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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,...

BW LPG Limited – Share buyback program completed

BW LPG Limited completed the share buyback program which was announced on 8 April 2025 and commenced from 8 April to 17 April 2025. During...

Costamare announces plans for Costamare bulkers holdings limited spin-off

Costamare announced that its Board of Directors has approved the previously announced spin-off of its dry bulk business into a standalone company, Costamare Bulkers...

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...

Trump’s China Ship Fees Set to Hit Global Shipping Giants

Container ships, the workhorses of global trade transporting almost 90% of the world’s manufactured goods, have become a target in Donald Trump’s conflict...

China Merchants Industry expands into containership manufacture with acquisition of Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding

Chinese conglomerate China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMI) recently completed its acquisition of Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding. Following the acquisition, Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding began operating as China...

DHT Holdings announces the sale of two VLCCs

HT Holdings, announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the DHT Lotus and the DHT Peony for a combined price of...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W15]

The recent surge in trade tensions between the U.S. and China, marked by the U.S. imposing tariffs up to 145% on Chinese imports and...

Iron ore consolidates as market awaits more China data

Iron ore futures prices dangled in a tight range on Tuesday, as investors and traders awaited a raft of additional economic data from top...

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Scorpio Tankers announces updates on third quarter 2026 TCE rates and time charter-out agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its third quarter of 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and that it has entered...

Block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published on 2 September 2026 regarding a potential block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination...

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.

Panama Canal postpones Neopanamax draft adjustment

The Panama Canal will maintain the current maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the...

US, Iranian forces fire at vessels in waters near Iran

U.S. ​and Iranian forces fired at vessels in waters around Iran on Saturday, including...

Iran blacklists more ships trying to sail through Hormuz, govt website shows

Iran has added more ships it deems as non-compliant and subject to fines, confiscation...

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...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...

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...