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Container throughput in port of Rotterdam increases in first quarter of 2024

Total throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell by 1.4% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year. In...

Port of Los Angeles finishes first quarter up 30% over previous year

The Port of Los Angeles handled 743,417 container units in March, a 19% increase over the previous year. It was the eighth consecutive month...

Iron ore extends gains on expectations of growing China demand

Iron ore futures rose for a second straight session on Thursday, underpinned by heightened expectations of growing demand in top consumer China on the...

Baltic index hits over 3-week high as vessel rates climb

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight hit a more than three-week high on Thursday, driven by robust demand across all vessel segments.The...

D’Amico orders two new LR1 tankers

D'Amico International Shipping, an international marine transportation company operating in the product tanker market, announces that its operating subsidiary d'Amico Tankers D.A.C., has signed...

Crew of ship seized by Iran are safe, operator MSC says

The 25 crew members of the MSC Aries, which was seized by Iran on April 13, are safe, shipping firm MSC said on Wednesday,...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges Reports Resilient Performance in Q1

The total cargo throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges amounted to 70.4 million tonnes in the first quarter of this year, a rise of 2.4%...

Rio Tinto’s first-quarter iron ore shipments fall 5%, missing estimates

Rio Tinto reported a 5% fall in its first-quarter iron ore shipments on Wednesday, missing estimates, because of weather disruptions at ports and reduced...

Baltic index gains as rates firm for all vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s main dry bulk sea freight index rose on Wednesday, aided by rising rates across all vessel segments with capesize hitting its...

Baltimore’s alternate shipping channels not deep enough, Maersk says

The Baltimore port’s alternate shipping channels are not deep enough to accommodate the oceangoing container vessels that Maersk and other carriers use, the Danish...

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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...

Global Ship Lease Posts Robust Q2 Financial Results

Global Ship Lease, Inc., an owner of containerships, announced its unaudited results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter of...

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...

EU Forces Board Sanctioned Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker

An EU naval mission led by Italy boarded a tanker from Russia’s so-called “shadow...

Two Tankers With Saudi Oil Exit Red Sea Over Weekend

Two tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait over the weekend,...

Teekay Corporation second quarter 2026 update

Teekay Corporation Ltd. provided an update for the three months ended June 30, 2026,...

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...