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Asia coal prices surge to fresh records; China, India output is key

Seaborne thermal coal prices in Asia climbed to fresh record highs last week, with early signs of rising exports not enough to eclipse concerns...

Baltic index dips, capesizes hover near 13-year peak

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index slipped on Monday as a decline in capesize rates offset gains in smaller vessel segments, although...

Brazil soymeal exports soar

Soymeal shipments from Brazil’s Paranagua port jumped in September driven by strong demand and a drought that has disrupted a traditional logistics route via...

Daehan wins order for up to 6 LNG-fuelled tankers from TEN

Daehan Shipbuilding has won a contract from Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) for the construction of four to up to six dual-fuelled LNG-powered aframax tankers....

MSC collaborates with Chinese Research Institute to promote decarbonisation

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Waterborne Transport Research Institute to jointly promote decarbonisation and...

Gibson Weekly Tanker Market Report [W40]

US crude production has averaged this summer some 600,000 bpd above the level seen in summer 2020...

VLCC Activity Scales Back Due to Holidays in the Far East

VLCC: The Far Eastern holidays meant that activity eased back this week, although there were a few reported fixtures in the Middle East and...

Iron ore prices remain under pressure from Chinese demand shock

Asian iron ore prices are set to continue to face downward pressure from Chinese steel output curbs and power shortages in the fourth quarter...

Capesize strength steers Baltic index to 13-year peak

The Baltic Exchange’s main dry bulk sea freight index extended its rally to a fresh 13-year peak on Thursday, as solid demand powered capesizes...

Castor Maritime Announces New Charter Agreements

Castor Maritime, a diversified global shipping company, announcesthat: The M/V Magic Orion, a 2006 built Capesize dry bulk carrier, has been fixed on a time...

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Nordea posts 3Q2026 financial results

Nordea released its third-quarter financial results.

TORM upgrades full-year guidance

TORM plc announced that, based on the Company's current coverage and expectations for continued market strength during the remainder of the fourth quarter of...

OOIL announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026

​​​​​​Orient Overseas (International) Limited announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026.

Capital Maritime Finance launches its IPO on Tuesday; aims to raise €300 million

The public offering for the listing of Capital Maritime Finance Corp on Euronext Athens opens on Tuesday and will run until Thursday, 15 October. The...

Danaos exploring bulker business Oslo-listing

Danaos has reportedly hired investment banks to advise on a possible equity placement and listing in Norway for its dry bulk business. More specifically, TradeWinds...

Bulk Carrier sinks weeks after deadly strait of Hormuz strike

A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait...

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy sign MOU on maritime applications of advanced nuclear...

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed...

Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi targets as Red Sea war escalates

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday...

CMB.TECH sells Suezmax vessel for $ 59.6 million gain

CMB.TECH NV has sold one Suezmax, generating a gain of approximately 59.6 million USD. CMB.TECH...

Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to ‘energy ceasefire’

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy...

A.P. Moller Capital agrees to acquire Portek International from Mitsui & Co.

A.P. Moller Capital has signed an agreement, through its A.P. Moller Capital – Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II, to acquire 100% of Portek International...

Georgia Ports achieves permit for 3.5 million TEU container terminal

Georgia Ports Authority hosted their annual State of the Port of Savannah event with President Kevin Price announcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

ENGIE and CMA CGM join forces to invest in biomethane production in Le Havre

ENGIE Group, a major player in the energy transition, and the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions,...

Port of Los Angeles sets all-time monthly cargo record

The Port of Los Angeles handled 1,042,652 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in September, the busiest month in its 118-year history and more than 20,000...

Savannah achieves record container volumes in September

The Port of Savannah achieved a record September for container volumes, moving 504,015 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month, an increase of 3.7 percent...