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Chinese Shipbuilders to see surge in orders this year

China’s shipbuilding sector will enter a high-growth period this year, driven by soaring demand of global maritime trade and many shipping groups’ moves to...

South Korean Shipbuilders Attracting Orders

Clarksons Research reported that the global shipbuilding orders added up to 4.01 million CGT last month and 45 percent, 44 percent and 10 percent...

Shipbuilding: China accounts for 51% of new global orders in H1

China’s new shipbuilding orders accounted for more than half of the global share in the first half of the year due to growing demand...

Korean shipyards top global order book in July for 3rd consecutive month

South Korean shipbuilders defended No.1 position in the global order book for the third consecutive month in July, pushing their combined orders during seven...

Korean Shipbuilders’ Offshore Plant Order Book Expanding

Korean shipbuilders’ order book for offshore plant projects are expanding after a long order drought. Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has recently signed...

MOL places order for four car carriers

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has ordered Shin Kurushima Dockyard and Nihon Shipyard to build four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers using liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

Yangzijiang clinches US$1.08 b orders for 12 vessels in July

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. has secured orders for 12 vessels in July for US$1.08b. Broken down, Yangzijiang secured agreements for the building and delivery of...

MSC, Fincantieri AND Snam to partner for world’s first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship

The Cruise Division of MSC Group, Fincantieri and Snam announced the signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly determine the conditions for the...

S. Korea: Orders books fill up for shipbuilders in 2021

Shipbuilders have hit 70 percent of their targets for orders this year, but earnings are not living up to expectations. An increase in prices for...

FSRU Transgas Power delivered to Dynagas

Hudong-Zhonghua has delivered Transgas Power, the first FSRU it is building for Dynagas. The delivery ceremony was held at Hudong-Zhonghua’s yard in Shanghai on 15...

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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...