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Iron ore futures rise on optimism over China central bank support

Chinese iron ore and steel futures rose on Thursday after the country’s central bank said it would take monetary policy steps to help businesses...

CNOOC awards $2.4 bln LNG tanker building contracts

China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) has awarded 16 billion yuan ($2.42 billion) worth of contracts to build 12 liquefied natural gas tankers, the...

OPEC+ sticks to modest oil output hike despite price rally

OPEC+ agreed on Thursday to another modest monthly oil output increase, arguing that the producer group could not be blamed for disruptions to Russian...

Baltic index hits over 1-month peak on stronger capesize, panamax rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to an over one-month high on Thursday, boosted by higher rates for capesize and panamax segments....

Hafnia in $100m private placement

Hafnia has engaged SEB Corporate Finance, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Clarksons Platou Securities AS and Fearnley Securities AS, to assist the Company in a...

International Seaways sees return to profit in second-quarter

International Seaways, one of the largest tanker companies worldwide providing energy transportation services for crude oil and petroleum products, reported results for the first...

Genco: Success at fixing forward cargos at attractive rates in Q1

Genco, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, reported its financial results for the three months ended March...

EU Targets Russia’s Global Oil Trade With Shipping Sanctions

The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on Russian crude, targeting insurers in a move that could dramatically impair Moscow’s...

Ardmore Posts $7.9 Million First Quarter Net Loss

Ardmore Shipping Corporation announced results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Highlights and Recent Activity Reported a net loss of $7.9 million for...

Navios Partners Acquires 4 Newbuilding Tanker Vessels; Two Related Charter Deals

Navios Maritime Partners announced that it agreed to purchase four 115,000 dwt LR2 newbuilding vessels, for a purchase price of $58.5 million each (plus...

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Scorpio Tankers announces updates on third quarter 2026 TCE rates and time charter-out agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its third quarter of 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and that it has entered...

Block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published on 2 September 2026 regarding a potential block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination...

Heidmar Maritime Holdings reports results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. reported its results for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights • Total revenues of...

Capital Tankers announces second quarter 2026 financial results

Capital Tankers Corp. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.  

Stena announces Q2 interim report

The Stena AB Group published its interim report for the second quarter of 2026.

Shipping: “The rules of the game are collapsing” – Unprecedented warning from Greece and...

For decades, global trade rested on an almost self-evident assumption: commercial vessels could move...

Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at ​the start of this week,...

Kongsberg Maritime enters agreement to acquire Steerprop

Kongsberg Maritime ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire Steerprop, a Finnish designer...

Hapag-Lloyd plans improvements to $4.2 billion bid for Israel’s ZIM

Hapag-Lloyd is working with the Israeli government on improvements to its proposed $4.2 billion...

Panama Canal postpones Neopanamax draft adjustment

The Panama Canal will maintain the current maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...

Chandra Asri Group opens access to CPN public terminal

PT Chandra Pelabuhan Nusantara (CPN), a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), has officially obtained the Business License for the...

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...