Maritime News

Solstad wins arbitration over CSV charter dispute

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has announced it has prevailed in arbitration proceedings over a disput…

15 May 2026

UK approves 4GW of new offshore wind capacity

The UK government has granted planning permits to RWE and Masdar’s 3GW Dogger Bank South and SSE and RWE’s 1GW North Fal…

15 May 2026

International Day for Women in Maritime 2026: Mainstreaming gender equality in shipping

15 May 2026

Trump Says China Offered Help on Iran

US President Donald Trump signaled China is willing to support negotiations with Iran, as he pushes for a diplomatic res…

14 May 2026

New VesselBot Data Analysis Shows the True Emissions Gap Across Container Shipping

VesselBot has released its latest quarterly analysis, Decoding Maritime Emissions Q1 2026: Efficiency Under Pressure, ex…

14 May 2026

Dry Bulk Market Returns to Path of Growth

The story so far in 2026 has been quite a positive one for the dry bulk market. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker …

14 May 2026

Combining delivery and Innovation – the essential role of Gas for a solid and credible future

Delivering the keynote address at The Future of Gas and Hydrogen 3.0 international conference held in Ljubljana, May 12,…

14 May 2026

Weekly Dry Market Monitor: Weak Indonesian Coal Exports Pressure Panamax Tonne Days

Indonesia–China coal trade weakness is negatively impacting Panamax tonne-mile demand, particularly on northern discharg…

14 May 2026

Stop fixing blind: using AIS data to quantify TC-in performance risk in a high-bunker market

With VLSFO topping $1,000/mt in some ports, bunkers can represent up to 60% of total voyage costs[1]. A vessel burning j…

14 May 2026

Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes bunker fuel supply

Ship operators rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vessels running. The Iran war ‘s closure of t…

14 May 2026

Erik Thun Group awarded International Product Tanker Company of the Year 2026

In London, on 21–22 April 2026, Erik Thun Group was awarded International Product Tanker Company of the Year 2026 at the…

14 May 2026

Limited uptick in Hormuz LNG traffic offers scant relief to global markets

The recent uptick in LNG tanker crossings out of the Persian Gulf is offering only limited immediate relief to internati…

14 May 2026

Baltic Dry Index Hits Over 5-Month High

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose about 0…

14 May 2026

Sinopec discovers China’s first ultra-deep shale gas field in Sichuan Basin

China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has announced the discovery of a proven geological reserve totaling 235.6…

14 May 2026

US Business Inventories Rise More than Expected

US business inventories rose by 0.9% month-over-month in March 2026, following a 0.4% increase in February and slightly …

14 May 2026

MABUX: Bunker Prices to Keep Fluctuating Next Week

During the week, the global bunker market entered a phase of relative stabilization, although mixed price fluctuations c…

14 May 2026

China’s first ultra deep hundred billion cubic meter shale gas field is confirmed, with proven reserves of 235.687 bcm

Chinese oil major Sinopec announced on Wednesday that its Ziyang Dongfeng shale gas field in Southwest China’s Sichuan P…

14 May 2026

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Marginally Lower in April

Pilbara Ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 65.9 million tonnes (Mt) during April 2026. This was a two per cen…

14 May 2026

UK Industrial Output Falls Less Than Expected

Industrial production in the UK fell by 0.2% month-on-month in March 2026, reversing a downwardly revised 0.3% gain in F…

14 May 2026

ENGINE: Americas Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook

North America Bunker fuel demand in Houston is strong this week, with premiums for all three conventional fuel grades st…

14 May 2026