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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Issues Statement Regarding Diana’s Unsubstantiated Assertions
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation …
8 May 2026
HOT PORT NEWS from GAC
Typhoon season 08 May 2026, Hong Kong Ship masters in Hong Kong waters to ensure precautionary measures are taken during…
8 May 2026
U.S. disables two more vessels violating Gulf of Oman blockade
U.S. forces disabled two Iranian-flagged oil tankers on Friday as they attempted to enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of…
8 May 2026
Scorpio Tankers Inc. Prices Reopening of 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 and Concurrent Stock Repurchase
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced that it priced a private offering (the “Offering”) of $200.0 million aggregate principal …
8 May 2026
Saudi Arabia’s UN envoy calls for free flow of shipping through Strait of Hormuz
Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the UN said there was an urgent need to “safeguard the stability and security…
8 May 2026
HD Korea Shipbuilding secures 2.13t won orders for ships, lifts 2024 tally
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering said on the 8th it signed construction contracts for six container ships an…
8 May 2026
AD Ports handled 70,000 TEUs via Fujairah amid regional tensions
Saif Al Mazrouei, Chief Executive Officer of the Ports Cluster Ports Cluster – AD Ports Group, has revealed that the Gro…
8 May 2026
Pakistan cancels LNG spot bids amid hopes of easing Middle East tensions
Pakistan LNG Limited, a government subsidiary that procures LNG from the international market, has cancelled two of the …
8 May 2026
US Consumer Sentiment Dips to New Record Low
The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to a record low of 48.2 in early May 2026, missing market …
8 May 2026
Agora Shipbroking Corporation: Snapshot of Commercial Indicators Report – Week 19 2026
Agora Shipbroking Corporation: Snapshot of Commercial Indicators Report – Week 19 2026 Source: AGORA SHIPBROKING CORPORA…
8 May 2026
U.S. adds higher-than-expected 115k jobs in April, unemployment rate flat at 4.3%
U.S. job growth was more than expected in April, government data showed on Friday, while the unemployment rate stayed fl…
8 May 2026
Greece Trade Deficit Narrows
The Greek trade deficit narrowed to €2.2 billion in March of 2026 from €3.0 billion in the corresponding period of the p…
8 May 2026
CLARKSONS PLATOU HELLAS – SnP WEEKLY BULLETIN
This week, the Dry Bulk sector has been at the forefront of market attention. The already firm sentiment strengthened fu…
8 May 2026
Trump’s Feud With Germany’s Merz Puts EU Trade Deal on Edge
(Bloomberg) — Donald Trump’s rift with Friedrich Merz is complicating the European Union’s push to finish its US trade d…
8 May 2026
Antarctica’s Cruise Boom Sparks Alarm After Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak
Tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula is a niche but booming industry powered by deep-pocketed adventure-seekers traveling …
8 May 2026
U.S. Import Slowdown Deepens as Retailers Pull Back Amid Iran Crisis
U.S. container imports are expected to remain weaker than last year through at least early fall despite a temporary rebo…
8 May 2026
Iran Detains ‘Ocean Koi’ Tanker Apparently Hauling Iranian Oil
Iran said it seized a tanker in the Gulf of Oman, which appeared to be a sanctioned vessel carrying the Islamic Republic…
8 May 2026
U.S. Navy Disables Two More Iranian Tankers as Hormuz Blockade Enforcement Intensifies
U.S. forces disabled two additional Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Friday as Washington expanded enf…
8 May 2026
Historic Cold Pushed U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaking Fleet to the Limit in 2026
The icebreaking season for the U.S. Coast Guard was longer this year after a series of storms ravaged the country.
8 May 2026
U.S. Military Carries Out Strikes On Iran’s Strategic Qeshm Port And Bandar Abbas
The official reportedly said the strikes did not signal a restart of the war or the collapse of the ceasefire announced …
8 May 2026
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