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Asian LNG prices slide amid stable European gas flows

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices declined this week, tracking European gas prices which fell due to stable Russian gas flows and LNG...

All-inclusive rates continue decline as demand pulls back

As demand for cargo into the US remained dampened after the Lunar New Year holiday in China, the lion’s share of spot market activity...

Contract extension for CSV Normand Vision

Solstad Offshore ASA announced that Havfram AS have exercised their option to extend present contract for CSV Normand Vision. The firm contract will then...

Castor Maritime Announces New Charter Agreements

Castor Maritime, a diversified global shipping company, announced that the M/V Magic Moon, a 2005 built Panamax dry bulk carrier, has been fixed on...

Hapag-Lloyd to acquire container liner business of Africa specialist Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL)

Hapag-Lloyd and German carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL) today signed a framework agreement under which Hapag-Lloyd will acquire the container liner business of DAL. With...

U.S. Push to Export LNG to Europe Slowed by Climate Concerns – Sources

White House efforts to boost U.S. liquefied natural gas exports and cut Europe’s reliance on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine are proceeding...

Seanergy Reports Record Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Seanergy announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2021. The Company also announced $5 million additional repurchases...

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Up 5% in February

Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 52.4 million tonnes (Mt) for February 2022. This throughput was a one per cent increase...

Shipping Traffic Near Russian Ports Drops

Shipping traffic near Russian ports has fallen by a third since the country’s invasion of Ukraine, a sign of how sanctions and global companies’...

Oil prices could hit $240/bbl in worst case scenario – Rystad Energy

Oil prices could hit $240 per barrel this summer in the worst-case scenario, if Western countries roll out sanctions on Russia’s oil exports, Rystad...

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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 slows through Strait of Hormuz after tanker attacks, data shows

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data showed on Monday,...

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...

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...