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Wisdom Marine Group disposes Japanese bulker duo

Taiwan’s Wisdom Marine Group has confirmed the disposal of the 61,527-dwt bulker Amis Wisdom III on behalf of the subsidiary Paiwan Wisdom S.A. The 2011-built...

Iron ore ticks up on upbeat China data, tariff woes curb gains

Iron ore futures inched higher on Monday, boosted by top consumer China’s upbeat data, although demand concerns caused by the intensifying trade conflict between...

Baltic index gains on higher capesize, panamax rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, climbed on Monday, driven by higher capesize...

Danaos Corporation announces upsizing of its share repurchase program by an additional $100 million

Danaos Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has approved the upsizing of its common stock repurchase program by an additional $100 million. The Company...

DHT issues business update: 7-year VLCC charter agreed

DHT Holdings, provided the following business update: For the first quarter of 2025, the Company estimates time charter equivalent earnings for its fleet at $38,200...

Three NYK Group Shipping and Ship-Management companies to merge

Three shipping and ship-management companies within the NYK Group — namely, Asahi Shipping Co., Ltd., Hachiuma Steamship Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi Ore Transport Co.,...

Celestyal signs agreement with Abu Dhabi tourist board

Celestyal has signed a three-year agreement with The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi). The multi-year partnership, agreed at Seatrade...

Belships goes to Blue Ocean Funds and F. Laeisz

The Norwegian shipping company Belships has new owners: the majority of the shares are now held by the investment platform Blue Ocean Funds. The German...

European Maritime Finance partners with Atlas Maritime announces the sale of Electric Star, a Cutting-Edge PCTC

European Maritime Finance, in partnership with Atlas Maritime, is excited to announce the successful sale of Electric Star, a dual-fuel LNG Pure Car Truck...

Palios: Greek shipping will reach 25% of the global fleet

Greek shipping will soon increase its share of the global fleet from 21% to 25%, the chairman of the board of directors of Diana...

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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...