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South Korea’s Top 3 Shipbuilders Resolve Strike Risk – report

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Ocean (formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering), and Samsung Heavy Industries, the top three in the domestic shipbuilding industry,...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W36]

The diesel import landscape in Brazil has undergone a significant trans- formation with a surge in Russian diesel imports, impacting the energy and shipping...

Baltic index extends gain as panamax rates hit four-month peak

The Baltic Exchange’s main dry bulk sea freight index extended gains to a fifth straight session on Tuesday on firm demand across vessel segments,...

Okeanis Eco Tankers Agrees $84 Million Term Loan Facility

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. announced the execution of a new $84 million senior secured credit facility provided by Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank,...

Greece: Christos Stylianidis to be appointed new Shipping Minister

Greece’s Shipping Minister, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, announced his resignation on Monday, a few days after the death of a ferry passenger who was forcefully pushed...

Maersk Taps Investors for First Dollar-Denominated Green Bond

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is selling dollar-denominated green bonds for the first time ever, the latest company to test investor appetite in a...

Iron ore rebounds on improved China data, resilient demand

Iron ore futures rebounded on Monday as improved China economic data lifted sentiment dented by Beijing’s pledge last week to step up regulatory oversight...

Baltic index hits three-week high on sturdy demand across vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, rose to its highest level in three weeks on...

Capital Gas orders world’s largest ammonia carriers

Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. announces the order for the world’s first two 88,000 CBM (㎥) very-large ammonia carriers (VLAC) with KSOE. The innovative...

Equinor, Maersk partner up to ensure continued green methanol supply for the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and Equinor have signed an agreement securing supply of green methanol for Maersk’s landmark, new methanol-enabled feeder vessel during...

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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)...