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Mitsui invests in Navigare Capital Partners shipping fund

Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments Limited has decided to participate in Maritime Investment Fund III K/S (“MIF III”), a maritime investment fund established and...

Changhong International wins Horizon Tankers order

On the afternoon of May 16, Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Repair Co., Ltd. and Greek shippers Horizon Tankers Limited S.A. signed an order for...

Port of Los Angeles cargo rises 12% in April; up 25% in 2024

The docks at the Port of Los Angeles were busy in April, handling 770,337 container units, a 12% increase over the previous year. It...

Scorpio Tankers: $223.6 million prepayment under 2023 credit facility

Scorpio Tankers announced that it has received approval from majority lenders under its 2023 $1.0 Billion Credit Facility to make an unscheduled repayment on...

Greek LNG demand, prices rise amid on upcoming TurkStream maintenance

Greece has started to see an uptick in LNG demand and prices in mid-May on upcoming maintenance at the TurkStream pipeline and ongoing trade...

Baltic index steady as gains in capesize offset lower rates for smaller vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was mostly unchanged on Monday as gains in...

Genco Shipping & Trading issues statement regarding George Economou’s withdrawal of his nominee

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, issued the following statement regarding George...

Baltimore workers to move crashed cargo ship that downed bridge

Workers in Baltimore were preparing to clear a crashed cargo ship nearly as long as the Eiffel Tower from the channel it is blocking,...

French shipping giant expects overcapacity to drive down freight rates

CMA CGM SA, the world’s third-largest container line, is expecting a decline in ocean freight rates as new vessel deliveries gather pace, boosting capacity...

US soy exporters off to worst new-crop start in 23 years amid China’s absence

The upcoming U.S. soybean harvest is expected to approach record levels, but exporters had sold practically none of it as of last week, a...

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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...