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SINTEF Ocean and GCMD partnerships strengthen global collaboration for maritime decarbonization

Reducing energy consumption and replacing fossil with renewable fuels within the maritime sector is a large and global challenge. Governments, industries and research organisations...

Hapag-Lloyd orders 24 new container ships

Hapag-Lloyd has signed two contracts with two Chinese shipyards for a total of 24 new container ships. Of these, 12 newbuildings – each with...

Iron ore slides as focus shifts to weak fundamentals

Iron ore futures slipped on Wednesday, as investors shifted their focus to weak fundamentalsof the key steelmaking ingredient from expectations of more stimulus in...

Baltic index rises as capesize vessel segment posts gain

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose on Wednesday, supported by a strong gain in the capesize vessel segment. The index, which factors...

Altera Infrastructure announces divestment of Altera Shuttle Tankers L.L.C.

Altera Infrastructure Holdings L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Altera Infrastructure L.P., has entered into an agreement to sell all its membership interests in...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W44]

The recent expansion of Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMX) is set to reshape the North American oil landscape, significantly impacting the tanker market and...

CLIA names energy and transport leader as director general in Europe

Samuel Maubanc brings deep experience in climate policy and government relations leadership to the top job for CLIA in Brussels Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA),...

Odfjell SE 3Q24 results: Odfjell delivered another solid financial result

Odfjell SE today reported its results for the third quarter of 2024. Highlights: Odfjell’s strong performance on safety continues with high operational efficiency and no significant...

Hapag-Lloyd christens the “Hamburg Express” in the Port of Hamburg

The “Hamburg Express” – the eponymous flagship of Hapag-Lloyd’s “Hamburg Express” class – was ceremoniously christened at the Container Terminal Burchardkai in the Port...

Iron ore climbs to over two-week high on prospects of more China stimulus

Iron ore futures climbed on Tuesday to their highest levels in more than two weeks, underpinned by growing optimism over further stimulus from top...

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Okeanis Eco Tankers Posts Unaudited Financial Statements for 2Q2026 and 1H2026

Okeanis Eco Tankers reported its unaudited condensed financial results for the second quarter and six-month period of 2026. Financial performance of the Second Quarter Ended...

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...

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...

Port of Klaipėda delivers strong performance in 1H2026

The Port of Klaipėda delivered a strong performance in the first half of the year, demonstrating resilience in a changing market environment and further...

DP World Accelerates Port Decarbonization in Chile

DP World is expanding the electrification of its port operations in Chile with the introduction of seven 100% electric Internal Transfer Vehicles (ITVs) and...

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...