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Baltic index sails to more than 1-month high on rise across vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to a more than one-month high on Wednesday, helped by stronger rates across vessel segments. The overall...

Royal Caribbean recruiting thousands to meet soaring cruise demand, staff new ships

Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group is in discussions with new and existing markets around the world to recruit thousands of workers to staff its...

Peru Port dispute escalates as COSCO insists on original terms

The Chinese state-owned company at the center of a dispute over operations of a megaport it is building on Peru’s Pacific coast insisted on...

The London P&I Club announces CEO transition

The London P&I Club announced that Ian Gooch will be stepping down during the year from the role of Chief Executive Officer after 15...

Hapag-Lloyd and IKEA collaborate to advance cleaner shipping

Hapag-Lloyd has entered a cooperation with IKEA Supply Chain Operations to decarbonise the Hapag-Lloyd container shipments originating from Asia, marking an important step towards...

Iron ore prices hold steady on property stimulus hopes

Iron ore futures prices were largely unchanged on Tuesday, following a strong increase the previous day, as investors reacted to proposed property stimulus measures...

Baltic index hit its highest in more than 6-weeks

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index extended its rally on Tuesday to hit its highest in more than six weeks, supported by...

Transocean agrees offshore drilling contract

Transocean announced a 365-day contract extension for the ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Asgard at a rate of $505,000 per day. The contract was awarded by...

Viking shares surge in NYSE debut

Shares of Viking Holdings rose 9% in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, giving the travel and cruising company a...

Valaris reports first quarter 2024 results

Valaris Limited reported first quarter 2024 results. President and Chief Executive Officer Anton Dibowitz said, “I am very pleased with our start to 2024 as...

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TORM upgrades full-year guidance

TORM plc announced that, based on the Company's current coverage and expectations for continued market strength during the remainder of the fourth quarter of...

OOIL announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026

​​​​​​Orient Overseas (International) Limited announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026.

Capital Maritime Finance launches its IPO on Tuesday; aims to raise €300 million

The public offering for the listing of Capital Maritime Finance Corp on Euronext Athens opens on Tuesday and will run until Thursday, 15 October. The...

Danaos exploring bulker business Oslo-listing

Danaos has reportedly hired investment banks to advise on a possible equity placement and listing in Norway for its dry bulk business. More specifically, TradeWinds...

TORM announces closing of secondary public offering of its class A common shares

TORM plc announced the closing of the previously announced secondary public offering of 6,329,874 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord...

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy sign MOU on maritime applications of advanced nuclear...

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed...

Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi targets as Red Sea war escalates

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday...

CMB.TECH sells Suezmax vessel for $ 59.6 million gain

CMB.TECH NV has sold one Suezmax, generating a gain of approximately 59.6 million USD. CMB.TECH...

Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to ‘energy ceasefire’

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy...

Iran says US response to its proposal to reopen Hormuz was ‘insufficient’

The United States' response to Iran's seven conditions in a proposal to reopen the...

Port of Los Angeles sets all-time monthly cargo record

The Port of Los Angeles handled 1,042,652 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in September, the busiest month in its 118-year history and more than 20,000...

Savannah achieves record container volumes in September

The Port of Savannah achieved a record September for container volumes, moving 504,015 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month, an increase of 3.7 percent...

PCT: Revenue holds firm despite lower throughput

The Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) Sustainability Report recorded a 12% improvement in financial performance, despite a 5.95% decline in container throughput, highlighting progress in...

PPA S.A. shows resilience; €106.7 million in investments

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA S.A.) announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, highlighting resilient revenue performance and a smaller year-on-year...

A.P. Moller Capital to buy majority stake in ports operator Euroports

A.P. Moller Capital, the infrastructure investment arm ​of Denmark's A.P. Moller Group, ‌said on Monday it had agreed to acquire a majority ​stake in...