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Solstad Maritime ASA – Contract award for CSV Normand Mermaid

Solstad Maritime ASA announced the award of a substantial* contract for the “Normand Mermaid” with SAExploration. The contract, which will commence in July 2025, has...

TotalEnergies and CMA CGM to launch LNG Bunkering Logistics joint venture to accelerate maritime decarbonization

TotalEnergies, a global integrated energy company, and CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, have entered into an...

Billionaire Ortega buys stake in UK’s PD Ports from Brookfield

Zara founder Amancio Ortega's investment vehicle Pontegadea Inversiones has agreed to acquire a 49% stake in PD Ports from Brookfield Asset Management (BAM.TO), opens...

Yemen: Houthis’ attacks on cargo ships apparent war crimes

The Houthi armed group in Yemen attacked two commercial cargo vessels in the Red Sea between July 6 and 9, 2025, violations of the...

Jinhui Shipping and Transportation plans to sell two vessels

Jinhu i Shipping and Transportation Limited, Wednesday announced its decision to sell two supramax bulkers for $10.8 million and $11 million, respectively. The move is...

Aegean, Vitol agree long-term charter deal – report

Aegean Shipping Management, owned by Georgios Melissanidis, reinforces its business collaboration with Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil products trader, by signing a long-term...

Vale’s iron ore output up 4% with record Q2 at key mine

Brazilian miner Vale produced 83.6 million metric tons of iron ore in the second quarter, up 3.7% from a year earlier, the company reported. In...

Strong capesize demand lifts baltic dry bulk index to over 1-year peak

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, firmed on Wednesday to its highest level in...

MOL integrates group ship management companies, consolidating functions into MOL global ship management

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that with the aim of integrating the MOL Group’s ship management functions and enhancing safety operations, MOL has renamed its...

Putin says FSB approval will be needed for foreign vessels entering Russian ports

Foreign vessels will require the approval of Russia's FSB security service to access the country's ports, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir...

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United Maritime reports Q2 and H1 2026 results – Strategic fleet repositioning into Capesize Vessels

United Maritime Corporatio, announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also declared a quarterly...

Seanergy Maritime reports second quarter and first-half 2026 financial results

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., a leading pure-play Capesize owner and operator, reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June...

Diana Shipping reports Q2 & H1 2026 results and declares cash dividend of $0.01 per common share for the Q2

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, reported net income of $20.8 million...

Bahri reports record net profit of SAR 2.75 billion for Q2 2026

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the Kingdom’s leading shipping and logistics company, announced its financial results for the second quarter and...

Scorpio Tankers announces financial results for the second quarter of 2026 and the declaration of a dividend

Scorpio Tankers Inc. reported its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also announced that its board of...

Teekay Corporation second quarter 2026 update

Teekay Corporation Ltd. provided an update for the three months ended June 30, 2026,...

WALLENIUS SOL acquires vessels from Royal Wagenborg and signs long-term CoA with Smurfit Westrock

WALLENIUS SOL has announced the acquisition of two RoRo vessels from Royal Wagenborg, Bothniaborg...

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...

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)...