UK P&I Club and TT Club have announced their joint offer to acquire Thomas Miller Holdings has received shareholder support, with acceptances in excess of 89%.The acquisition offer was made to shareholders on June 18, 2026 by TMH Bidco, a special…
OCIMF and the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) published the second edition, updated July 2026, of the International Safety Guide for Inland Navigation Tank-barges and Terminals (ISGINTT), making the industry reference guide available simultaneously in English…
Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported unaudited results for the second quarter ending May 31, 2026. The company reported a second-quarter net profit of $51.7 million with revenue of $750.3 million, compared with a net profit of $75.2 million with revenue of $712…
Saronic has selected Brownsville, Texas, as the site for Port Alpha, a next-generation shipyard the company plans to build to expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity.The company said it plans to invest more than $3 billion in the facility, with construction…
Container freight rates have continued to climb into July, with Drewry's World Container Index reaching $4,639 per forty-foot container on July 9, its highest level since September 2024, driven largely by rising rates on Asia-Europe trade routes…
Port of Aberdeen welcomed its longest-ever vessel, the 294m-long Norwegian Star cruise ship, on July 15, 2026.The Norwegian Cruise Line vessel arrived at the port’s South Harbour from Newhaven with 2,366 guests on board and will depart for Bergen following a day-long stopover…
Ukraine will do everything possible to protect its seaports and guarantee grain exports at no less than last season's level,its deputy economy minister, Taras Vysotskiy, told Reuters on Wednesday.Russia has sharply stepped up attacks in recent…
The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners unanimously elected Stephanie Dominguez Walton to lead as Board President. Fellow commissioners elected outgoing Board President Andres Cluver to serve as First Vice President, and Commissioner Barbara…
“Global grain shipments have increased 13% y/y so far this year, supported by strong wheat, maize and soya bean exports from the Americas and Europe. Improved harvests across most major exporters have boosted their export surpluses, driving higher shipments to Asia…
Artificial intelligence and cloud-native technologies have moved from innovation projects to operational priorities for shipping companies, according to Fleetwork, following its participation in Posidonia 2026.The Greek maritime technology company…
European wheat prices jumped 7% on Wednesday as escalating Black Sea attacks raised concerns over key grain export routes, with traders expecting some demand to shift to European Union supplies.Benchmark September milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext…
“In June 2026, global coal shipments jumped 14% y/y, driven by a 41% y/y increase in coal shipments to China, as the country looked to offset weaker domestic supply and to meet higher demand from electricity generation. Since the start of the year…
In the first half of 2026, Terminal Portuario de Guayaquil (TPG), a Hanseatic Global Terminals port, has already accumulated more than 1,000 hours of training for reachstacker operators and more than 1,200 hours for STS and RTG crane operators through its simulators…
Liebherr has delivered two LHM 550 mobile harbor cranes to Baltic Container Terminal Gdynia following a tender supported by EU funding and governed by a fixed June 2026 delivery schedule. The new units are configured for container handling and…
“So far this year, crude tanker newbuilding contracting has reached 60m deadweight tonnes (DWT) across 234 ships, driven by a surge in orders for Very Large Crude Tankers (VLCCs). This already makes 2026 the year with the highest crude tanker contracting on record…
