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Maritime industry explores nuclear power for ships as technology opens up

The maritime industry is exploring whether nuclear fuel can be used to power commercial ships as advancements in technology open up such options, industry...

Vopak: Agreement with Infracapital on sale of Rotterdam chemical terminals

Vopak announces that it has reached an agreement with Infracapital on the sale of its three chemical terminals in Rotterdam (Botlek, TTR and Chemiehaven)...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W37]

The OSV market has turned from an all-time low to great earnings in the past 2 years, as investments in the North Sea's Oil...

Baltic index logs best day in almost two months on capesize demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, on Tuesday posted its biggest single-day gain since...

Big Emissions Bills Are Coming for Ships Sailing in Europe – report

Ships carrying everything from consumer goods to food and fuel in and out of the European Union will soon face hefty emissions bills. The maritime...

DOF Wins Contract Extension in Brazil

DOF announced three new service contracts with Petrobras. The contracts were originated by a competitive bid process won by DOF and include work within our...

US government boosts oil tanker fleet in national shipping overhaul

The United States is boosting access to commercial products tankers as part of a security drive to safeguard oil shipping for its armed forces...

Asia Fuel Oil-Premiums inch lower; more Oct loadings to emerge

Cash premiums for fuel oil eased further on Monday, with more October tenders and loadings set to emerge in the coming days. The 380-cst high...

Iron ore retreats on rising concerns about China property sector

Iron ore futures dipped on Monday after solid gains in the previous week, as negative headlines related to China’s property sector prompted caution. The steelmaking...

Capesize jump steers Baltic index to over 4-month high

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, on Monday hit its highest in more than four...

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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...

Bahri reports record net profit of SAR 2.75 billion for Q2 2026

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the Kingdom’s leading shipping and logistics company, announced its financial results for the second quarter and...

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...

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...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...