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Fire Breaks Out on Cruise Ship Near Greek Coast

An Italian cruise ship carrying 237 passengers and more than 50 crew members is on fire off the coast of Greece in the Ionian...

Star Bulk: Record–high profitability in 2021

Star Bulk, a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the fourth...

Hapag-Lloyd to launch China Germany Express (CGX) service

Available from 1 April 2022, Hapag-Lloyd will offer the new China Germany Express (CGX) service as a two-port loop product. The new service will...

Diana: Delivery of m/v Leonidas P. C. & Time Charter Contract for m/v Seattle

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has taken...

Atlas posts Q4 net profit of $142.3 mln

Atlas Corp announced its results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. Financial Highlights: Fourth quarter 2021 financial performance compared to fourth quarter 2020: Revenue...

Europe Remains Top Destination for U.S. LNG For 3rd Month

Europe’s call for U.S. liquefied natural gas continues to run hot in February and is poised to remain the top destination for U.S. shipments...

SFL reports strong quarter

SFL Corporation Ltd. announced its preliminary financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2021. Highlights • 72nd consecutive quarterly dividend declared, $0.20 per share • Operating...

Flex LNG posts record fourth-quarter figures

Flex LNG announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. Highlights: • All time high revenues of $114.6 million...

Golden Ocean sees profits rise to record

Golden Ocean Group Limited, the world’s leading owner of large size dry bulk vessels, announced its unaudited results for the quarter and full year...

Baltic index dips on weaker demand for larger vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index slipped on Wednesday as lower rates for capesize and panamax vessels outweighed gains in the supramax...

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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...