Finance
Dry Cargo
Cetus Maritime Prepares for IPO: 13-Vessel Deal and 70% Equity Payment Could Open a New Chapter for the Handysize Giant
Containers
Ningbo Containerized Freight Index Weekly Commentary North America Freight Rates Continued to Rise; Composite Index Continued to Climb
Finance
Revenue Tops $200m as Seacon Shipping’s Attributable Profit Jumps 44.7%
Dry Cargo
Cetus Maritime Eyes 13-Vessel Expansion as Seacon Deal Points to Pre-IPO Consolidation
Containers
CMB.TECH Earns $733m in H1 as Saverys Sells Tankers at the Top and Bets on Dry Bulk
Tankers
World’s Largest Product Tanker Operator Posts $278 Million Quarterly Profit
ACTIVITIES
SHIPBUILDING
Shipbuilding
Shandong Shipping Signs Deal for 2+4 Ethanol/Methanol Tri-Fuel VLOCs
Shipbuilding
Centrofin Makes First Move into Containerships With Two 6,000 TEU Newbuildings at Hengli
Shipbuilding
A Small Chinese Private Shipyard Is Now Building 5,000 CEU PCTCs — China’s Car Carrier Capability Is Expanding Beyond Major Yards
Shipbuilding
Chinese Shipyard Starts Work on First Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia Newbuild: Not Just “Ready”—It Will Run on Ammonia from Day One
Shipbuilding
8 more！Wan Hai Steps Up Fleet Expansion with 50-Vessel Newbuilding Programme
Shipbuilding
“The Whole World Is Asking for Chinese Cars”: Why PCTC Capacity Is Still Tight Despite Record Deliveries
CONTAINER SHIP
MORE
COSCO SHIPPING Ports H1 Throughput Tops 80m TEU as Overseas Terminals Emerge as Key Growth Engine
- Ningbo Containerized Freight Index Weekly Commentary North America Freight Rates Continued to Rise; Composite Index Continued to Climb
- CMB.TECH Earns $733m in H1 as Saverys Sells Tankers at the Top and Bets on Dry Bulk
- COSCO SHIPPING Orders 18 More Boxships for US$2.99 Billion, Taking 2026 Newbuild Commitments to Approximately US$8 Billion
- CMA CGM and CCCC Forge Global Partnership Across Ports, Logistics and Energy Transition
BULKER CARGO
MORE
Cetus Maritime Prepares for IPO: 13-Vessel Deal and 70% Equity Payment Could Open a New Chapter for the Handysize Giant
- Cetus Maritime Eyes 13-Vessel Expansion as Seacon Deal Points to Pre-IPO Consolidation
- China’s Steel Demand Is Weak — So Why Are Capesize Ships Still Earning $30,000 a Day?
- Star Bulk Walks Away From $470.5m Genco Fleet Deal, but Diana’s Takeover Bid Remains Alive
- Sell Old, Buy Cape: United Maritime Reshapes Its Fleet and Returns to Profit
TANKER & OIL
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Record Profits, Record Orders, Rising Anxiety: CMES and CMB.TECH Warn of a VLCC Supply Wave
- World’s Largest Product Tanker Operator Posts $278 Million Quarterly Profit
- A New “Unconventional” Chinese Shipowner: ContiOcean Completes $28.75m Acquisition of Two Product/Chemical Tankers
- Four Million Barrels in a Two-Ship Relay: Chinese VLCCs are taking the “second leg”
- TORM Posts Record $338m Profit and Confirms Six MR Newbuildings
GREEN SHIPPING
Sustainability
33 Reports and RMB 1.5 Billion in Giving: COSCO SHIPPING Embeds Responsibility Across Its Global Network
Sustainability
China Not Yet Listed as IAEA Launches Global Push to Build Rules for Nuclear Shipping
Sustainability
$444 Million More: ADNOC L&S Lifts Its Jiangnan LNG Carrier Programme to 12 Ships as Wider Partnership Reaches 30 Vessels
Sustainability
Another Chinese Chemical Shipping Company Moves into Singapore as GGT Launches Regional Platform
Sustainability
Beyond Fuels: The Efficiency Battle Inside the Engine Room
Sustainability
Replacing debate on emissions performance with shared, verifiable data
Sustainability
Up to $380 per Tonne of CO₂e: Four Rival IMO Proposals Raise the Stakes for Chinese Shipping
Sustainability
US Begins to “Dismantle” the Shadow Fleet as Seized Tankers Head for Scrap
Sustainability
Chinese Mooring Rope Maker Joins UN Global Compact in ESG Push
MARITIME SAFETY
Safety
Collision-Damaged 181,000-dwt Capesize CAPE XL Safely Berthed in Qingdao — Three Months After Singapore Strait Collision
Safety
CDB Leasing Moves to Auction Fire-Damaged LNG Carrier GasLog Salem as Lease Nears End
Safety
Rescued From One Drone Attack, Turkish Cook Dies in Second Black Sea Strike
Safety
Panama-Flagged Bulker Sinks in Bay of Bengal; 2 of 24 Crew Rescued, 20 Chinese Nationals Missing
Safety
Five Grain‑Carrying Bulkers Hit in Succession; Novorossiysk‑Tuapse Shipping Route Under Siege
Safety
Somalia‑based Pirate Attacks Resurge in Gulf of Aden
Safety
ClassNK offers human perspective on the future of maritime safety
Safety
Explosion at a shipyard in Fujian, China leaves 12 injured
Safety
Gantry crane collapses at shipyard in China’s Zhejiang Province following Typhoon Dolphin
PERSONAGE
People
Nautical Institute (Singapore) Conference 2026 Brought Seaworthiness and the Future of Seafarers to Centre Stage
People
Klaus-Michael Kühne, one of the most influential figures in global shipping and logistics, has died at the age of 89
People
Euroseas Ltd.: Sustained Earnings, Disciplined Growth and Further Upside
People
Crew management challenges under spotlight at Crew Connect Global 2026
People
Why MOL Is Moving Beyond the Traditional Shipowner Model
People
Thailand to Welcome the Global Energy Community to Bangkok This September for Gastech 2026
People
Gu Weidong officially appointed General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers
People
Boudewijn Siemons elected to the IAPH board as vice-president for Europe
People
