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Navios Partners Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter & Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Navios Partners, an international owner and operator of dry cargo and tanker vessels, reported its financial results for the second quarter and six month...

S. Korea’s Shipbuilding Order Backlog Hits 12-year High in H1

Shipbuilding exports are taking the lead in Korea’s exports in the first half of the year. During this span, Korea’s exports rose 11.9 percent...

Iron ore extends rally on China demand optimism

Iron ore futures extended gains on Wednesday, with prices in China surging more than 5%, as optimism grew about demand prospects in the world’s...

Lower capesize, panamax rates weigh on Baltic index

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, pressured by losses in the larger capesize and panamax...

Greeks playing leading role in dry bulk market

The chief executives of the US-listed shipping companies referred to the course of the markets on the occasion of the second quarter and first...

Maersk Tankers to Manage Astomos VLGCs

Astomos Energy, the biggest LPG distributor and trader in Japan, has chosen Maersk Tankers as voyage manager for, initially, five very large gas carriers...

Historic Drought, Hot Seas Slow Panama Canal Shipping

Before the Ever Max ship carrying lava lamps, sofas, Halloween costumes and artificial Christmas trees could make its inaugural Panama Canal voyage this month,...

European Gas Surges on Australia LNG Talks, Norway Outages

European natural gas extended gains as heavy maintenance in Norway adds to volatility in a market already spooked by the threat of strikes in...

S. Korea’s ship export grows 11.9 pct in H1

South Korea’s ship export grew in double digits in the first half of this year (H1) due to rising demand for high-priced and eco-friendly...

Shippers bet on green methanol to cut emissions, supply lags

Container shippers are ordering vessels powered by methanol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it will take years for renewable methanol output to meet...

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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...

Bahri reports record net profit of SAR 2.75 billion for Q2 2026

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the Kingdom’s leading shipping and logistics company, announced its financial results for the second quarter and...

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...

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...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...