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Stena DrillMAX contract award

Stena Drilling announced the award of a campaign with KE STP Company B.V. and BG International Limited Suriname Branch, subsidiaries of Shell PLC (Shell) for the...

Euroseas announces 2-year charter contract for its feeder containership, M/V Monica

Euroseas, an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced a new time charter contract for...

NextDecade and Aramco Execute 1.2 MTPA LNG sale and purchase agreement from Rio Grande LNG Train 4

NextDecade Corporation announced that it has executed a 20-year liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Aramco for offtake from...

Grimaldi Group orders 9 Ro-Pax vessels in China

The Grimaldi Group has commissioned the construction of nine ropax vessels from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai), a China Merchants Group company. The deal...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W14]

Following Donald Trump's recent announcement unveiling new tariffs, various interpretations have emerged regarding the motivations behind this protectionist stance.

Dalian iron ore slides to nearly 5-month low as Sino-US tariff tensions weigh

Iron ore futures fell for a third straight session on Tuesday as escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and top consumer China countered support...

Baltic Index falls to over 4-week low as rates dip across vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, slipped to an over four-week low on...

Chinese retaliatory tariffs increase pressure on shipping

Greater pressure on shipping is expected following China’s immediate response to the tariff war declared by US President Donald Trump, with analysts pointing out...

NYK completes stock acquisition

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha announced as follows the status of acquisition of its own common stock approved at the meetings of its Board of...

HII and HD Hyundai Heavy industries sign memorandum of understanding

HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, two of the world’s leading shipbuilders across multiple classes of ships, signed a memorandum of understanding to explore...

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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...