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UK Chamber of Shipping looks to attract new talent in shipping

The Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) has launched a year-long Careers at Sea National Awareness Campaign to raise awareness of the shipping industry and...

Mitsubushi Heavy: How AI can help track dark fleet

At any one time, around 100,000 vessels are sailing the seas. At least half of them are carrying cargo, shifting the world’s goods from...

Yemen’s Houthis target 3 ships in Red Sea and Arabian Sea

Yemen's Houthis said on Monday that they targeted three ships in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, attacks they called part of their efforts...

D’Amico signs new two-year time-charter contract for an MR2

D'Amico International Shipping announced Friday that its operating subsidiary d'Amico Tankers DAC has signed a new two-year time-charter contract, scheduled to start between November...

SK Shipping’s full sale on the Horizon as Hahn & Company seeks buyers

Hahn & Company is considering the full sale of SK Shipping, a transaction valued at approximately 4 trillion won (approximately $3.07 billion). The private...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen signs a new multi-year shipping and logistics deal

The new multi-year shipping and logistics agreement commences December 1, 2024, and is valued at approximately USD 766 million in total, based on expected...

OOCL signs charter agreements with Seaspan for 6 new 13,000 TEU container vessels

Orient Overseas Container Lines entered into charter agreements on 22 October 2024 with Seaspan, to charter six brand new 13,000 TEU container vessels for...

CLIA: Statement regarding the meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) issued statement regarding the meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece, held on 22 October 2024. The announcement reads: “The...

DDW Offshore secures two contracts with an international oil company

DDW Offshore has been awarded two one-year contracts, each with a further 24-month priced option structure, with an international oil company for the anchor...

Samsung Heavy Industries Q3 net income up 100.6% to $51.7 mil

Samsung Heavy Industries, the world's third-largest shipbuilder by orders, said Thursday its third-quarter net profit more than doubled from a year earlier on high-end...

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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...

Global Ship Lease Posts Robust Q2 Financial Results

Global Ship Lease, Inc., an owner of containerships, announced its unaudited results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter of...

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...

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,...

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...