Sunday, August 9, 2026
HomeNewsThe Wire

The Wire

Subscribe

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

The Wire

OPEC keeps forecasts for oil demand unchanged

Crude Oil Price Movements In March, the OPEC Reference Basket (ORB) value increased by $2.99, or 3.7%, m-o-m, to average $84.22/b. Oil futures prices averaged...

Iron ore drifts higher as soft China data triggers stimulus hopes

Iron ore futures prices drifted higher on Thursday as the latest soft data from top consumer China triggered renewed hopes of more stimulus in...

CEO of Brazil oil firm Petrobras to stay in role for now, say sources

Petrobras Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates will remain in his role for now as pressure to remove him from Brazil's state-run oil company has...

Baltic index hits one-week high as larger vessel rates rise

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose to a one-week high on Thursday, helped by higher rates for the capesize and panamax...

C3IS INC. Announces Reverse Stock Split

C3IS INC. announced that its board of directors has determined to effect a one-for-one hundred (1-for-100) reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock,...

NYK to Issue Transition Bonds and Green Bonds Boosting Ship Fuel Conversion from a Financing Perspective

NYK will issue its 47th unsecured corporate bonds (transition bonds) and 48th unsecured corporate bonds (green bonds) in the Japanese domestic market in early...

Posidonia 2024 marks the rebirth of the Greek shipbuilding industry

Greece’s revitalised shipbuilding industry will be prominently represented during Posidonia 2024, signalling a strong recovery following decades of decline and disrepair. The sector’s Greek...

Stolt-Nielsen Limited Reports First-Quarter Net Profit Of $104.0 Million

Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported unaudited results for the first quarter ending February 29, 2024. The Company reported a first-quarter net profit of $104.0 million with...

Dalian iron ore rises but caution grows over China demand recovery

Dalian iron ore futures prices rose for a third straight session on Wednesday, aided by expectations that construction activity is picking up in top...

Baltic index snaps 14-session losing streak on firm capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a 14-session losing streak on Wednesday, helped...

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...