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Seadrill announces first quarter 2024 results

Seadrill Limited reported its first quarter 2024 results. Quarterly highlights Delivered operating profit of $80 million and Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $124 million on $367 million of revenue,...

Carnival rolls out SpaceX’s innovative Starlink across entire global fleet

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise company, announced that 100% of its ships across the global fleet are equipped with Starlink's high-speed,...

HD Hyundai expands Asia business

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries will begin operations in a former US naval base in the Philippines. Specifically, a Philippine affiliate of US investment firm Cerberus...

Iron ore slides as prospects of softening demand, Biden’s new China tariff weigh

Iron ore prices extended declines into a second straight session on Wednesday, dragged down by expectations of seasonally falling demand in top consumer China...

Baltic index slips for 5th straight day on weaker vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for the fifth consecutive session on Wednesday...

OTL-Odfjell technology secures 3-year contract for tubular running services with COSL Drilling Europe AS

Odfjell Technology, a leading provider of drilling and well services, hassecured an important contract with COSL Drilling Europe AS. The fixed part ofthe contract,...

Biden hikes U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, including STS cranes, electric cars

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicle (EV) batteries,...

SFL reports first quarter net profit of $45.3 million

SFL Corporation announced its preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Highlights 81st consecutive quarterly dividend, increased to $0.27 per share Net profit of...

ABS and HD Hyundai Group sign MOU to advance medium-voltage power systems on ships

ABS, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the technical feasibility for...

China overtakes Korea in global shipbuilding competitiveness

Korea’s shipbuilding industry was overtaken by China’s shipbuilding industry in the global competitiveness rankings, according to a report. China overtook Korea in overall competitiveness 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...