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Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for m/v Astarte with Paralos 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,...

Baltic index snaps three-day losing streak on capesize demand

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index .BADI, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a three-session losing streak on Tuesday,...

GSL provides update on refinancing activity

Global Ship Lease, a containership charter owner, announced the establishment of a $300 million senior secured term loan facility to enable a comprehensive refinancing and streamlining...

DHT Holdings announces Q2 2024 Results

DHT Holdings announced the second quarter 2024 financial results.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen: Q2 2024 financial results and distribution of dividends

Wallenius Wilhelmsen reported a record second quarter for 2024 delivering an all-time high EBITDA of USD 507m and a net profit of USD 315m.  "Q2...

Turkey’s Yilport to invest $1.6 billion in El Salvador ports

Turkish holding company Yilport will invest an estimated $1.62 billion to expand two ports in El Salvador and operate them jointly with the local...

VTTI completes acquisition of 50% of Dragon LNG

VTTI, an industry leader in energy infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of 50% of Dragon LNG Group Limited. The other 50% of the terminal...

ICTSI: Continued strong performance in H1

Throughput increased 1% to 6.31 million TEUs Revenues grew 13% to USD1.32 billion EBITDA expanded 19% to USD864.99 million Diluted EPS rose 36% to USD0.200 Enrique K. Razon...

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels supplies its first B100 biofuel bunker in Singapore

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels supplied its first B100 biofuel bunker on 5 August in Singapore, marking a significant expansion in its low-carbon fuels offer as...

Iron ore slides as soft China demand heightens supply pressure

Prices of iron ore futures slid on Monday, dragged down by heightened supply pressure while steel demand in top consumer China has been weakened...

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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...