News Flash
Ageing Bulker Fleet Drives Growing Demand For Tank Top Protection
Bulk carrier owners are investing in corrosion protection for cargo hold tank tops as a cost-effective way of avoiding steel...
Read More
New report reveals renewed growth in London’s maritime arbitration caseload while Singapore and Hong Kong maintain momentum
London has strengthened its position as the world’s leading centre for maritime dispute resolution, while Singapore and Hong Kong continue...
Read More
Bunker volumes in the port of Rotterdam declined by 25.1% in the first half of 2026
Bunker sales in the port of Rotterdam decreased by 25% in the first half of 2026 compared to the same...
Read More
Top Ships Inc. Announces Acquisition of three High Specification Newbuilding MR Tankers and Potential Gross Revenue Backlog of about $0.93 Billion
TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced that it has entered into...
Read More
Shipping must stop treating decarbonisation as a ‘future fuel’ problem, says BAR Technologies
BAR Technologies – inventor of WindWings®, the market leading wind propulsion system- says uncertainty over future fuels and regulation must...
Read More
Diana Shipping Inc. Highlights Decline in Genco Shipping & Trading Fleet Values and Urges Board to Act Before Further Value is Eroded
Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that is...
Read More
Performance Shipping Inc. Reports Strong Second Quarter Net Income Increase
Performance Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, reported net income of $11.9 million...
Read More
Baltic Dry Index Falls to 4-Week Low
The Baltic dry index fell 1.2% to 2,632 on Wednesday, its lowest in four weeks. The capesize index, which typically...
Read More
Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. Reports Second Quarter Revenue Gains, on Strong Market Conditions
Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp., an international owner of ocean-going vessels, today released its financial results for the second quarter...
Read More
Two Closed Corridors: Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb Both Effectively Shut to Tanker Traffic
Operational Overview Both major Gulf corridors are effectively closed to normal commercial tanker traffic, for different reasons on each side....
Read More
EU ETS billions should not fund fuels alone, says PortXchange
On 17 July 2026, the European Commission proposed a targeted revision of the EU Emissions Trading System to strengthen European...
Read More
Europe Macro Credit Conditions Weaken Due to US-Iran War Impact
Macroeconomic conditions in developed Europe will remain impaired by spillovers from the Iran war, even if the Strait of Hormuz...
Read More
Oil markets under-pricing geopolitical supply shock, warns Mirae Asset
Global oil markets are moving through a fragile phase in which geopolitical risk, maritime disruption, depleted inventory buffers, and stress...
Read More
India lowers antidumping duty on met coke imports; measure valid for five years
India has lowered the antidumping duty on met coke imports from several countries and set the duty’s validity for five...
Read More
Fuel Switch Snapshot: Pooling party cools for B100 and LBM
OceanScore’s FuelEU pooling price index has fallen to €131.75/mtCO2e ($150/mtCO2e), down by around €28/mtCO2e ($32/mtCO2e) over the past week. Over...
Read More
How Conflict in the Middle East is Impacting Maritime
On 20 July, Houthi forces declared a full maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia, closing the Bab al-Mandab Strait to vessels...
Read More
Sustained robotic operations: where proof really begins
In the Middle East, uncrewed maritime systems are supporting continuous national surveillance operations in extreme heat, high salinity, congested waters...
Read More
EU’s 21st Sanctions Package: Full Maritime Services Ban Shelved
The EU’s 21st sanctions package has been released and, as anticipated, the proposal for a full maritime services ban was...
Read More
EC approves Dutch state aid for ships running on green methanol, hydrogen
The European Commission has approved the Netherlands’ state aid scheme to acquire a fleet of ships running on renewable hydrogen...
Read More
Baltic Dry Index Falls Further on Tuesday
The Baltic Dry Index fell 1.2% to 2,664 on Tuesday, reaching its lowest level since July 2. The Capesize Index,...
Read More




