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Germany’s first Omani LNG shipments arrive despite Middle East disruptions

Germany’s first Omani LNG deliveries are arriving on schedule — but analysis of the country’s supply chain suggests Berlin’s exposure to the Middle East...

Transocean Ltd. announces contract awards totaling $1.0 billion and retirement of senior secured notes

Transocean Ltd. announced awards of a contract for a harsh environment semisubmersible in Norway and contract extensions for two ultra-deepwater drillships in Brazil. In...

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announces strategic collaboration with Ampera, Inc. to develop & commercialize micronuclear solutions for global marine and shipping markets

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with AMPERA, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize advanced micronuclear power solutions...

Zhonggu Logistics orders 10 feeder container ships

Zhonggu Logistics has issued an announcement titled “Announcement on the Investment in the Construction of 10 1,800 TEU Container Ships,” stating that Zhonggu Logistics...

Maritime AI developments to be showcased at Posidonia 2026

Posidonia Survey Shows Shipping Weighs AI Acceleration Against Maritime Pragmatism All newly available maritime Artificial Intelligence (AI) services and products will be presented at Posidonia,...

US LNG exports break record high as Middle East War disrupts global supply

U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas rose to an all?time high in March as plants ran above nameplate capacity and new units started up,...

Bahrain’s Hormuz resolution runs into fresh obstacles at UN

Bahrain's effort to secure a U.N. resolution to ​authorise "all necessary means" to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz ran...

Wilhelmsen Ship management and MPC Capital launch vessel IT joint venture

MPC Capital and Wilhelmsen Ship Management have combined to launch a joint venture called Waterway IT, an independent provider of onboard Information Technology (IT)...

Subsea7 awarded contract offshore Equatorial Guinea

Subsea7 announced the award of a substantial1 contract by Noble Energy EG Ltd (a Chevron Company) for the subsea installation scope on the Aseng...

BlackRock buys 5% stakes of Samsung Heavy Industries

Global asset manager BlackRock has become a major shareholder in Samsung Heavy Industries by raising its stake above 5%. Although it stated the purchase...

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DHT Holdings Announces Record Second Quarter 2026 Results

DHT Holdings announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Dorian LPG posts record profit

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Star Bulk Carriers Reports Strongest Quarterly Results Since Second Quarter Of 2022

Star Bulk Carriers announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2026.

Genco Announces Q2 2026 Financial Results; Declares Dividend of $0.80 per Share for Q2 2026

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, reported...

Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships...

UK continues crackdown on Russia with tough new sanctions

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Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority announced, through a notice to shipping companies, that effective August...

Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Route Announcement With Oman Nears

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Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

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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...

Piraeus container traffic remains resilient despite Red Sea shipping disruptions

Container traffic at the Port of Piraeus remained resilient in the first half of 2026 despite mounting disruption to global shipping caused by the...

Port of Long Beach, MARAD agree to test nuclear-powered vessels

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today joined leaders from California’s Port of Long Beach to celebrate a new partnership focused on...