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Iron ore snaps four-day rise due to more duties on Chinese steel

Dalian iron ore futures prices snapped a four-day winning streak on Monday as increasing levies on Chinese steel dampened demand prospects for the key...

Baltic Index extends gains to over one-month high on strong vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, rose for an eighth straight session...

IMO progresses talks on greenhouse gas reduction from shipping

International efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions from shipping took a step forward as the IMO's Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions...

Offer by LeondisPort for Thessaloniki Port fails to reach 21%

LeonidsPort was able to only acquire 260,420 shares, or 2.58% of the port authority's total share capital Α voluntary tender offer by the newly created...

Russia signs memorandum to build port in Myanmar

Myanmar and its close ally Russia signed a memorandum on investment cooperation in a special economic zone in Dawei, including construction of a port...

Egypt says dozens of ships return to Suez Canal after ceasefire

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said 47 ships have rerouted to use the waterway since the start of February, a tentative recovery after a ceasefire...

OSM Thome welcomes new institutional investors

OSM Thome announced that institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Global Transportation Group will acquire a stake in global ship management company...

OSM Thome Brasil signs full technical management deal with Shell for DP Shuttle

OSM Thome signs a full technical management deal with Shell for a Brazilian Flagged DP Shuttle. The announcement reads: “For several years, the OSM Thome...

MSC, TMS Group add US$3Bn in container vessel orders at Chinese shipyard

Zhoushan Changhong International shipyard has confirmed a newbuilding deal with MSC for four (with a pair of two-vessel extension options) 21,700-TEU LNG dual-fuel container...

Ciner Shipping relocates to Greece

Park Group, also known as Ciner Holding, has decided to relocate its shipping company, Ciner Shipping to Greece. The decision has been communicated to employees,...

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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 and provided guidance for the third quarter and full...

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...

Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees...

EU Forces Board Sanctioned Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker

An EU naval mission led by Italy boarded a tanker from Russia’s so-called “shadow...

Two Tankers With Saudi Oil Exit Red Sea Over Weekend

Two tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait over the weekend,...

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...

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)...