Maritime News

The Oman Pivot: India’s $11.8 Billion Food Trade

In ordinary times, the flow of Indian rice, meat, dairy, fruits, and spices to the Gulf region is a well-oiled, high-vol…

19 May 2026

J.S Bindra appointed as Visakhapatnam Port’s New Chief

J.S. Bindra is new Chairperson of Visakhapatnam Port Authority. A 1997-batch IRTS officer, Bindra will serve as a Joint …

19 May 2026

DBGT Handles 6,724-TEU Mainline Vessel

DBGT vessel handling capabilities were demonstrated with the berthing of a 6,724 TEU mainline vessel at the terminal. Th…

19 May 2026

NextEra and Dominion Energy to create $400bn utility firm

The developer of the largest offshore wind farm in the US, Dominion Energy, has entered into a definitive agreement to c…

19 May 2026

US Air Force eyes defunct offshore platforms as rocket recovery hubs

The US Air Force has unveiled Project Able Baker, a plan to convert decommissioned offshore oil platforms into sea‑based…

19 May 2026

Shearwater lands UK OBN acquisition contract

Norwegian offshore seismic vessel player Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded an ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acqu…

19 May 2026

​IMO and WMU launch handbook on gender mainstreaming in the maritime sector

19 May 2026

WiseTech joins DCSA+ ‘to accelerate adoption of digital standards’ in container shipping

PRESS RELEASE WiseTech Global joins DCSA+ to accelerate adoption of digital standards across container shipping industry…

18 May 2026

U.S. Coast Guard’s Newest Icebreaker Returns From Arctic Patrol as U.S. Expands Polar Fleet

The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker has returned to Seattle after a 36-day deployment to the Bering Sea, mark…

18 May 2026

Massive Atlantic ‘Cocaine Highway’ Busted in European Maritime Drug Operation

European law enforcement agencies say they have disrupted a major transatlantic narcotics corridor known as the “Cocaine…

18 May 2026

Diana Shipping Inc. Cautions of Significant Downside Risk in Genco’s Share Price

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels…

18 May 2026

Oil prices hover around $110 as U.S.-Iran tensions simmer after UAE drone strike

Oil prices rose on Monday as tensions between the U.S. and Iran remained high following a drone strike which targeted a …

18 May 2026

Smaller Bulkers Finding Support in the Soybean Trades

The dry bulk market for Kamsarmax and Panamax bulkers is finding significant boost in the Brazilian soybean export trade…

18 May 2026

Dry bulk market update: How Cape & Panamax freight markets are repricing under the new coal trade map

Freight firmness Cape Atlantic & Pacific and Panamax Pacific all printing higher rates. Supply is being absorbed. 02 Coa…

18 May 2026

Shipping’s digital transition ramps up

Measuring the impact of maritime digitalisation has unique challenges. Assets are constantly on the move and most seagoi…

18 May 2026

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Sends Letter to Shareholders from Chairman and CEO John Wobensmith

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation …

18 May 2026

ADNOC to increase crude storage in India to 30m barrels

The UAE’s energy major ADNOC has announced two strategic collaboration agreements with Indian partners, reinforcing the …

18 May 2026

Xi Jinping vows to ‘open door wider’ to US firms during Trump visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping used US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing to reassure American business leaders tha…

18 May 2026

Baltic Dry Index Falls to Near 1-Week Low

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was down for…

18 May 2026

Ningbo Containerized Freight Index Report, 15 May 2026

In the week ending May-15, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes 15…

18 May 2026