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Top shipping line MSC will keep avoiding Red Sea for now

Container liner MSC Mediterranean Shipping said it will continue to send its ships around Africa’s southern tip until further notice, a sign that any...

Greek Shipping Minister praises ONEX contribution to economy

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Christos Stylianidis, and Deputy Minister, Stefanos Gikas paid a visit to the ONEX Shipyards. During the visit, Stylianidis...

ADNOC’s logistics arm transfers tankers to Navig8, will cut some staff after takeover

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's logistics arm has transferred its tankers to Navig8 after it bought 80% of the firm for more than $1...

BHP’s iron ore, copper output surge on mine improvements

BHP Group BHP said on Tuesday its iron ore production inched ahead in the December quarter, while its copper output surged 17% after improvements...

Baltic index at over 1-year low as rates decline across segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for a sixth straight session on...

OceanPal announces the sale of M/V Salt Lake City

OceanPal, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has signed a Memorandum of...

Tsakos Group is the largest duel fuel ship operator in the world

The Tsakos Group has become the largest shipping company with dual fuel ships and has launched a green investment program worth 2 billion dollars. As...

Houthi rebels to halt military operations against most ships in Red Sea: sources

Houthi rebels have said they will halt their military operations against most ships in the Red Sea, tanker chartering sources and brokers in Singapore,...

China’s shipbuilding remains robust but growing capacity weighs on steel plate market

China’s shipbuilding remained robust in 2024, and is likely to maintain strong growth momentum in 2025, which would benefit the steel plate market. However,...

Baltic index falls to 19-month low on weaker vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, hit its lowest in more than 19...

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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 and provided guidance for the third quarter and full...

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...

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...

EU Forces Board Sanctioned Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker

An EU naval mission led by Italy boarded a tanker from Russia’s so-called “shadow...

Two Tankers With Saudi Oil Exit Red Sea Over Weekend

Two tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait over the weekend,...

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...

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)...