Monday, August 10, 2026
HomeNewsThe Wire

The Wire

Subscribe

To our FREE newsletter
Get all the latest maritime news delivered straight to your inbox.

The Wire

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding hits record US$16.8b in orders year-to-date

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding’s order book has reached a record US$16.8b year-to-date, exceeding the US$14.5b total from the end of 2023.’s order book has reached a...

Gasum, Equinor agree continuation of long-term LNG bunkering deal

Gasum and Norway-based global energy company Equinor have signed a long-term contract whereby Gasum continues to supply LNG to Equinor’s dual-fuel chartered fleet of...

Iron ore falls to one-week low as weak fundamentals outweigh latest property stimulus

Iron ore futures prices flipped to its lowest level in a week on Tuesday after making gains earlier the session, on investor caution as...

Baltic index hits near 1-month low on weaker vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, slipped to its lowest level in almost a...

Consortium signs MoU for the development of a green methanol facility in Egypt

AD Ports Group, a facilitator of global trade, logistics and industry, Transmar, a leading container shipping line and terminal operator in the MENA region,...

Danaos reports strong first quarter results; reveals bulker acquisition

Danaos Corporation, one of the world’s largest independent owners of container vessels and drybulk vessels, today reported unaudited results for the first quarter ended...

Celestyal unveils suite summer campaign

Celestyal has unveiled a new snap campaign giving guests the chance to upgrade their cabins at exceptional prices to celebrate the increase in suite...

MOL invests further in wind propulsion 

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and its group company MOL Drybulk announced their intent to install wind propulsion systems including Wind Challenger on a total of...

Iron ore dips as falling China demand, high shipments weigh

Iron ore futures prices slid on Monday after someinvestors and traders liquidated long positionsto cash in profits on bets of faltering consumption amidseasonally slack...

MSC launches $700m Gram offer

A tender offer for a subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company to acquire Gram Car Carriers was launched following the final approach ascent and...

Video

Latest Articles

Finance & Economy
Shipping News
Ports

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...