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Houthi threat to red sea shipping is growing, UN envoy to Yemen says

Recent developments in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways suggest that the threat to international shipping from Yemen’s Houthis is growing, U.N. Special Envoy...

Iron ore hits three-month low on bleak China demand outlook

Iron ore futures fell to their lowest in more than three months on Tuesday, as a lack of stimulus from top consumer China’s third...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W29]

Last week saw the release of Chinese import and export data for the first half of the year. According to the National Bureau of...

Baltic index drops to over one-month low on lower capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, slipped to its lowest level in more than...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards intercepted UAE-managed tanker, IRGC says

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has intercepted a Togo-flagged, UAE-managed products tanker carrying 1,500 tons of marine gas oil, the IRGC and British security...

Trafigura Group takes full ownership of High Heat Tankers Pte

The Trafigura Group has completed the acquisition of Gearbulk Holding AG’s 50 percent share in joint venture company High Heat Tankers Pte Ltd (HHT)...

Greek shipowner and ex-ICS chairman Spyros Polemis dies

Spyros M. Polemis, a pillar of Greek shipping and a past chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has passed away. Born in 1937...

Indonesia seeks Russian oil for the first time in years, sources say

Indonesian refiner Pertamina has added Russian oil grades to its tender lists to buy September crude, three traders said on Monday. Pertamina hasn’t purchased Russian...

Iron ore edges lower as investors digest mixed signals from China

Prices of iron ore futures edged lower on Monday as investors and traders assessed mixed market signals from top consumer China following the end...

NORDEN to acquire Norlat Shipping to further grow projects and parcelling activities

NORDEN has entered into an agreement to acquire Norwegian dry bulk operator Norlat Shipping, which specialises in the shipment of forest products and other...

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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...