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Brent crude oil expected to average $81.52/bbl in 2024

Analysts have cut their 2024 oil price forecasts for a fifth consecutive month, citing weaker demand and uncertainty over OPEC’s plans, with prices expected...

Iron ore soars to near 3-month high on China’s fresh property stimulus

Iron ore futures surged to a near three-month high on Monday, propelled by improving demand outlook on the back of top consumer China’s latest...

Baltic Index Falls As Rates Decline Across All Vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dropped on Monday pressured by losses across...

ABS approves ammonia fuel retrofit solution from Nikkiso

An ammonia fuel supply system that can be retrofitted to existing vessels or installed on new builds has earned approval in principle (AIP) from...

ABS and Hanwha Offshore sign multi-year agreement

ABS and Hanwha Ocean agreed to explore cutting-edge technology projects together with the signing of an Offshore Technology Collaboration Agreement at Gastech 2024. The agreement...

HD Korea Shipbuilding wins US$511.3 million order for 4 container ships

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., a major South Korean shipyard, said it has secured a 674.6 billion-won (US$511.3 million) order to build...

Macquarie to purchase the ownership of ZITON

Macquarie Asset Management has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% ownership of ZITON. Macquarie is the world’s largest investor in infrastructure like EV charging...

CNC launches first 100% foreign-owned domestic shipping service in the Philippines

CNC, the Intra-Asia short sea specialist of the CMA CGM Group, announced the launch of a new legal entity (named “CMA CGM Philippines Shipping”)...

Petrofac announces in-principle agreement on financial restructure

Petrofac announced that it has reached in-principle agreement with certain of its key stakeholders on the framework for a comprehensive financial restructure to...

US drillers cut oil and gas rigs for second week in a row, Baker Hughes says

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a second week in a row, energy services...

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Seaspan Becomes First International Ship Owner & Operator to Access China’s Panda Bond Market

Seaspan, a leading independent maritime asset owner and operator, is pleased to announce the successful issuance of a RMB 1.5 billion Panda Bond in...

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...

Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships...

UK continues crackdown on Russia with tough new sanctions

Russian banks, shadow fleet ships and shady businesses have been slapped with UK sanctions...

Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority announced, through a notice to shipping companies, that effective August...

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...

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...