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Explosive market demand boosts China’s LNG shipbuilding

Chinese shipbuilders have secured growing orders for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels this year amid the deepening energy crisis in Europe, which enables...

S. Korea Shipbuilding: More FX stabilising measures on the way

South Korea’s finance minister said the government would prepare more measures to stabilise the foreign exchange market, while downplaying the need for a currency...

DSME wins $422 million order for two LNG carriers

Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said Thursday that it has clinched a 595.9 billion-won ($422 million) order to build two liquefied...

KSOE wins 525 billion won of orders for eight ships

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has received a 525 billion won ($378 million) of orders from two African shippers for eight ships. Of...

Korean Shipbuilders Selected for Qatar LNG Development Project

QatarEnergy has recently selected three shipowners to order eight LNG carriers in its LNG development project. The shipowners and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering...

Seaspan Cancels Shipbuilding Order

Seaspan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp., announced an update to Atlas' May 17, 2022 press release regarding contracts for four 7,700 TEU dual-fuel...

Fincantieri to Construct Four More Cruise Ships for Viking

Fincantieri will build a further four ships for Viking, in a deal worth around €1.7bn. As part of an agreement signed in March 2018...

Samsung Heavy wins LNG ship order in Bermuda, Africa

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., the world's third-biggest shipbuilder by order backlog, said Tuesday it has received a 1.16 trillion-won (US$850 million) liquefied natural gas...

Keppel O&M wins US$2.9b newbuild FPSO P-80 contract from Petrobras

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)’s wholly owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, has won an international tender from Petrobras, for the engineering, procurement and construction...

DSME hit by $975m damage claim from Inpex

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said on Aug. 5 that it has filed an arbitration request with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)...

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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...