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S&P Global agrees to acquire ORBCOMM’s Automatic Identification System business

S&P Global announced an agreement to acquire the Automatic Identification System data services business of ORBCOMM Inc. The AIS business is a leading provider...

Samsung awarded compensation in case against ZIM

Zim Integrated Shipping Services has been ordered to pay Samsung Electronics $3.7 million in reparations because the former unreasonably held the release of Samsung...

Baltic Index rises to over two-week high as all vessels post gains

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index extended gains on Thursday, reaching a more than two-week high, on stronger rates across all vessel...

ABS chairman and CEO to retire at end of year

The 163rd ABS Annual Members Meeting highlighted that ABS has never been stronger, with substantial growth and industry-leading safety performance reported. ABS continued to perform...

Baltic Index gains on stronger vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose on Wednesday to its highest level in more than a week, as rates increased across...

Baltic Index unchanged as gains in smaller vessels counter muted capsize

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index was unchanged on Tuesday as gains in the panamax and supramax segments countered a decline in...

China’s Cosco says US levies risk upsetting global shipping

China’s largest shipping line said on Monday that the Trump administration’s plan to impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at US ports would erode...

New Maritime Labour Convention amendments set to boost seafarers’ conditions

Seafarers are set to benefit from improved working and living conditions following the adoption of important amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006. The...

Hackers take down Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines website

Shipping company Wan Hai Lines’ website was taken offline by hackers on Friday and remained down as of Saturday afternoon. Wan Hai confirmed the cyberattack,...

ICC: Pronounced spike in low-level crimes in Singapore Straits

The ICC International Maritime Bureau has revealed a rise in global piracy and armed robbery incidents in the first quarter of 2025 – driven...

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BW LPG Limited – Update on BW LPG’s Product Services Q2 2026 segment performance

BW LPG provided an update on its Product Services’ (“BW Product Services”) Q2 2026 segment performance. Q2 2026 highlights: Gross trading result: – USD 19 million This...

DNB: Solid results driven by lending growth and high customer activity

DNB recorded profits after tax of NOK 9.8 billion in the second quarter of 2026.  “The level of activity in the Norwegian economy is high...

OOIL announces operational update for 2Q2026

The Board of Directors of Orient Overseas (International) Limited has adopted a policy of announcing unaudited operational updates for Orient Overseas Container Line (“OOCL”)...

Seanergy Maritime’s bond begins trading on Euronext Athens after raising 95.6 million euros

Seanergy Maritime Holdings’ corporate bond began trading on Euronext Athens on Tuesday, with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stamatis Tsantanis ringing the traditional opening...

Hapag-Lloyd raises annual outlook on strong demand, freight rates

German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Monday raised its outlook ​for the financial year, citing strong market ‌demand and positive freight rate developments. Hapag-Lloyd said it...

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills three, official says

A Russian attack on Ukraine's ​Black Sea port city of ‌Odesa killed three, a...

Iran-linked vessels pass through Hormuz ahead of US blockade

The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday,...

IMO Council reaffirms commitment to protecting vital shipping lanes

The Council of the International Maritime Organization has concluded its 137th session by reaffirming...

Hormuz traffic slows to multi-week low as renewed US, Iran strikes raise safety risk

The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to multi-week lows on...

Russia says Ukraine struck tanker in Sea of Azov

A Ukrainian drone struck a tanker as it ​was entering the Azov-Black Sea ‌Canal,...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...

Port of Los Angeles records best June ever, tops 1 million container units

Dockworkers at the Port of Los Angeles moved 1,002,734 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June, making it the busiest June in the Port's 118-year...

Port of Long Beach cargo up at year’s midpoint

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach saw double-digit growth in June, running just ahead of last year’s record-setting pace halfway into 2026,...

Greek Shipping Minister visits Piraeus Port

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias visited the Port of Piraeus on Tuesday ahead of the peak summer holiday travel period,...

Hapag-Lloyd uses shore power in the Port of Hamburg

Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company, has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on the use of shore power in...