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Iraq exports over 100 mln barrels of crude oil in August

Iraq exported 101.85 million barrels of crude oil in August with revenues of 9.78 billion U.S. dollars, said the Iraqi Oil Ministry on Thursday....

Excelerate Energy Signs Term Sheet to Deploy an FSRU to Germany

Excelerate Energy announced that on August 25, 2022, the Company and ENGIE signed a term sheet for the deployment of a floating storage and...

Istanbul Strait traffic halted as ship from Ukraine runs aground

Maritime traffic through the Istanbul Strait was suspended on Thursday after a ship coming from Ukraine malfunctioned. Lady Zehma, a 173-meter-long (567-foot-long) vessel, ran aground...

Seadrill announces sale of seven jack-ups

Seadrill announced that it has entered into a binding Share Purchase Agreement with subsidiaries of ADES Arabia Holding Ltd. to sell the legal entities...

Wärtsilä engines selected for new Articulated Tug Barges

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines for two new Articulated Tug Barges (ATBs), designed by Robert Allan Ltd and built by Estaleiro...

Baltic index bounces back as capesize sees best day in over 2-yrs

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Thursday after rates for bigger vessel segments...

Oil leaking from stricken cargo ship off Gibraltar

A bulk carrier that collided with a liquefied natural gas tanker off Gibraltar is leaking fuel oil, the government of the tiny British territory...

Avance Gas secures financing for last two newbuild dual-fuel VLGCs

Avance Gas has raised ‘very attractive long-term financing’ for the last two vessels in its series of six 91,000 cbm-capacity carriers that can operate...

Russia Shells Grain Silos at Ukraine’s Second Biggest Port

Grain silos in Ukraine’s second biggest port, Mykolaiv, were hit by Russian shelling of the city on Tuesday, causing a fire that was still...

ZIM: Large-Scale Long-Term LNG Bunkering Agreement with Shell

ZIM announced the signing of a ten-year marine liquefied natural gas sales and purchase agreement, valued at more than one billion US Dollars, with...

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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...

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.

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...

Trump says no talks planned with Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz still shut

U.S. ​President Donald Trump said on Tuesday no talks were taking place with Iran...

Cameroon-flagged cargo ship seized by pirates off Somalia

A general cargo vessel sailing under the flag of Cameroon was boarded and seized...

A.P. Moller Capital agrees to acquire a majority stake in leading Moroccan logistics company...

Globex is an established leader in the Moroccan transportation and logistics sector, underpinned by...

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...