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Maersk continues with fleet renewal plan

In continuation of its fleet renewal programme initiated in 2021, A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) is in the process of signing newbuilding orders and...

Korean shipbuilders in talks for $6.6 bn Qatar LNG tanker deals

South Korean shipbuilders are in talks with Qatar for expected $6.6 billion deals to manufacture additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers as the growing...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W31]

The dry bulk market has seen a rise in secondhand asset values this year. While average earnings have remained healthy, the ratio between earnings...

Korean Shipbuilding Industry eyes on profitable container ships with high market demand

South Korea’s shipbuilding industry is experiencing a resurgence in container ship orders amid a period of high ship prices and ample order backlogs. This...

Iron ore drifts lower as falling near-term demand, high stocks weigh

Iron ore futures prices drifted lower on Tuesday as wider losses induced production cuts among steelmakers in top consumer China and lingering high portside...

Baltic index hits one-week high on capesize strength

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose to a one-week high on Tuesday, as gains in the capesize segment overshadowed declines in...

Ardmore Shipping announces leadership changes and cohesive updates to its commercial organization

Ardmore Shipping has announced a series of strategic leadership changes and updates to its commercial organization following news of the upcoming retirement of Founder...

Global Ship Lease Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2024

Global Ship Lease, an owner of containerships, announced its unaudited results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2024. Second Quarter of...

MOL secures class approval for World’s First Wind-Assisted LNG carrier design

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has been awarded approval in principle (AiP) by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for the design of a membrane LNG...

Wallem Group and COSCO enter strategic cooperation agreement

Wallem Group, a leading global maritime partner, is pleased to announce it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with COSCO Shipping Seafarer Management Company...

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Seaspan Becomes First International Ship Owner & Operator to Access China’s Panda Bond Market

Seaspan, a leading independent maritime asset owner and operator, is pleased to announce the successful issuance of a RMB 1.5 billion Panda Bond in...

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...

Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships...

UK continues crackdown on Russia with tough new sanctions

Russian banks, shadow fleet ships and shady businesses have been slapped with UK sanctions...

Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

The Panama Canal Authority announced, through a notice to shipping companies, that effective August...

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...

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...