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Global LNG floating storage hits record high on steep contango ahead of winter

The number of LNG carriers being used as floating storage globally has hit a record high as oil majors, commodity traders and other energy...

Rising rates send Baltic dry bulk index to 10-week peak

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index (.BADI), tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for a fourth straight session on Wednesday,...

Maersk continues green transformation with 6 additional large container vessels

Maersk announces that it has ordered a further six large ocean-going vessels that can sail on green methanol. The six vessels will be built by...

Sembcorp Marine Clinched Newbuild FPSO P-82 Contract from Petrobras

Sembcorp Marine, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters Pte Ltd, has been awarded an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract for...

BHP to Receive 3 More LNG-Fueled Bulkers

BHP Group expects to receive three more bulk carriers powered partly by liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the next six to nine months, part...

Piraeus Port posts all-time record in revenue & profitability

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) S.A. reported 29.3% turnover increase for the first half of 2022, amounting to 93.1 million euros compared to 72.0 million...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W39]

Amid the looming western sanctions on Russia, the country is challenged to pivot its energy markets away from Europe and toward the East...

Hapag-Lloyd AG acquires terminal business of SM SAAM S.A.

Hapag-Lloyd AG and SM SAAM S.A. signed a binding agreement under which Hapag-Lloyd will acquire 100 % of the shares of SAAM Ports S.A....

Capesize gains lift Baltic index to over 2-month high

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index (.BADI) jumped to a more than two-month high on Tuesday, propelled by gains across vessel segments, particularly...

Massport announces completion of major Boston Port improvements

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has announced the completion of critical infrastructure investments as part of a nearly $850 million plan to upgrade the...

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Odfjell SE 2Q26: A strong financial result

Odfjell SE reported its results for the second quarter of 2026. The report shows a significantly higher financial result than in the previous quarter....

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...