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Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces the Sale of Two Dry-bulk Vessels

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the Company) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced that it has entered into two separate agreements,...

Successful transportation of electric busses through Port of Piraeus

A total of 140 Yutong electric busses were successfully transported, reaching the Port of Piraeus and efficiently unloaded at the car terminal station for...

CMA CGM Partners with Nike for Sustainable Shipping

CMA CGM announced a collaboration with Nike to reduce the carbon footprint of their maritime transport. The company said: We are thrilled to announce a...

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Achieves 53% of Annual Order Target

Since the beginning of this year, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has achieved over 50 percent of its 2024 annual order...

Baltic index ticks down as capesize losses offset gains in smaller vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight snapped a 12-session winning streak on Tuesday, as pressure from lower capesize rates outweighed gains in smaller...

Höegh Autoliners secures significant Enova funding for two ammonia-powered vessels

Shipping company Höegh Autoliners ASA is making significant progress in its ambition to make the Aurora Class the world’s first PCTC vessel to run...

Goldenport acquires USD 26.3 mln cape

Goldenport Shipmanagement, led by Yannis Dragnis, has acquired the 175,200-dwt capesize bulker, Mineral Gent (built 2011). The company did not disclose the price, however,...

Ocean Yield: Successful placement of new hybrid capital

Ocean Yield AS (“Ocean Yield” or the “Company”) has successfully completed a new perpetual callable hybrid bond (“Hybrid Bond”) issue of USD 75 million,...

Genco Shipping & Trading Rejects George Economou Nominees

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, announced...

George Procopiou reveals plans for Skaramangas shipyard

Prominent Greek shipowner George Procopiou is unfolding plans for the country’s Skaramangas shipyard. Speaking to financial news portal Finupnews.gr, Mr. Procopiou the shipyard has...

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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...