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Aygaz orders LPG carriers at Hyundai Samho

Aygaz has signed a shipbuilding contract with HD Hyundai Samho to build two, dual fuel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transportation vessels (90,000 cbm). The...

Thenamaris sells LNG carrier for USD 80 mln

Thenamaris has reportedly sold LNG carrier “Cool Rider” (155,000 cbm / blt 2007) at a price that, according to market information, reaches USD 80...

Aegean Shipping: Strategic partnership with Danaos Consultants

Aegean Shipping Management, in collaboration with Danaos Management Consultants, is developing digital technology by leveraging artificial intelligence tools. The shipping company, owned by George...

Maran Gas Maritime receives two LNG carriers

The Angelicoussis Group is moving forward with the expansion of its LNG carrier fleet through the delivery of the Danuta Siedzikowna Inka and Rotmistrz...

ZIM announces CEO departure

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (the “Company”) announced earlier today that Mr. Eli Glickman, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, informed...

Transocean announces $158 million award for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Transocean Ltd. announced that the Deepwater Asgard was awarded a five-well contract in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea with an undisclosed operator. The estimated 390-day...

Seaspan Marine streamlines business with sale of chip and hog fuel barge division to Hodder

Seaspan Marine announced an agreement with Hodder Tugboat Co. Ltd. to sell its legacy chip and hog fuel barge division, and remaining forestry industry...

Pacific Basin drops dual-fuel plan in favour of conventional ships

Pacific Basin announced that it has revised its ship construction programme, opting for four conventional vessels instead of previously planned dual-fuel ships. The shipping company...

Yangzijiang Maritime invests in eight VLCCs for 2028–2030 delivery

Yangzijiang Maritime is investing in eight ‘Very Large Crude Carrier’newbuilds of approximately 319,000 deadweight tonnes (DWT) each. The vessels will be constructed by a large...

Euroseas announces 3-Year charter contract extension for its 2007-built feeder containership, EM Kea

Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today a charter contract extension...

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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...