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Dalian iron ore closes at lowest in more than a year on weak Chinese steel outlook

Prices of Dalian iron ore futures fell for the fourth consecutive sessionon Wednesday to close at their lowest in more than a year, as...

Baltic index retreats on lower rates across vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities retreated on Wednesday on dips in rates across...

OPEC August output falls to lowest since January on Libya, survey finds

OPEC oil output fell in August to its lowest since January, a Reuters survey found on Monday, as unrest that disrupted Libyan supply added...

Helix announces long-term deal with Shell in Gulf of Mexico

Helix Energy Solutions Group announced a new multi-year contract with Shell Offshore, starting in 2025, to continue providing well intervention services in the U.S....

Search on for containers lost overboard off South Africa’s Indian Ocean: SAMSA

A search for cargo containers lost overboard off a number of vessels along South Africa’s Indian Ocean corridor over the last month continues, while...

Saipem awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia worth approximately 1 billion USD

Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia under its existing Long-Term Agreement with Saudi Aramco. The overall value of the two...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W35]

Libya's oil production, crucial to both its economy and global energy markets, was severely disrupted last week. The country's production has fallen by around...

Dalian iron ore posts steepest drop in nearly two years

Dalian iron ore futures logged their sharpest daily drop in almost two years on Tuesday, as bleak economic data from top consumer China clouded...

Baltic index extends gains on strong capesize demand

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities extended gains on Tuesday, led by a jump...

DP World enters retail and fashion logistics

DP World has completed the acquisition of Cargo Services Far East Ltd – a global supply chain provider headquartered in Hong Kong. Cargo Services is...

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DHT Holdings Announces Record Second Quarter 2026 Results

DHT Holdings announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

Dorian LPG posts record profit

Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the “Company,” “Dorian LPG,” “we,” “us,” and “our”), a leading owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers...

Star Bulk Carriers Reports Strongest Quarterly Results Since Second Quarter Of 2022

Star Bulk Carriers announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2026.

Genco Announces Q2 2026 Financial Results; Declares Dividend of $0.80 per Share for Q2 2026

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, reported...

Global Ship Lease Posts Robust Q2 Financial Results

Global Ship Lease, Inc., an owner of containerships, announced its unaudited results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter of...

Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Route Announcement With Oman Nears

Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping...

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,...

DP World Expands Cold Chain Capabilities With New €48m Antwerp Hub

DP World will build a new temperature-controlled logistics hub in the Port of Antwerp. The project begins with an initial investment of EUR 48...

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...