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Drydel orders ultramax in Japan

Drydel Shipping has reportedly placed an order with Shin Kurushima Dockyard for the construction of a 64,000 dwt ultramax bulk carrier, expanding its orderbook...

HD Korea Shipbuilding wins $454 mil. ship orders in Oceania, Europe

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering said Monday it has received 612 billion won ($454 million) in orders to build four liquefied petroleum gas...

Dynacom linked to suezmax order in China

Dynacom Tankers has reportedly placed an order at New Times Shipbuilding for a series of suezmax tankers at an undisclosed price. Specifically, the company is...

Carnival Orders Large Cruise Ship from Meyer

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise company, announced that it has signed an agreement with Meyer Werft shipyard for a fifth Excel-class...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen: Signing of shipbuilding contracts and securing four new options

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed the shipbuilding contracts for the recently declared options for four 9,300 CEU vessels at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Co., Ltd....

Navios orders tanker pair at Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard

Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard announced an order for two 115,000 tonnes-class LR2 tankers from Navios Maritime Holdings. No price or delivery details were revealed. Jointly...

HD KSOE receives order to build four oil tankers

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received an order for four oil tanker newbuildings from an undisclosed European shipping company. Hyundai Samho...

Capital orders gas carriers in China

Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital Group has reportedly placed an order at Nantong shipyard (CIMC SOE) for up to four 40,000 cbm LPG carriers. The agreement...

Korean shipbuilders act on large oil vessels’ supply shortages

Amid a deepening supply shortage of very large crude carriers (VLCCs), orders for these oil carrier vessels are surging in 2024. Korean shipbuilders are...

South Korean shipbuilders fulfill discounted orders to lift earnings

The three largest shipbuilders in South Korea have reported annual earnings that improved from a year earlier, thanks to the reduction of nonprofitable orders...

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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

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Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

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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...