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LNG freight rates hit 8-mth top on tight tanker availability, Mideast conflict

Shipping costs for liquefied natural gas cargoes have rallied to their highest in about eight months with vessel availability tightened by a shift in...

Cargo ship carrying new vehicles to Mexico sinks in the North Pacific weeks after catching fire

A cargo ship that had been delivering new vehicles to Mexico sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when...

Ports of Indiana selects Louis Dreyfus Company to reopen international agriculture terminal at Burns Harbor port

Ports of Indiana has selected Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, to operate the grain export facility...

HHLA CEO to step down at the end of the year at the latest

After nine years at the helm of the company, Chief Executive Officer Angela Titzrath will leave Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) by 31...

Cheniere board approves Corpus Christi LNG expansion project

Cheniere Energy (LNG.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday it approved the final investment decision for the expansion of the Corpus Christi liquefied natural...

PCT celebrates 15 years of presence at the port of Piraeus

Piraeus Container Terminal, a subsidiary of Cosco Shipping Ports Limited, is completing fifteen years of dynamic and successful presence in Piraeus. The company has established...

Evalend Shipping linked to suezmax tanker order at HD Hyundai Samho

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) announced that the company has signed a contract to build two crude oil tankers. The total...

Iron ore eases on firm Australia supply outlook, China demand cushions fall

Iron ore futures snapped a three-day rally on Tuesday amid strengthening supply outlook from top producer Australia, but resilient steel demand in China cushioned...

Baltic dry bulk index snaps 5-session losing streak on panamax strength

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a five-session losing streak on Tuesday, buoyed...

d’Amico confirms sale of two MR tankers

d'Amico Tankers has signed agreements for the sale of the ships Glenda Melody and Glenda Melissa, both MR tankers with a deadweight capacity of...

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Scorpio Tankers announces updates on third quarter 2026 TCE rates and time charter-out agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its third quarter of 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and that it has entered...

Block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published on 2 September 2026 regarding a potential block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination...

Heidmar Maritime Holdings reports results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. reported its results for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights • Total revenues of...

Capital Tankers announces second quarter 2026 financial results

Capital Tankers Corp. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.  

Stena announces Q2 interim report

The Stena AB Group published its interim report for the second quarter of 2026.

Shipping: “The rules of the game are collapsing” – Unprecedented warning from Greece and...

For decades, global trade rested on an almost self-evident assumption: commercial vessels could move...

Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at ​the start of this week,...

Kongsberg Maritime enters agreement to acquire Steerprop

Kongsberg Maritime ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire Steerprop, a Finnish designer...

Hapag-Lloyd plans improvements to $4.2 billion bid for Israel’s ZIM

Hapag-Lloyd is working with the Israeli government on improvements to its proposed $4.2 billion...

Panama Canal postpones Neopanamax draft adjustment

The Panama Canal will maintain the current maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...

Chandra Asri Group opens access to CPN public terminal

PT Chandra Pelabuhan Nusantara (CPN), a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), has officially obtained the Business License for the...

Direct traffic between the Port of Gothenburg and Asia increases

Cargo volumes at the Port of Gothenburg developed strongly during the first half of 2026. Container volumes remained at record levels, while rail, RoRo,...

PPA: New framework for investments in ports and logistics

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has expanded its scope of business activity following shareholders’ approval of amendments to the corporate charter, paving the way for...