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Petrobras orders four new tankers

Petrobras has placed a $427 million order with the Estaleiro Rio Grande shipyard to build four medium-range oil tankers. Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro) signed the deal...

Y/KNOT enters tanker market with Aframax acquisition

Y/KNOT Invest is entering the tanker market, implementing an investment plan it presented during a recent successful IPO. Specifically, the company announced the acquisition of...

Ocean Yield not impacted by charterer’s restructuring

Reference is made to a press release announcement on 25 June 2026 by Braskem S.A. regarding the filing of a request for Precautionary Injunctive...

Oaktree Capital plans further reduction of stake in Torm

Oaktree Capital Management, a US private equity firm, is planning to further decrease its ownership in Danish product tanker operator Torm. According to a...

Eastern Pacific Shipping announces strategic exit from chemical tanker segment

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) is marking its strategic exit from the chemical tanker segment through a combined en-bloc transaction with Ace Tankers and Womar...

Capital Tankers Corp. announces the acquisition of three scrubber-fitted VLCC newbuildings with 2027 deliveries

Capital Tankers Corp., an international shipping company focused on crude oil transportation, today announced the acquisition from Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. of three...

BIMCO launches project to develop Russia tanker resale restrictions clause for MoAs

BIMCO has commenced work on the development of a standard contractual clause to address new EU requirements applicable to tanker sale and purchase transactions.  The...

DHT Holdings, Inc. announces new $250 Million revolving credit facility

DHT Holdings, Inc. announced that it has entered into a new $250 million reducing revolving credit facility. The Facility has a seven-year tenor and bears...

Eastern Pacific Shipping and Champion Tankers launch IMO II MR Tanker Pool

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and Champion Tankers announce the launch of a new IMO II Medium Range (MR) tanker pool, bringing together eight high-quality...

Aegean Shipping Management enters new growth phase

Aegean Shipping Management is entering a new phase of growth, marked by a strategic expansion into the large crude oil tanker market while further...

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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

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Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority announced, through a notice to shipping companies, that effective August...

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

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Port of Klaipėda delivers strong performance in 1H2026

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DP World Accelerates Port Decarbonization in Chile

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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...