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Baltic index snaps 9-day losing streak as panamax, supramax rates rise

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index snapped its nine-session losing streak on Tuesday, as rates for panamax and supramax vessels edged up. The overall...

Maersk retires Hamburg Süd, Sealand brands

Maersk plans to retire the brands of Hamburg Süd and Sealand. The integration of Maersk-owned brands is part of a strategy to unify Maersk’s structure,...

EU to Consider Options to Curb Revenues from Russian Energy Exports

The European Union is heading for intense talks in the coming days over how to further curb Russian revenues from exports of oil and...

Cyprus shipping making waves – report

Cyprus shipping, the steady driver of the economy, is sailing for better times, having survived the war in Ukraine almost unscathed and adapting to...

Japan’s No. 2 shipbuilder to start making LNG-fueled vessels

Japan Marine United, the country’s second-largest shipbuilder, will start constructing vessels fueled by liquefied natural gas, considered a transitional technology as the industry aims...

Surging European ton-mile demand fails to lift inbound Panamax coal freight

Vessel oversupply in the Atlantic Basin has pushed Panamax freight rates to multiyear lows in January, despite robust growth in ton-mile demand for inbound...

Maersk Supply Service awarded its largest solutions contract to-date in Búzios field, Brazil

Maersk Supply Service signed an assignment agreement with TechnipFMC for the comprehensive towing and mooring campaign of Petrobras’s Búzios 6 Project (seventh module of...

Diana: Direct Continuation of Time Charter Contract for m/v Atalandi; New Time Charter Contract for m/v Leto

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has extended the time charter contract with Aquavita International S.A., for one of its...

TORM acquires seven LR1 tankers

TORM has entered into deals to acquire seven secondhand LR1 vessels. The company said it reached a deal on January 25 to acquire three vessels...

MSC Strengthens Fleet for Life Outside the 2M

MSC is continuing to buy second-hand containerships, and does not appear to have lost its appetite for ordering newbuilds, as it prepares for life...

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Odfjell SE 2Q26: A strong financial result

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Navios Maritime Partners L.P. reports financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026

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

C3is announces reverse stock split

C3is Inc. announced that its board of directors has determined to effect a one-for-forty (1-for-40) reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, par...

Rubico announces financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2026

Rubico Inc. a global provider of shipping transportation services specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced today its financial results for the six months...

Ocean Yield announces Q2 and H1 2026 results

Ocean Yield AS announces results for the second quarter and first half year 2026. Highlights EBITDA for Q2 2026 was USD 47.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA...

Onassis’ Olympic Shipping sells 15-year-old VLCC at record price as ADNOC continues buying spree

Market sources told Riviera that the Greek owner sold 2011-built, 319,368-dwt Olympic Leopard for...

Panama Canal to cap daily transits, anticipating severe El Niño

The Panama Canal ‌Authority will cap daily transits as of early September as it...

BIMCO: Global grain shipments fall 8% as attacks in the Black Sea escalate

“Over the last five weeks (week 29-33) global grain shipments have fallen 8% y/y,...

Three Chinese tankers U-Turn in Hormuz as risks remain high

Three China-linked supertankers have U-turned in the Strait of Hormuz as risks to shipping...

South Korea tests arctic shipping route to Europe

South Korea will flag off on Saturday a container ship bound for Europe via...

Port of Los Angeles posts second-best July on record, cargo volume remains strong

The Port of Los Angeles processed 960,464 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, making it the second-busiest July in the Port’s history. The strong...

Announcement of Notification to Submit a Voluntary Conditional ‎Cash Offer to Acquire AD Ports Group Shares

AD Ports Group, a leading global facilitator of trade, ‎logistics, and industry, announces that it has received a notification from L’IMAD Holding Company PJSC...

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...