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Purus said to expand gas platform with single LNG carrier order at SHI

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) announced on 20 March that it had secured a contract to construct an LNG carrier for an undisclosed Oceania-based owner....

Jinhui Holdings Company Limited: Major transaction disposal of a vessel

The Board announces that on 20 March 2026, the Vendor, an approximately 55.69% indirect subsidiary of the Company, entered into the Agreement with the...

APM Terminals becomes minority shareholder and operating partner in Hai Phong

After three years of close partnership developing the Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal (HHIT) from greenfield to go-live, APM Terminals is now joining...

Icon Energy Corp. provides commercial update

Icon Energy Corp., an international shipping company providing worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes via its fleet of oceangoing vessels, provides a...

Navigator Gas announces pricing of upsized secondary public offering by selling shareholder and concurrent repurchase of shares by Navigator Gas

Navigator Holdings Ltd. announced the upsize and pricing of the previously announced public offering of a total of 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common...

Dorian LPG Ltd. takes delivery of Dual-Fuel 93,000 cubic meter newbuilding

Dorian LPG Ltd., a leading owner and operator of very large gas carriers, announced the delivery of its 93,000 cubic meter (cbm) dual-fuel newbuilding...

Tanker markets break loose as physical barrels vanish from global trade

If you want to buy a cargo of oil in Asia or jet fuel in Europe right now, you may have to pay a...

Port of Long Beach cargo up amid war, tariff uncertainty

Amid ongoing uncertainty over the impact of tariffs and conflict in the Middle East, the Port of Long Beach reported solid cargo volumes in...

Baker Hughes, Petrobras sign strategic service agreement for critical turbomachinery equipment

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Wednesday a substantial 60-month service award from Petrobras to support critical turbomachinery equipment for Brazil’s offshore operations...

Fednav and V6 Agronomy sign Memorandum of Understanding

Fednav International Ltd., an international leading dry bulk shipping company headquartered in Canada, and V6 Agronomy Inc. (“V6”), a Canadian agribusiness company, have signed...

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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,...