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US East Coast dockworkers ratify new six-year contract

Over 45,000 U.S. dockworkers represented by the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) voted to ratify a new six-year contract on Tuesday, formalizing a deal which...

HMM emerges as preferred bidder for SK Shipping in high-stakes acquisition

In a significant development within the South Korean shipping industry, Hahn & Co. has selected HMM as the preferred bidder for the sale of...

Asia Pacific’s first LNG bunkering for cruise passenger ships successfully completed at Singapore Cruise Centre

Asia Pacific’s first LNG bunkering for cruise passenger ships was successfully completed at Singapore Cruise Centre (SCC) yesterday. As part of this pioneering operation, TotalEnergies...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W08]

The rebounding OSV market enjoyed a strong start in 2024 hitting record highs, before easing off in the latter half of the year, with...

Iron ore declines on recovery in shipments, duties on Chinese steel

Iron ore futures prices faltered on Tuesday, weighed down by a recovery in iron ore shipments, with increasing levies and legislations on Chinese steel...

Baltic Index hits six-week peak on stronger capesize, supramax rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, extended its climb to a six-week...

Diana Shipping posts profitable quarter

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, reported net income of $9.7 million and...

NNPC Shipping, Stena Bulk and Caverton Marine launch new tanker joint venture

Nigeria's NNPC Shipping, Stena Bulk, and Caverton Marine have formed a new joint venture that will address Nigeria and West Africa's regional and global...

Indonesian prosecutors arrest three Pertamina unit executives over oil imports

Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has arrested three executives at units of state-owned energy firm Pertamina on charges of alleged corruption related to oil imports...

Safe Bulkers announces a three million shares of common stock repurchase program

Safe Bulkers, an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced that it has authorized a program under which it may from time to...

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United Maritime reports Q2 and H1 2026 results – Strategic fleet repositioning into Capesize Vessels

United Maritime Corporatio, announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also declared a quarterly...

Seanergy Maritime reports second quarter and first-half 2026 financial results

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., a leading pure-play Capesize owner and operator, reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June...

Diana Shipping reports Q2 & H1 2026 results and declares cash dividend of $0.01 per common share for the Q2

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, reported net income of $20.8 million...

Bahri reports record net profit of SAR 2.75 billion for Q2 2026

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the Kingdom’s leading shipping and logistics company, announced its financial results for the second quarter and...

Scorpio Tankers announces financial results for the second quarter of 2026 and the declaration of a dividend

Scorpio Tankers Inc. reported its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also announced that its board of...

Teekay Corporation second quarter 2026 update

Teekay Corporation Ltd. provided an update for the three months ended June 30, 2026,...

WALLENIUS SOL acquires vessels from Royal Wagenborg and signs long-term CoA with Smurfit Westrock

WALLENIUS SOL has announced the acquisition of two RoRo vessels from Royal Wagenborg, Bothniaborg...

Oman proposes Hormuz management system with voluntary fees, source says

Oman has presented a proposal to Iran for joint regional management ​of the Strait...

Celestyal launches first Intern Conference, bringing the next generation closer to cruising and shipping

More than 80 participants have taken their first professional steps through the company’s long-standing...

Houthis say they attacked two Saudi tankers; Saudi Arabia says one ablaze in Red...

Yemen's Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in a military operation, the...

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...

PPA S.A. receives double distinction at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards

Piraeus Port Authority received two prestigious distinctions at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards, reaffirming its leading role in the Greek economy...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...