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Avenir LNG places LNG bunker trio with Wilhelmsen Ship Management

Avenir LNG Limited (Avenir) has awarded the management of three LNG bunker vessels to Wilhelmsen Ship Management (Wilhelmsen). The vessels awarded are Avenir Achievement,...

Baltic index hits over 3-month high on firm rates for larger vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s main dry bulk sea freight index .BADI hit its highest in more than three months on Wednesday, powered mostly by gains...

MOL Chemical Tankers to Acquire Fairfield Chemical Carriers

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that its wholly owned group company MOL Chemical Tankers Pte. Ltd. has reached an agreement in principle with Fairfield-Maxwell...

EuroDry acquires four bulk carriers

A large deal for the purchase of used bulk carriers was reportedly closed by EuroDry. According to media sources, the company is behind the acquisition...

Drought-Hit Panama Canal Could Further Reduce Daily Transits

The Panama Canal could further reduce the maximum number of authorized daily vessel transits if this year’s drought continues, the waterway’s administrator said on...

China’s strong crude oil, coal and iron ore imports flatter to deceive

China’s imports of most major commodities rebounded in August, but the strength in arrivals of crude oil, iron ore and coal is more likely...

South Korea’s Top 3 Shipbuilders Resolve Strike Risk – report

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Ocean (formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering), and Samsung Heavy Industries, the top three in the domestic shipbuilding industry,...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W36]

The diesel import landscape in Brazil has undergone a significant trans- formation with a surge in Russian diesel imports, impacting the energy and shipping...

Baltic index extends gain as panamax rates hit four-month peak

The Baltic Exchange’s main dry bulk sea freight index extended gains to a fifth straight session on Tuesday on firm demand across vessel segments,...

Diana Shipping Agrees Time Charter Contracts for Newport News & Ismene

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, for...

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Okeanis Eco Tankers Posts Unaudited Financial Statements for 2Q2026 and 1H2026

Okeanis Eco Tankers reported its unaudited condensed financial results for the second quarter and six-month period of 2026. Financial performance of the Second Quarter Ended...

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 and provided guidance for the third quarter and full...

United Maritime reports Q2 and H1 2026 results – Strategic fleet repositioning into Capesize Vessels

United Maritime Corporatio, announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also declared a quarterly...

Seanergy Maritime reports second quarter and first-half 2026 financial results

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., a leading pure-play Capesize owner and operator, reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June...

Diana Shipping reports Q2 & H1 2026 results and declares cash dividend of $0.01 per common share for the Q2

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, reported net income of $20.8 million...

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...

EU Forces Board Sanctioned Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker

An EU naval mission led by Italy boarded a tanker from Russia’s so-called “shadow...

Two Tankers With Saudi Oil Exit Red Sea Over Weekend

Two tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait over the weekend,...

Teekay Corporation second quarter 2026 update

Teekay Corporation Ltd. provided an update for the three months ended June 30, 2026,...

WALLENIUS SOL acquires vessels from Royal Wagenborg and signs long-term CoA with Smurfit Westrock

WALLENIUS SOL has announced the acquisition of two RoRo vessels from Royal Wagenborg, Bothniaborg...

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...

PPA S.A. receives double distinction at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards

Piraeus Port Authority received two prestigious distinctions at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards, reaffirming its leading role in the Greek economy...