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Pacific Basin drops dual-fuel plan in favour of conventional ships

Pacific Basin announced that it has revised its ship construction programme, opting for four conventional vessels instead of previously planned dual-fuel ships. The shipping company...

Yangzijiang Maritime invests in eight VLCCs for 2028–2030 delivery

Yangzijiang Maritime is investing in eight ‘Very Large Crude Carrier’newbuilds of approximately 319,000 deadweight tonnes (DWT) each. The vessels will be constructed by a large...

Euroseas announces 3-Year charter contract extension for its 2007-built feeder containership, EM Kea

Euroseas Ltd., an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today a charter contract extension...

Performance Shipping announces long-term time charters for two Suezmax newbuilding tankers delivering in 2028 and 2029

Performance Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, today announced that it has entered into time charter agreements...

Port of Long Beach Nation’s busiest seaport through March

The Port of Long Beach moved the most cargo in North America in March and through the first quarter of 2026, Port of Long...

Greece moves closer to offshore gas drilling after consortium agreement

Greece advanced plans for its first offshore exploratory gas drilling in nearly 40 years on Wednesday, after officials and energy executives signed a drilling...

Navigator Gas announces signing of non-binding letter of intent for sale of eight gas vessels and its shareholding in Unigas Joint Venture

Navigator Holdings Ltd., the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers, announced that yesterday, April 14, it signed...

DHT Holdings issues business update

DHT Holdings, Inc. provided the following business update: For the first quarter of 2026, the Company estimates time charter equivalent (“TCE”) earnings for its fleet...

Princess Cruises announces voyager class order

Princess Cruises, a leading global cruise line of Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest leisure travel company, announced three new shipbuilding agreements with...

Castor Maritime reports Q4 Net Income of $17.6 Million

Castor Maritime Inc., a diversified global shipping and energy company, announced its results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2025. Highlights of...

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TotalEnergies completes the transfer of its 10% interest in Arctic LNG 2

As mentioned on the occasion of the presentation of the 2nd Quarter 2026 Results, TotalEnergies confirms that the transfer of its 10% interest in...

Orient Overseas Limited announces 2026 interim results

Orient Overseas (International) Limited Announced 2026 Interim Results​. Group Revenue of US$5,173 million Group EBIT of US$728 million Group EBITDA of US$1,255 million Operating Cash Flow of US$819 million Profit Attributable to...

BW LPG Limited – Financial results for Q2 2026

BW LPG reported another strong quarter in Q2 2026. Highlights Q2 2026 Financial performance Q2 2026 profit attributable to equity holders of the Company was US$120...

Frontline reports “best quarterly profit ever”

Frontline plc reported unaudited results for the six months ended June 30, 2026: Highlights Reported the best quarterly profit ever of $659.2 million, or $2.96 per...

EXMAR announces half year 2026 results

 EXMAR Shipping delivered a resilient first-half performance despite geopolitical uncertainty, evolving regulations and changing trade flows. The segment reported stable revenue year-on-year in challenging...

DP World launches express ocean freight services ahead of peak shipping season

DP World has launched two new Express Less-than-Container Load (LCL) ocean freight services to...

Vessels crossing Strait of Hormuz drop to 5 per day

The number of visible commodity vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz dropped to five...

Panama Canal introduces temporary booking system adjustments to increase flexibility and equitable slot access

The Panama Canal announced temporary modifications to its Transit Reservation (Booking) System for Neopanamax...

Two killed in oil tanker fire off South Korea, Yonhap reports

Two crew people were killed on ​Thursday after a fire ‌broke out aboard an...

Shipping traffic through Strait of Hormuz rises slightly, data shows

Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz rose slightly even as a geopolitical standoff...

Direct traffic between the Port of Gothenburg and Asia increases

Cargo volumes at the Port of Gothenburg developed strongly during the first half of 2026. Container volumes remained at record levels, while rail, RoRo,...

PPA: New framework for investments in ports and logistics

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has expanded its scope of business activity following shareholders’ approval of amendments to the corporate charter, paving the way for...

Piraeus container traffic shows signs of recovery as ships return to Suez Canal

Signs of improvement are emerging in container traffic at Terminals II and III at the Port of Piraeus, as the gradual return of containerships...

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...