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Spot rate surge to continue post-golden week

Since the 1 July implementation of a series of peak season surcharges (PSS) and new FAK (freight all kinds) levels, the largest east-west container...

Seatrium secures favoured customer contract from Angelicoussis Group, Greece’s largest Shipping Company

Seatrium Limited has successfully secured a Favoured Customer Contract (FCC) with Angelicoussis Group, the largest shipping group in Greece and one of the world’s...

Ocean Yield: Investment in LNG carriers with long-term charters

Ocean Yield AS announced that it has agreed to purchase infrastructure fund CVC DIF’s share in the French company Geogas LNG, providing an indirect...

Golar LNG signs agreement for 20-year FLNG deployment in Argentina

Golar LNG has entered into definitive agreements with Pan American Energy for a 20-year deployment of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (“FLNG”) vessel in...

US ports oppose tariff on China-made cranes

US ports are pushing back against the recently proposed 25 percent tariff on Chinese-made ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, warning that the increased costs would have...

Rosneft, Lukoil to cut oil exports from Black Sea’s Novo, sources say

Russia's oil producers Rosneft, opens new tab and Lukoil, opens new tab will sharply cut oil exports from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk...

Alimia Group orders MR2 newbuildings in China

Alimia Group has reportedly placed new orders for MR2 newbuildings. According to TradeWinds, the company has confirmed it has signed a contract to build five...

HMM hits back after Samsung D&D complaint with court claim for unpaid fees

HMM has turned the legal cannons on Samsung Electronics America (SEA), seeking $13m in unpaid shipping fees via the US District Court for the...

Houthi attacks fuel resurgence of Somali piracy

Attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants on the Red Sea have reinvigorated piracy networks in Somalia, with criminal groups growing in both number and force,...

Iron ore climbs to 1-month high on robust demand, hopes of China stimulus

Iron ore futures extended gains into a fifth straight session on Thursday to erase most losses from the previous month, underpinned by robust near-term...

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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...