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Panama Canal To Keep Limits In Place As Drought Hits Lake Levels

The Panama Canal will likely keep restrictions on shippers in place this year as a drought has caused water levels at its main lake...

Shipping Industry Faces Net Zero Emissions Target, Draft Plan Reveals

Shipping’s global regulator is closing in on a new target of net zero emissions by 2050, inching the industry closer to alignment with the...

Slow tanker fleet growth, robust crude trade signal strong H2 2023 freight outlook

Surging Chinese oil demand, a lingering war in Ukraine, record-low order book and robust crude trade flows have led to a bullish outlook for...

Celestyal reveals new ship Celestyal Journey

Celestyal has unveiled the long-awaited details of its new ship, Celestyal Journey, following its extensive multimillion refurbishment and technical overhaul. The ship’s name embodies the...

United Maritime: Sale of Remaining Tanker; Acquisition of Panamax Vessel

United Maritime Corporation, announced that it has entered into an agreement with an unaffiliated third party for the sale of its remaining LR2 tanker...

Dalian iron ore scales 15-week peak on China stimulus hopes

Dalian iron ore futures climbed to their highest levels in 15 weeks on Thursday, underpinned by renewed optimism around prospects of further stimulus to...

Diana Shipping: Signing and Drawdown of US$100 Million Term Loan Facility

Diana Shipping announced that on June 26, 2023, it signed a term loan facility with DNB Bank ASA for up to US$100 million with...

Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes ship recycling deal

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) welcomed the ratification of the Hong Kong Convention on Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling by Bangladesh, one of...

Baltic index extends retreat as vessel demand slips

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index extended decline for a fourth straight session on Thursday, pressured by lower rates across all vessel segments. The...

Panama Pledges to Purge More Substandard Ships From World’s Largest Registry

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said on Tuesday it would continue to clean up its fleet to prevent substandard Panama-flagged ships from being detained...

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Ocean Yield AS announces half yearly financial reports and audit reports

Ocean Yield AS announces results for the first quarter 2026. HIGHLIGHTS EBITDA for Q1 2026 was USD 47.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA was USD 82.3 million. Net...

CMB.TECH Announces Q1 2026 Results: Firing On All Cylinders

CMB.TECH reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026.

Genco Sends Letter to Shareholders from Chairman and CEO John Wobensmith

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, sent a letter to Genco shareholders...

Diana Shipping Cautions of Significant Downside Risk in Genco’s Share Price

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that is the largest shareholder of...

Okeanis posts strong profit in 1Q2026

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. reported its unaudited condensed financial results for the first quarter of 2026. Financial performance of the First Quarter Ended March 31,...

Tankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal prospects

Two Chinese tankers laden with oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, shipping...

MSC Cruises: Focus on cruise development in Rhodes and the Dodecanese

MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys hosted an event aboard the luxury cruise vessel EXPLORA...

New ship recycling joint venture established in Bahrain

Bahrain's Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) and Indian ship recycling company the Priya...

Norway joins EU’s Baltic Sea Region cooperation amid greater security focus

Norway said on Monday it has joined the European Union's Strategy ​for the Baltic...

IMO Maritime Safety Committee convenes in London to discuss safety and security of international...

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez opened the 111th session of the Maritime Safety Committee of...

PPA hosts Georgian delegation to explore cooperation in ports and logistics infrastructure

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) welcomed a delegation from Georgia, headed by Tamar Ioseliani, who represented Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Mariam Kvrivishvili. Ioseliani...

MBS Logistics to be acquired by AD Ports Group

MBS Logistics Group has entered into a binding agreement to be fully acquired by AD Ports Group on 18 May 2026. The transaction covers...

Port of Thessaloniki: Investment in Pier 6 remains on track

According to the management of Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA), the expansion project of Pier 6 is progressing as planned and is expected to be...

Israeli port and shipbuilding industry high-level delegation visits Piraeus Port Authority

A high-level meeting focusing on Eastern Mediterranean geopolitical developments and the emerging India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was held at the Port of Piraeus...

APM Terminals Japan signs agreement to decarbonise operations in Yokohama

APM Terminals Japan, a Maersk Group company, has signed a long term offsite corporate Power Purchase Agreement with FPS Inc., sourcing renewable electricity to...