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China’s shipbuilding industry sees strong growth in H1

China’s shipbuilding industry registered strong growth during the first half of the year, official data shows. The industry completed the construction of ships totaling over...

Cosco Shipping Orders 10 Containerships for USD 1.5 Billion

Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd. has placed a $1.5 billion order for 10 large containerships. The ships will be built at affiliated shipyard, Cosco Shipping...

South Korea: Shipbuilders see new orders hit 13-year high

South Korean shipbuilders secured 10.88 million compensated gross tons (CGTs) in new orders in the first half of 2021, the highest volume in 13...

‘Unfavorable factors’ clouding Hyundai Heavy – report

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s sub-holding company Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has already fulfilled over 90 percent of its sales goal this year,...

Sovcomflot adds two LNG newbuilding having secured TotalEnergies charters

TotalEnergies has declared an option it held with Sovcomflot for two further 174,000 cbm LNG carriers. The vessels will be chartered by TotalEnergies for...

Korean Shipbuilders Continuing to Outperform Chinese and Japanese Rivals

Clarksons Research reported on July 6 that the shipbuilding contracts signed last month added up to 4.15 million CGT (131 ships), including 1.82 million...

Procopiou named highest bidder for Hellenic Shipyards

A double tender for the sale of Hellenic Shipyards SA, Greece's biggest shipyard, in the town of Skaramangas, concluded on Wednesday with ship-owner George...

Seaspan Orders Ten 7,000 TEU Dual-Fuel LNG Containership Newbuilds

Seaspan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas, announced that it has entered into long-term charters with ZIM relating to ten ultra-modern 7,000 TEU dual-fuel...

Capital Maritime orders three new containerships – sources

According to brokers, Capital Maritime – led by Greek shipowner Vangelis Marinakis - has placed an order for three (+3) 1,800 TEU containerships at...

Samsung Heavy Industries bags $580 mln order to build 3 LNG carriers

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. has won a deal worth 654.5 billion won ($579.2 million) to build three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The shipbuilder announced...

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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...