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Dirty-to-clean switch caps high LR2 tanker freight rates as supply widens

Robust earnings on clean LR2 products tankers coupled with tonnage tightness due to the rerouting of ships from the Red Sea have prompted large-scale...

HD Hyundai Samho expands berthing facilities

South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Samho Co. has expanded its berthing facilities to meet the growing number of orders for eco-friendly ships. The subsidiary of...

Yemen’s Houthis Conduct Military Operations In Gulf Of Aden

Yemen’s Houthis said on Sunday they had conducted two military operations, one in the Gulf of Aden and one in Eilat at the southern...

Gunvor secures US $1.32 billion sustainability-linked syndicated RCF

Gunvor Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gunvor Group Ltd, has closed a US $1.2 billion sustainability-linked, syndicated revolving credit facility on 14 June 2024. The...

Adani to double investment in Transshipment Port to $2.4 billion

Billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate is doubling investment to $2.4 billion in its new mega port in southern India as it seeks to expedite expansion...

China’s June soybean imports up 10.7%, buyers focus on Brazil crop

China’s soybean imports in June rose 10.7% from a year earlier, a Reuters’ calculation of customs data showed onFriday, as buyers stocked up on...

China books first purchase of U.S. 2024-25 soybeans

China has booked its first purchases of U.S. soybeans for the 2024/25 marketing year, buying 132,000 metric tons of the oilseed, the U.S. Department...

Baltic index extends gains as rates for smaller vessels rise

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, extended gains from the previous session on Thursday...

OPEC cuts calls on OPEC+ crude for 2024, 2025

OPEC has revised its estimates of demand for OPEC+ crude by 100,000 b/d for both 2024 and 2025, it said July 10 in its...

Stolt-Nielsen limited reports double first half profits compared to previous year

Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported unaudited results for the second quarter and first half ending May 31, 2024. The Company reported a second-quarter net profit of...

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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...