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Global Chartering linked to order for up to 16 newbuildings

TradeWinds reports Global Chartering, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and DryLog, is in talks with shipyards in China to build a series of bulk...

Iron ore gains as China stimulus hopes dominate

Iron ore futures gained on Wednesday, as hopes of fresh stimulus from top consumer China outweighed concerns over a gloomy outlook stemming from growing...

Baltic Index hits one-week low as capesize rates weaken

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, extended losses and fell to a one-week...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels signal that they’ve stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping

Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signaling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the...

John McDonald appointed ABS Chairman and CEO

The ABS Board of Directors has elected John McDonald as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ABS at a board meeting on...

Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approves agreement with SCAQMD for Cleaner AirPort

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve a cooperative agreement with the South Coast Air Quality Management District and...

Scorpio Tankers announces agreements to construct VLCCs

Scorpio Tankers announced that it has signed letters of intent to construct two Very Large Crude Carriers at Hanwha Ocean Co. Ltd., South Korea. ...

United Maritime delivers “solid profitability” in Q3

United Maritime Corporation, announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The Company also declared a quarterly...

Akrotiri Tankers orders LR1 units in China – report

According to TradeWinds, Akrotiri Tankers has ordered its first newbuildings ever. Specifically, the shipping company has reportedly ordered a pair of LR1 units at New...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W45]

One of the more interesting paradoxes in today’s dry bulk market is unfolding in China’s steel value chain. On the surface, the story is...

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Heidmar Maritime Holdings reports results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. reported its results for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights • Total revenues of...

Capital Tankers announces second quarter 2026 financial results

Capital Tankers Corp. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.  

Stena announces Q2 interim report

The Stena AB Group published its interim report for the second quarter of 2026.

TotalEnergies completes the transfer of its 10% interest in Arctic LNG 2

As mentioned on the occasion of the presentation of the 2nd Quarter 2026 Results, TotalEnergies confirms that the transfer of its 10% interest in...

Orient Overseas Limited announces 2026 interim results

Orient Overseas (International) Limited Announced 2026 Interim Results​. Group Revenue of US$5,173 million Group EBIT of US$728 million Group EBITDA of US$1,255 million Operating Cash Flow of US$819 million Profit Attributable to...

Celestyal announces 2028 summer Mediterranean programme

Celestyal has unveiled its 2028 Mediterranean programme, with 124 sailings on sale from September...

Saudi Arabia says Iran attacked vessel in Hormuz, killing two sailors

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude exporter, said on Wednesday that an Iranian attack...

Celestyal launches ‘Uncrowded, Unforgettable, Authentically Med’ winter campaign with fares from €469pp

Celestyal has launched a new winter campaign, ‘Uncrowded, Unforgettable, Authentically Med’ - live from...

Celestyal unveils new winter sailings onboard Celestyal Journey

Celestyal has unveiled seven new winter 2027/28 sailing options onboard the 1,260-guest Celestyal Journey,...

Two tankers carrying Saudi oil attacked in Strait of Hormuz

Two supertankers carrying Saudi ​oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each...

Chandra Asri Group opens access to CPN public terminal

PT Chandra Pelabuhan Nusantara (CPN), a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), has officially obtained the Business License for the...

Direct traffic between the Port of Gothenburg and Asia increases

Cargo volumes at the Port of Gothenburg developed strongly during the first half of 2026. Container volumes remained at record levels, while rail, RoRo,...

PPA: New framework for investments in ports and logistics

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has expanded its scope of business activity following shareholders’ approval of amendments to the corporate charter, paving the way for...

Piraeus container traffic shows signs of recovery as ships return to Suez Canal

Signs of improvement are emerging in container traffic at Terminals II and III at the Port of Piraeus, as the gradual return of containerships...

Port of Los Angeles posts second-best July on record, cargo volume remains strong

The Port of Los Angeles processed 960,464 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, making it the second-busiest July in the Port’s history. The strong...