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Ardmore expands clean tanker fleet amid volatile Hormuz outlook

Ardmore Shipping has doubled its newbuild orderbook to four product and chemical tankers, exercising options for two additional 40,500-deadweight ton Handysize tankers at China's...

Fenix Partners with Mira Bulk to target lower shipping costs

Fenix Resources Ltd advises that the Company has partnered with Mira Bulk Pte Ltd , a privately owned dry bulk vessel operator, to form...

Shipping slows after Iran says it has again shut the Strait of Hormuz

The number of ships that passed through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on Sunday ​after Iran announced it had again closed the waterway,...

Pan Ocean wins 20-year crude oil transport deal with SK worth 2.47 trillion won

Pan Ocean (028670), Korea's largest bulk carrier operator, has signed a 20-year long-term crude oil transport contract with SK Energy and SK Incheon Petrochemical,...

Shipping: Investors return to capesize vessels

The strong recovery in the dry bulk freight market has brought Capesize vessels back into focus, with shipowners increasing their exposure to both newbuildings...

U.S. downplays possibility of Hormuz tolls as negotiations restart

The US-Iran interim peace deal took effect and shipping started returning to the Strait of Hormuz as the US declared an end to its...

Navigator Gas announces signing of $205.8 million financing for two newbuild vessels, incorporating its first JOLCO sale leaseback

Navigator Holdings Ltd., the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers, announces today that certain of its subsidiaries...

MOL signs deal to supply bio-LNG fuel for car carriers in Europe

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has signed new supply agreements in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean region to expand the use of bio-LNG fuel on...

DeepOcean awarded Foinaven contract

Global ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered into an agreement to support bp in the decommissioning and recycling of subsea equipment at the operator’s...

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Shareholders overwhelmingly re-elect all Genco director nominees at 2026 annual meeting

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, announced that, based on preliminary results,...

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Seaspan Becomes First International Ship Owner & Operator to Access China’s Panda Bond Market

Seaspan, a leading independent maritime asset owner and operator, is pleased to announce the successful issuance of a RMB 1.5 billion Panda Bond in...

DHT Holdings Announces Record Second Quarter 2026 Results

DHT Holdings announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Dorian LPG posts record profit

Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the “Company,” “Dorian LPG,” “we,” “us,” and “our”), a leading owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers...

Star Bulk Carriers Reports Strongest Quarterly Results Since Second Quarter Of 2022

Star Bulk Carriers announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2026.

Genco Announces Q2 2026 Financial Results; Declares Dividend of $0.80 per Share for Q2 2026

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, reported...

Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships...

UK continues crackdown on Russia with tough new sanctions

Russian banks, shadow fleet ships and shady businesses have been slapped with UK sanctions...

Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority announced, through a notice to shipping companies, that effective August...

Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Route Announcement With Oman Nears

Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping...

Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees...

DP World Expands Cold Chain Capabilities With New €48m Antwerp Hub

DP World will build a new temperature-controlled logistics hub in the Port of Antwerp. The project begins with an initial investment of EUR 48...

Port of Klaipėda delivers strong performance in 1H2026

The Port of Klaipėda delivered a strong performance in the first half of the year, demonstrating resilience in a changing market environment and further...

DP World Accelerates Port Decarbonization in Chile

DP World is expanding the electrification of its port operations in Chile with the introduction of seven 100% electric Internal Transfer Vehicles (ITVs) and...

Piraeus container traffic remains resilient despite Red Sea shipping disruptions

Container traffic at the Port of Piraeus remained resilient in the first half of 2026 despite mounting disruption to global shipping caused by the...

Port of Long Beach, MARAD agree to test nuclear-powered vessels

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today joined leaders from California’s Port of Long Beach to celebrate a new partnership focused on...