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Global trade to hit record $35 trillion despite slowing momentum

UN Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) year-end Global Trade Update shows East Asia, Africa and South–South trade powering gains, even as rising uncertainty shapes the...

Solstad Maritime ASA – Multiple contract awards Brazil and North Sea

Solstad Maritime ASA announced multiple new contracts for several construction support vessels: Normand Navigator, Normand Cutter, and Normand Jarstein. The combined firm period of these...

BYD Energy Storage and Corvus Energy sign strategic MoU to accelerate marine battery innovation

BYD Energy Storage, a global leader in the energy storage sector, and Corvus Energy AS (Corvus), the market leader in marine energy storage systems...

Euroseas announces 3-Year forward charter contracts for three of its Modern 2,800 TEU Containerships

Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced new charter contracts for three...

KCC Capital Markets Day – Fleet expansion and optimization supporting continued profitable growth and value creation

Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA hosts its Capital Markets Day at the company’s headquarters in Oslo. At the event, KCC presents its strategy for 2026–2030;...

Trafigura publishes 2025 Annual Results

Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, a global leader in the commodities industry, announced its financial results for the 12-month period ending 30 September 2025. Chief Executive...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W49]

Soybeans have again emerged as one of the most influential variables for dry bulk demand, especially for Kamsarmax vessels that anchor the Brazil–China and...

Iron ore extends losses as Simandou project starts supply

Iron ore futures prices extended their declines on Tuesday, as the big Simandou project in Guinea, West Africa, shipped its first ore, raising the...

Baltic Index dips to near two-week low as vessel rates fall across all segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell to a near two-week low on...

Signal and Bluepool partner up to bring more value to the pooling landscape

Signal Maritime Services, a leading force in tanker pooling, marks its entry into the dry bulk segment by investing in Bluepool, a rapidly growing...

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WISTA International elects new president and champions cross-border collaboration at conference in Kuala Lumpur

WISTA International has elected Céline Mortier as its new President. The former WISTA Belgium President and CEO of maritime provider Bogerd Martin was formally...

Contships Logistics reports Q3 & 9M 2026 results

Contships Logistics Corp. announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026. Highlights Fleet Composition -During the first nine...

Navios Maritime Holdings increases tender offer price to $16.00 and extends the expiration date of cash tender offer to purchase Series G and Series...

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. announced that it is amending its previously announced tender offer to purchase any and all outstanding Series G and Series...

Moody’s revises Danaos outlook to positive from stable

Moody’s has revised the outlook on Danaos Corp’s Corporate Family Rating (CFR) to positive from stable. The company’s rating remains at Ba1, while Moody’s has...

Dorian LPG declares irregular cash dividend of $1.25 per share

Dorian LPG Ltd., a leading owner and operator of modern and ECO very large gas carriers, announced that its Board of Directors has declared...

DryDel: Investment drives competitiveness

DryDel Shipping’s strategy for renewing its fleet and strengthening its competitiveness was outlined by...

Greek-owned containership sinks off Bulgaria after attack by three sea drones

The Greek-managed containership Contship Jet has sunk off the Bulgarian coast after being attacked...

Russia says it hit two cargo vessels and Ukrainian logistics hubs

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday that its drones had struck a cargo...

RINA: Paolo Moretti appointed Group Chief Executive Officer

RINA S.p.A.’s new Board of Directors appointed Paolo Moretti, currently General Manager, as Group...

Seven Yield agrees charter deal for sisterships

Seven Yield has agreed five-year time charters for two pure car and truck carriers...

Piraeus among COSCO’s top ports as container throughput rises 11.4%

Piraeus Container Terminal PCT) recorded an 11.4% increase in container throughput at Piers II and III in the third quarter of 2026, with COSCO...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces 2026 third quarter results

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the world’s leading ports logistics service provider, today announced the results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the ‘Group’) for...

Hellenic Ports Association: Port planning and EU funding in focus

Preparing Greek ports for the new 2028-2034 EU funding period and upgrading port infrastructure were at the centre of the 8th meeting of the...

CPP Investments and OMERS reach agreement to sell entire stakes in associated British Ports to a fund managed by IFM Investors

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and OMERS today announced they have agreed to terms with a fund managed by IFM Investors to sell each...

MPA and China classification society strengthen partnership for a greener, smarter maritime future

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the China Classification Society (CCS) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration...