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ST Engineering secures ADSB sub-contract for Kuwait’s new missile gun boat fleet

ST Engineering’s Marine business has secured a six-year sub-contract valued at about S$600 million from Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) to design and supply...

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Prices $1.55 billion exchangeable bond on strong global demand

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has successfully priced a large-scale overseas exchangeable bond (EB), attracting strong demand from global investors and...

Minerva Gas receives LNG carrier “Minerva Roxanne”

Minerva Gas Inc., owned by Andreas A. Martinos, has further strengthened its fleet with the delivery of an additional state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG)...

Another Greek oil tanker exits Hormuz despite Iran’s blockade

Another Greek-controlled oil tanker has crossed the Strait of Hormuz, marking the fourth such voyage since hostilities in the Middle East began. The Suezmax Pola,...

Damen signs contract with the Polidano Group for two Combi Freighters (CF) 3850

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with the Polidano Group for the delivery of two Combi Freighters (CF) 3850. The Malta-based company will...

Fugro to conduct geotechnical campaign for South America’s first licensed offshore wind project

Petrobras has selected Fugro to deliver a geotechnical site investigation for the Rio de Janeiro Offshore Wind Pilot Project, the first offshore wind development...

Japanese companies collaborate on global carbon capture projects

Chiyoda Corporation, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and its affiliate Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to...

Ningbo Ocean Shipping invests in 4+2 containerships

According to a relevant filing, Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co (NBOSCO) is investing in four firm 1,900 TEU containerships, which carry options for two more...

Venergy takes options at K Shipbuilding for MR tankers

Venergy Maritime has reportedly exercised options for the construction of two additional MR tankers to be built at K Shipbuilding in South Korea, with...

Piraeus Port delivers strong 2025 financial performance

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. announced its financial results for fiscal year 2025, reporting record-high revenue and EBITDA, as well as strong performance across its...

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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.

Dorian LPG posts record profit

Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the “Company,” “Dorian LPG,” “we,” “us,” and “our”), a leading owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers...

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

Russian banks, shadow fleet ships and shady businesses have been slapped with UK sanctions...

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

Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping...

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

Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees...

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...