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Iron ore drifts sideways as solid steel outlook offsets soft China data

Prices of iron ore futures flitted within a narrow range on Thursday, as traders weighed stronger prospects for China’s steel market against weaker economic...

Baltic Index drops to more than three-week low as larger vessel rates slip

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell to more than a three-week low...

Helix awarded UXO Services Contract Offshore Scotland

Helix Robotics Solutions, the robotics division of Helix Energy Solutions Group, , has been awarded a contract by SSEN Transmission to provide Unexploded Ordnance...

DEME wins offshore wind terminal contract in the port of Cuxhaven

DEME has been awarded a contract for the construction of an offshore wind terminal in the Port of Cuxhaven in Germany. The terminal will...

TORM announces share capital increase

TORM has increased its share capital by 961,823 shares (corresponding to USD 9,618.23) in connection with delivery of two MR vessels and exercise of...

Hafnia Limited reports net profit of USD 215.6 million for Q3 2024

Hafnia Limited, a leading product tanker company with a diversified and modern fleet of over 130 vessels, announced results for the three and nine...

ONE strengthens presence in southeast Asia with terminal acquisition in Indonesia

Ocean Network Express announced the completion of its acquisition of a minority stake in New Priok Container Terminal One (“NPCT1”) in Jakarta, Indonesia. NPCT1 is...

Iron ore advances as China’s stronger steel production outweighs its soft data

Prices of iron ore futures strengthened for the third straight session on Wednesday, as firmer steel output outweighed a raft of weaker economic data...

Baltic index slips to near three-week low as larger vessel rates dip

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell to a near three-week low on...

NORDEN signs sustainable maritime fuel offtake agreement with Meta

Danish shipping company NORDEN announced a sustainable maritime fuel agreement with Meta aimed at advancing the decarbonisation of the maritime industry. “We are proud to...

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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)...