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First-ever ammonia and propane co-loaded vessel completes voyage from US to Europe

Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, in collaboration with CF Industries, the world’s largest producer of ammonia, announced the completion...

Iron ore hits four-week high on lower shipments, softer dollar

Prices of iron ore futures climbed to a four-week high on Thursday, supported by reduced shipments from a major producer and growing expectations of...

Baltic index down for third straight session on lower capesize, supramax rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for a third consecutive session on...

ABS, PaxOcean and PCL sign MOU to jointly develop retrofit strategies

The American Bureau of Shipping, PaxOcean, and Pacific Carriers Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on developing retrofit strategies. This partnership...

Testing giants Bureau Veritas and SGS in merger talks

France's Bureau Veritas, opens new tab and Switzerland's SGS (SGSN.S), opens new tab are in merger talks to create a testing and certification giant...

US importers rush in goods from China as Trump tariff threat looms

U.S. imports from China finished the year strong after some companies stockpiled shipments of apparel, toys, furniture and electronics ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's...

Wuhu Shipyard partners with Chinese leasing firms

Wuhu Shipyard announced an agreement with two local financial leasing companies to collaborate on new projects with a potential value exceeding RMB30bn ($4.1bn). The...

Hapag-Lloyd fleet reaches record 300 ships

Hapag-Lloyd has reached 300 owned and chartered vessels for the first time ever, after taking two container ship newbuilds on charter from Reederei Nord. The...

Cyprus to launch tenders for next destination of “Prometheus” FSRU

The Natural Gas Infrastructure Company is preparing bids for the next destination of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) “Prometheus”, Energy Minister George...

Iron ore near two-week high on strong China data, U.S. tariff worries cap gains

Iron ore futures extended gains on Wednesday, aided by China’s better-than-expected credit data but the rise was capped by fears of escalating trade tensions...

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TEN sees 300% plus increase in 6-month net income; record 1H revenues

TEN reported results (unaudited) for the six months and the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. FIRST HALF 2026 SUMMARY RESULTS TEN's fleet generated record gross...

Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM in landmark FMC complaint

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) has filed a formal complaint against CMA CGM with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), demanding at least $186 million...

Safe Bulkers: Completion and pricing of private placement of common stock

Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that it has successfully placed 12,000,000 new shares of common stock...

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...

DP World handles record BYD new energy vehicle shipment to Chile

DP World has handled the largest single maritime delivery of new energy vehicles to...

Seanergy Maritime CFO focuses on delivering real value in practice

Stavros Gyftakis, CFO of Seanergy Maritime Holdings and CFO and Director of United Maritime...

Hormuz shipping traffic in single digits, data shows

Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell ​slightly on Wednesday to seven, compared...

MISC launches Yayasan Maritim to shape a sustainable maritime future for Malaysia

MISC Group has launched Yayasan Maritim, Malaysia’s first dedicated maritime-focused foundation, to advance the...

Iran attacks US base in Jordan, ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it ​fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used...

Port of Los Angeles posts best three-month cargo stretch in its history

Port of Los Angeles waterfront workers processed  955,907 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August, capping the busiest three consecutive months in Port history. More...

ATI and DP World commission six new hybrid cranes at manila South Harbour

Strategic partners DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have commissioned six state-of-the-art hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at Manila South Harbour (MSH), strengthening...

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...