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Asia-Pacific freight premia for bigger LNG carriers spurt as storage demand jumps

Asia Pacific’s spot freight premium for LNG carriers with two stroke engines rose Sept. 16 to its highest level for the year as many...

Concordia Maritime sells its three oldest product tankers

Concordia Maritime announced the sale of three vessels, reducing its fleet by nearly half. The company said it has entered into an agreement for the...

Oil Tanker Rates Bubbling Up As Russia Disrupts Trade

Benchmark oil tanker earnings topped $50,000 a day for the first time in more than two years as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upends global...

U.N. Ship Leaves Ukraine With Wheat For Ethiopia

The third vessel charted by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), left Ukraine’s Chornomorsk Black Sea port with around 30,000 tonnes of wheat...

Pacific Coast port volumes stumble as US demand turns bearish

US West Coast ports reported sliding throughput figures for August as tepid demand for ex-Asian cargoes pressured the market, while US East Coast volumes...

Suez Canal authority to raise transit fees by 15% in 2023

Egypt plans to raise fees for ships passing through the Suez Canal by 15% in 2023, the canal authority’s chairman Osama Rabie said on...

Gibson Weekly Tanker Market Report [W37]

After many months of intense political negotiations, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law on 16th of August 2022...

Hapag-Lloyd takes 49% stake in Spinelli Group

Hapag-Lloyd and Spinelli Group have entered into an agreement to join forces. The German carrier will acquire a 49% in Italian logistics group Spinelli from...

Maersk Tankers expands executive team

Maersk Tankers is moving to reorganize the business that manages chartering, partner and operations activities. It also announced that it will be adding two...

Port of Los Angeles cargo volume eases in August

After record-breaking cargo volume in 2021 and the first half of 2022, the import surge at the Port of Los Angeles slowed in August....

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Scorpio Tankers announces updates on third quarter 2026 TCE rates and time charter-out agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its third quarter of 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and that it has entered...

Block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published on 2 September 2026 regarding a potential block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination...

Heidmar Maritime Holdings reports results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. reported its results for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights • Total revenues of...

Capital Tankers announces second quarter 2026 financial results

Capital Tankers Corp. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.  

Stena announces Q2 interim report

The Stena AB Group published its interim report for the second quarter of 2026.

Panama Canal postpones Neopanamax draft adjustment

The Panama Canal will maintain the current maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting the...

US, Iranian forces fire at vessels in waters near Iran

U.S. ​and Iranian forces fired at vessels in waters around Iran on Saturday, including...

Iran blacklists more ships trying to sail through Hormuz, govt website shows

Iran has added more ships it deems as non-compliant and subject to fines, confiscation...

Celestyal announces 2028 summer Mediterranean programme

Celestyal has unveiled its 2028 Mediterranean programme, with 124 sailings on sale from September...

Saudi Arabia says Iran attacked vessel in Hormuz, killing two sailors

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude exporter, said on Wednesday that an Iranian attack...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...

Chandra Asri Group opens access to CPN public terminal

PT Chandra Pelabuhan Nusantara (CPN), a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), has officially obtained the Business License for the...

Direct traffic between the Port of Gothenburg and Asia increases

Cargo volumes at the Port of Gothenburg developed strongly during the first half of 2026. Container volumes remained at record levels, while rail, RoRo,...

PPA: New framework for investments in ports and logistics

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has expanded its scope of business activity following shareholders’ approval of amendments to the corporate charter, paving the way for...

Piraeus container traffic shows signs of recovery as ships return to Suez Canal

Signs of improvement are emerging in container traffic at Terminals II and III at the Port of Piraeus, as the gradual return of containerships...