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China Gas and Vitol enter into a long-term swap arrangement

China Gas Hongda Energy Trading and Vitol have entered into a long-term swap arrangement.  As part of the agreement Vitol will purchase half a...

DNB Bank ASA acquires Carnegie

DNB Bank ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire all the shares of Carnegie Holding AB, from Altor and the minority shareholders for...

Ocean Wilsons to sell its majority stake in Wilson Sons in $765 deal

Investment holding company Ocean Wilsons, opens new tab on Monday agreed to sell its 56.47% stake in its unit Wilson Sons, opens new tab...

DOF Group – Disclosure of large shareholding

Geveran Trading acquired 135,000 shares in DOF Group ASA. Following the acquisition of shares, Geveran owns 18,550,894 shares in the Company, representing a total...

Transocean announces $193 million Ultra-Deepwater drillship contract

Transocean, announced a one-year contract for the Deepwater Conqueror with an undisclosed operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The contract is expected to commence in October 2025 and contribute approximately $193...

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v Selina with Raffles Shipping

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary,...

Bahri signs Murabaha Financing Agreement with Alinma Bank

Bahri, the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia and a global leader in maritime transportation and logistics, signed a landmark Murabaha Financing Agreement with...

NSU and Vale agree to install rotor sails to Valemax VLOC

NS United Kaiun Kaisha and Vale International have reached an agreement to install rotor sails manufactured by Anemoi Marine Technologies on 400,000dwt-type VLOC, NSU...

Dalian iron ore dives as China stimulus disappoints

Dalian iron ore futures tumbled on Thursday to their lowest in more than two weeks, weighed down by a lack of fresh stimulus from...

Baltic index falls over 6-months low on lower vessel demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index extended its decline, reaching its lowest in more than six months on Thursday, pressured by weaker demand...

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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...