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Operational Strategies of the Panama Canal spotlighted during International Investors Forum

The 2025 Investors Forum, organized by the Latin American Stock Exchange (LATINEX), analyzed the economic and operational strategies of the Panama Canal during the...

Pelagic Partners launches new Pelagic Capital venture

Shipowner and shipping fund manager, Pelagic Partners, announced the launch of Pelagic Capital, a new venture designed to assist Pelagic Partners to build a...

Schuyler Line secures $17.1m US government contract

Schuyler Line Navigation was awarded a $17,155,000 firm-fixed-price, with reimbursable elements, for time charter of one approved upon delivery U.S. flag or foreign flag...

Globus Maritime reports financial results for the second quarter

Globus Maritime, a dry bulk shipping company, today reported its unaudited consolidated financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30,...

MSC CEO vows to stand alone as global shipping rivals team up

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA plans to brave volatile shipping markets on its own, ruling out a new alliance just months before its partnership...

MOL and Chevron Shipping to install wind challenger on LNG carrier

As part of their ongoing commitment to lower the carbon intensity of their operations, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company LLC (Chevron),...

DNV and Brinav signs MOU further broadening their autonomy collaboration

Classification society DNV and Navigation Brilliance (Brinav), signed a memorandum of understanding on autonomous collaboration. Under the terms of the MOU the two companies...

Iron ore soars to over one-week high on upbeat seasonal demand outlook

Iron ore futures prices surged on Thursday to hit their highest in more than a week, as prospects of improved seasonal demand in China...

Baltic index falls as capesize rates decline

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Thursday, weighed down by losses in the...

Germany approves bailout for Meyer Werft shipbuilder hit by financial woes

The federal government and the state of Lower Saxony are collectively buying up 80% of the firm, as the shipbuilder struggles with a nearly...

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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...