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European Commission launches Ship Financing Portal to boost the maritime sector’s green transition

The Ship Financing Portal, designed to improve access to financing for the shipping sector and the wider maritime industry, is now online. The platform, launched...

Norwegian cruise lifts annual profit forecast again as cruise demand soars

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings on Wednesday raised its annual profit forecast for a third time, riding on sustained demand for luxury voyages and higher...

Specter of crippling strike looms over Korean shipyards

Concerns are growing that a potential labor dispute may dampen a long-awaited boom in the shipbuilding industry, as unionized shipyard workers prepare to strike...

Safe Bulkers: Higher revenue and profits with new green investments

The president of the US-listed shipping company Safe Bulkers, Loukas Barbaris, focuses on the company’s strong liquidity, commenting on the company’s financial results for...

Costamare posts strong quarterly results

Costamare reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter (“Q2 2024”) and six-months ended June 30, 2024. I. PROFITABILITY AND LIQUIDITY Q2 2024 Net Income available...

Diana Shipping announces Q2 2024 financials & dividend

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today reported a net loss of $2.8...

Dalian iron ore futures close slightly lower on weak China data

Dalian iron ore futures closed slightly lower on Wednesday after drifting in a narrow range, as market participants weighed weak economic data from top...

Baltic index drops for ninth straight session on weaker vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dipped for the ninth straight session on...

China demand concerns, risk-off sentiment drag copper and aluminium down

Copper prices in London extended their fall to the third consecutive session on Tuesday as concerns about demand in top consumer China and uncertainty...

Iron ore retreats further as key China economic meeting, strong global supply weigh

Iron ore futures retreated further on Tuesday as the outcome of China’s key Politburo meeting and the strong global supply outlook both weighed. The most-traded...

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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...