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Shipping firms take first steps towards Red Sea return

France’s CMA CGM is increasing the number of vessels travelling through the Suez Canal, it said on Tuesday, joining Maersk in returning to the...

Maersk schedules dozens of vessels to travel via Suez Canal

Denmark’s Maersk has scheduled several dozen container vessels to travel via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the coming days and weeks,...

Iron ore rises on upbeat Chinese industrial data, demand hopes

Dalian iron ore futures rose for the second consecutive session on Wednesday, as market participants reacted to robust industrial data amid expectation of economic...

Greece joins US-led anti-Houthi naval coalition in Red Sea  

Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced Greece’s participation with a Hellenic Navy frigate in the multinational Operation Prosperity Guardian, for the protection of merchant ships,...

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Down 5% In November

Pilbara Ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 61.5 million tonnes (Mt) for November 2023. This throughput was a four per cent decrease compared to...

More ships to avoid Red Sea as attacks disrupt world trade

Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and Hong Kong’s OOCL said on Thursday they would avoid the Red Sea, the latest shipping companies to do so after attacks...

Wilhelmsen and MPC Capital acquire Hamburg-based ship manager Zeaborn

Wilhelmsen Ship Management (“Wilhelmsen”), a provider of third-party ship management services headquartered in Singapore, and Hamburg-based asset manager MPC Capital have agreed to acquire...

Baltic index drops for seventh straight session as capesize rates slip

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index extended declines for a seventh consecutive session on Thursday, pressured by weaker rates for capesize shipping...

Solstad: Purchase of CSV Normand Tonjer

Solstad has exercised its option to purchase the CSV Normand Tonjer from Norwegian Mpsv AS at attractive terms for Solstad. The vessel Normand Tonjer was...

Performance Shipping Signs Shipbuilding Contracts for 2 LR2 Tankers

Performance Shipping announced that, through two separate wholly-owned subsidiaries, it has signed two shipbuilding contracts with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd. (“CSTC”) and Shanghai...

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Okeanis Eco Tankers Posts Unaudited Financial Statements for 2Q2026 and 1H2026

Okeanis Eco Tankers reported its unaudited condensed financial results for the second quarter and six-month period of 2026. Financial performance of the Second Quarter Ended...

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 and provided guidance for the third quarter and full...

United Maritime reports Q2 and H1 2026 results – Strategic fleet repositioning into Capesize Vessels

United Maritime Corporatio, announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also declared a quarterly...

Seanergy Maritime reports second quarter and first-half 2026 financial results

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., a leading pure-play Capesize owner and operator, reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June...

Diana Shipping reports Q2 & H1 2026 results and declares cash dividend of $0.01 per common share for the Q2

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, reported net income of $20.8 million...

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,...

WALLENIUS SOL acquires vessels from Royal Wagenborg and signs long-term CoA with Smurfit Westrock

WALLENIUS SOL has announced the acquisition of two RoRo vessels from Royal Wagenborg, Bothniaborg...

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...

PPA S.A. receives double distinction at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards

Piraeus Port Authority received two prestigious distinctions at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards, reaffirming its leading role in the Greek economy...