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Iron ore at multi-month high as improving fundamentals outweigh Trump tariff threat

Iron ore futures gained on Monday as earlier losses triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats were countered by signs of recovering...

Baltic index falls as larger vessel rates dip

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, retreated on Monday due to weaker larger...

Nordic Chartering welcomes Hacklin onboard

Oy Hacklin expands its scope of business in the logistics sector with the acquisition of a considerable stake in the Finnish short sea operator...

Korea surpasses China in January ship orders, securing 62% of global market share

South Korea has outpaced China to secure the highest volume of ship orders in January, according to a report by Clarkson Research, a British...

FMC approves operation of Premier Alliance

The US Federal Maritime Commission has announced that the Premier Alliance Agreement can take effect on February 9, 2025. The Premier Alliance is replacing THE...

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ subsidiary, LD Tide, to supply CTV for EMYN offshore wind farm

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ subsidiary, LD Tide, has been awarded a contract to supply a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) for the Éoliennes en Mer des...

SEEDS Capital appoints 20 new partners to catalyse at least S$300 million of investments into Singapore-based deep tech startups

SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), has appointed 20 new local and global partners to co-invest in innovative Singapore-based deep tech...

Non-Iranian ammonia shipment moves north through the Red Sea; seen as “good first signal”

A shipment of ammonia not linked to Iranian suppliers has passed through the Bab Al-Mandab Strait and into the Red Sea for the...

Union of Greek Shipowners welcomes the “Competitiveness Compass”

The presentation of the “Competitiveness Compass” by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the highlighting of the vital role...

Hapag-Lloyd concludes green financing of its 24 new container ships

Hapag-Lloyd will use green financings for the 24 large container ships it ordered in October 2024. The newbuildings will have a combined capacity of...

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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)...