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Dalian iron ore posts steepest drop in nearly two years

Dalian iron ore futures logged their sharpest daily drop in almost two years on Tuesday, as bleak economic data from top consumer China clouded...

Baltic index extends gains on strong capesize demand

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities extended gains on Tuesday, led by a jump...

Christiania Shipping to acquire Navquim

Sogestran Shipping and Christiania Holding A/S (Christiania Shipping) announced that Christiania Shipping will acquire 100% of the shares in NAVQUIM Holding B.V. (NAVQUIM) from...

Celestyal launches new ‘Heavenly Autumn Sailings’ campaign

Celestyal has launched an Autumn savings campaign, available on new bookings made until October 31, 2024. The campaign features headline savings of up to 50%...

DP World enters retail and fashion logistics

DP World has completed the acquisition of Cargo Services Far East Ltd – a global supply chain provider headquartered in Hong Kong. Cargo Services is...

Inmarsat’s NexusWave trialed by Hapag-Lloyd for enhanced maritime connectivity

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has announced that global container liner shipping group Hapag-Lloyd is among the first to trial NexusWave, the fully managed...

Samskip advances zero-emission shipping, partnering with TECO 2030

Samskip announced its partnership in the groundbreaking HyEkoTank project, an initiative supported by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program. As part of its ongoing...

Prevention at Sea and DYNAMARINe announce strategic partnership to foster sustainable maritime solutions

Prevention at Sea and DYNAMARINe, two leading companies in the maritime industry, are proud to announce a new strategic co-operation through an MOU signed...

Dalian iron ore posts largest daily loss in nearly two years

Dalian ore futures prices tumbled to log their steepest daily fall in almost two years on Monday, weighed down by a batch of dismal...

Baltic index logs best day in 18 months on capesize strength

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index jumped by more than 10% on Monday to register its best day in 18 months, propelled...

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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...