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2020 Bulkers: Organizational update & succession plan

The Board of Directors of 2020 Bulkers Ltd. are pleased to announce that Mr. Lars-Christian Svensen will join 2020 Bulkers Management AS as Chief...

Noble Corp offers $1.6 bln for rival Diamond Offshore to strengthen fleet

Offshore rig contractor Noble, opens new tab said on Monday it would buy smaller rival Diamond Offshore Drilling, opens new tab in a cash-and-stock...

Vantage Drilling contemplates the listing of its shares on Euronext Growth in Oslo

Vantage Drilling International is currently exploring a possible listing of its shares on Euronext Growth Oslo, a multilateral trading facility operated by Euronext. A...

DP World announces major investments in Latin American ports to boost capacity and efficiency

DP World, a global leader in supply chain solutions, is making significant investments in its port terminals in Peru and Ecuador to enhance capacity...

London P&I Club reports strong financial results for the 2023/24 financial year

The London P&I Club announced its financial results for 2023/24, reporting an operating surplus of US$36.3m, strengthening its free reserves to US$149.8m. Gross Earned...

Paris wheat falls on worry about Turkey’s import ban

European wheat dropped on Monday on concern about Turkey’s import ban weakening global demand, but an export-friendly dip in the euro restrained falls. Benchmark September...

China’s May coal imports rise 11% on lower domestic output

China’s imports of coal rose 11% in May from a year earlier, customs data and Reuters records showed on Friday, as lower domestic output...

Russia starts wheat shipments to Brazil from Baltic terminal

Russia has started wheat shipments to Brazil from Vysotsky Port on the Baltic Sea, the quality inspection arm of Russia’s agricultural watchdog said. “Grain was...

Containers: Spot rates in China to hit five figures

There were further double-digit increases in container spot freight rates this week, after a series of general rate increases and other surcharges came into...

China takes orders for 54 ships vs. Korea’s 2 in May

The Korean shipbuilding industry’s share of global shipbuilding orders plummeted to less than 10 percent in May. This was blamed on a decline in...

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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...