO Secretary-General to Member States

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, has called on Member...

Iran says struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they struck an oil tanker sailing under the Togolese...

World’s first ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering to an ammonia-fueled vessel

Demonstrating a Fuel-Supply Operation Essential for Deployment of Next-Generation Fueled Vessels NYK Line, with Japan...

M/MARITIME: Focus on Greek-Japanese maritime ties

The close shipping ties between Greece and Japan were highlighted at a meeting at...

Piraeus container traffic soars 18% in August

Container throughput at the port of Piraeus remained strong in August, with a significant improvement recorded at Terminals II and III as the global...

Port of Los Angeles posts best three-month cargo stretch in its history

Port of Los Angeles waterfront workers processed  955,907 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August, capping the busiest three consecutive months in Port history. More...

ATI and DP World commission six new hybrid cranes at manila South Harbour

Strategic partners DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have commissioned six state-of-the-art hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at Manila South Harbour (MSH), strengthening...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...