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Middle East Conflict: Straits of Hormuz Transits Remain 95% Down

Clarksons Research, the data and analytics arm of the Clarksons Group have been closely monitoring shipping activity and markets impacted by the conflict. Summarising their...

1st Blue Heritage Summit Thessaloniki: The digital transformation of Greek ports

The development of smart applications is a one-way path for Greek ports, offering significant benefits in terms of resilience during times of crisis, while...

Rail growth in northern Sweden drives record volumes at the Port of Gothenburg

Rail freight traffic between northern Sweden and the Port of Gothenburg continues to grow. Two rail terminals in the far north of Sweden, in...

Hong Kong’s TS Lines taps Chinese builder for new 2,900TEU ships

Hong Kong-based container liner company TS Lines has placed an order for four new container vessels in a series to be constructed by China's...

Seaway7 appoints Lloyd Duthie as Chief Executive Officer

Seaway7 has appointed Lloyd Duthie as Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 April 2026. Lloyd succeeds Stuart Fitzgerald, who will take up the role of...

Ocean Network Express to enhance network reliability through strategic partnership with Dongwon Group and Investment in Busan Terminal

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has successfully completed a long-term partnership agreement with Dongwon Group by acquiring an indirect but meaningful share in its secondary...

Celsius tied to LNG carrier duo order at Samsung Heavy Industries

Shipbuilding conglomerate Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) announced on 23 March that it had secured a contract for the construction of two vessels, valued at...

Diana Shipping Inc. announces direct continuation of time charter contract for m/v Myrto with NYK

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned...

Iran says Hormuz open to all but ‘enemy-linked’ ships

The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to “Iran’s enemies,” Iranian media reports published on Sunday quoted Iran’s representative...

Hormuz naval escorts will not ensure vessel transits through Hormuz: IMO head

Naval escorts for oil tankers and other merchant vessels through the Strait of Hormuz have limited power to restore the free flow of shipping...

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BW LPG Limited – Update on BW LPG’s Product Services Q2 2026 segment performance

BW LPG provided an update on its Product Services’ (“BW Product Services”) Q2 2026 segment performance. Q2 2026 highlights: Gross trading result: – USD 19 million This...

DNB: Solid results driven by lending growth and high customer activity

DNB recorded profits after tax of NOK 9.8 billion in the second quarter of 2026.  “The level of activity in the Norwegian economy is high...

OOIL announces operational update for 2Q2026

The Board of Directors of Orient Overseas (International) Limited has adopted a policy of announcing unaudited operational updates for Orient Overseas Container Line (“OOCL”)...

Seanergy Maritime’s bond begins trading on Euronext Athens after raising 95.6 million euros

Seanergy Maritime Holdings’ corporate bond began trading on Euronext Athens on Tuesday, with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stamatis Tsantanis ringing the traditional opening...

Hapag-Lloyd raises annual outlook on strong demand, freight rates

German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Monday raised its outlook ​for the financial year, citing strong market ‌demand and positive freight rate developments. Hapag-Lloyd said it...

Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if U.S. hits power network

Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea...

MPC Capital to become MPC Oceanic Group

Hamburg-based MPC Capital AG announced it will change its name to MPC Oceanic Group...

Greek merchant fleet increased by 1.8% in May 2026

The Greek Merchant Fleet increased by 1.8% in May 2026 compared with May 2025,...

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills three, official says

A Russian attack on Ukraine's ​Black Sea port city of ‌Odesa killed three, a...

Iran-linked vessels pass through Hormuz ahead of US blockade

The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday,...

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)...

Port of Los Angeles records best June ever, tops 1 million container units

Dockworkers at the Port of Los Angeles moved 1,002,734 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June, making it the busiest June in the Port's 118-year...

Port of Long Beach cargo up at year’s midpoint

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach saw double-digit growth in June, running just ahead of last year’s record-setting pace halfway into 2026,...

Greek Shipping Minister visits Piraeus Port

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias visited the Port of Piraeus on Tuesday ahead of the peak summer holiday travel period,...