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Baltic Index Slips On Falling Capesize, Supramax Rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index slipped on Tuesday, snapping a three-session winning streak on falling rates for the capesize and supramax...

Capital orders gas carriers in China

Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital Group has reportedly placed an order at Nantong shipyard (CIMC SOE) for up to four 40,000 cbm LPG carriers. The agreement...

Panama Canal adds extra daily transit slots

In response to the current and projected level of Gatun Lake, the Panama Canal Authority has announced, through Notice to Shipping Lines No. A-08-2024,...

Odfjell Oceanwind Secures Funding for Floating Wind Project

Norwegian State enterprise Enova is allocating 2bn Norwegian kroner (€175m) to the 75MW GoliatVIND floating offshore wind project at Hammerfest in Norway. A total of...

Genco sells capesizes in profitable deal

Genco has successfully negotiated the sale of the Genco Claudius and Genco Maximus for $47 million, higher than the previous $36.5 million...

China’s crude oil imports rise on-year, but softer trend remains

China’s imports of crude oil rose in the first two months of the year compared with the same period in 2023, but they were...

Overseas Shipholding Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

Overseas Shipholding Group, a leading provider of liquid bulk transportation services in the energy industry for crude oil and petroleum products in the U.S....

Iron ore tumbles on persistently weak fundamentals in China

Iron ore futures prices extended their decline into a second straight session on Monday, to the lowest in more than four months, dragged down...

Baltic index rises on firm rates for larger vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, firmed on Monday, helped by rising capesize and...

Grindrod secures up to $113m in debt refinancing with Nordea

On March 1, 2024, a wholly owned subsidiary of Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd., Grindrod Shipping Pte. Ltd., entered into a US$83.0 million reducing revolving...

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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...