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Seacon Shipping to acquire 40% stake in CIMC Xinde Leasing and provide guarantee

Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiary has agreed to acquire a 40 percent equity interest in CIMC Xinde Leasing...

Iron ore dips on weak steel demand, rising China port inventories

Iron ore futures prices declined on Monday, pressured by sluggish steel demand and mounting inventories at Chinese ports. The most-traded January iron ore contract on...

Baltic index falls on decline across all vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday, pressured by declining rates...

OPEC+ plans another oil output hike in November, sources say

OPEC+ will likely approve another oil production increase of at least 137,000 barrels per day at its meeting next Sunday, as rising oil prices...

Hapag-Lloyd and DHL sign agreement to further decarbonize supply chains

Hapag-Lloyd and DHL Global Forwarding have achieved a major milestone in their joint efforts to decarbonize supply chains. The two companies have signed a...

Havila Shipping ASA: Contract extension with Equinor Energy for Havila Troll

Equinor Energy has exercised one year option for Havila Troll, keeping Havila Troll until November 2026. Equinor Energy has 3 additional options, each for one...

2020 Bulkers Ltd. (2020) – Sale of Bulk Sandefjord, Bulk Santiago and Bulk Shenzhen

2020 Bulkers announced that it has signed agreements to sell each of its 2019 built Newcastlemax vessels, Bulk Sandefjord and Bulk Santiago, and the...

The International Chamber of Shipping opens new office in Singapore

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) announced the inauguration of a new ICS Representative Office in Singapore. The new ICS office, opened with the...

Asyad Shipping expands Dry Bulk fleet with $209m investment

Asyad Shipping, the majority Omani state-owned maritime transportation company, has announced that it is acquiring three Newcastlemax Dry Bulk Carriers for a total of...

KNOT Offshore Partners LP reports strong Q2 2025 results

KNOT Offshore Partners LP reported strong Q2 2025 results. Financial Highlights For the three months ended June 30, 2025 (“Q2 2025”), KNOT Offshore Partners LP...

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Safe Bulkers announces strong results, increased dividend

Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced its unaudited financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June...

CMA CGM: Strong results driven by the Group’s agility in a volatile environment

CMA CGM reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting strong results driven by the Group’s agility in a volatile environment...

TOP Ships announces management estimate of net asset value of $359.2 million, a 24% increase from the previously reported NAV

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced that after taking into account the June 30, 2026,...

Costamare reports results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2026

Costamare Inc. reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2026.

Diana Shipping urges Genco Shipping & Trading to stop misleading investors and engage in good faith negotiations

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that is the largest shareholder of...

Oman proposes Hormuz management system with voluntary fees, source says

Oman has presented a proposal to Iran for joint regional management ​of the Strait...

Celestyal launches first Intern Conference, bringing the next generation closer to cruising and shipping

More than 80 participants have taken their first professional steps through the company’s long-standing...

Houthis say they attacked two Saudi tankers; Saudi Arabia says one ablaze in Red...

Yemen's Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in a military operation, the...

Greek flag maintains top international quality rankings

The Greek ship registry continues to meet the highest international quality standards, consistently earning...

Three tankers carrying Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea after Houthi warning

Three oil tankers loaded with Saudi crude for China and India made U-turns in...

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...

PPA S.A. receives double distinction at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards

Piraeus Port Authority received two prestigious distinctions at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards, reaffirming its leading role in the Greek economy...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...