News Flash
NorthStandard Achieves Stronger Results and Growth Amid Global Shipping Challenges
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 21, 2026
During a year of intense global shipping challenges, NorthStandard projects improved underwriting pe...
Pan Ocean expands with 10 VLCCs as aging fleet and geopolitics test outlook
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 21, 2026
Pan Ocean is accelerating business expansion as it decided to acquire a large number of SK Shippingâ...
Red Sea shipping reopens, but renewed Houthi threats keep route uncertainty high
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 21, 2026
Container carriers are now restarting services via the Red Sea amid a continued reduction in Houthi ...
Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited Primed for a Strong Performance Moving Forward
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Date: Feb 21, 2026
Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited reported unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter (âQ...
Biofuel Bunker Snapshot: Global B30-VLSFO prices gain on VLSFO price
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 21, 2026
ARA and Gibraltar Rotterdamâs B30-VLSFO (POMEME) price and Antwerpâs B30-VLSFO (UCOME) price ...
Drewry: World Container Index Down 1% Last Week
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 21, 2026
For many years, World Container Index (WCI) has been the go-to, independent, global reference for in...
Hapag-Lloyd/Zim takeover embeds Top 5 carriersâ preeminence
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Date: Feb 21, 2026
Hapag-Lloydâs planned $4.2 billion takeover of Zim will help it stay relevant in an increasingly c...
Baltic Dry Index Bounces
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Date: Feb 21, 2026
The Baltic Exchangeâs dry bulk index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities,...
Lloydâs Register verifies GT Wingsâ performance assessment methodology for AirWingâą Jet Sail
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 20, 2026
GT Wings, provider of unique wind propulsion systems to the commercial shipping industry, has secure...
Wallenius Marine awarded Ship Management contract for seven newbuildings
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 20, 2026
Wallenius Marine has been awarded responsibility for ship management of seven out of 14 of Wallenius...
Shanghai bunkering blueprint targets LNG and methanol
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 20, 2026
The Chinese government plans to develop 1 million cbm/year of LNG and 1 million mt/year of biofuel a...
Teekay Tankers Says Tanker Demand And Supply Fundamentals Remain Supportive
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 20, 2026
Teekay Tankers Ltd. reported the Companyâs results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 202...
Why a German shipping deal alarms Israelâs government
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 20, 2026
What do we know about the deal? Germanyâs Hapag-Lloyd, the worldâs fifth-largest container sh...
IMO welcomes entry into force of the Beijing Convention
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 20, 2026
The United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, known as the ...
Maximising Lubricant Value
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Date: Feb 20, 2026
Lubrication onboard With thousands of litres of highly refined, and specifically formulated hydro...
New analysis warns there is no obvious compromise to the Net Zero Framework
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Date: Feb 20, 2026
A new insight brief by the UCL Shipping and Oceans Research Group for the Getting to Zero coalition,...
Vale set to re-enter shipping with a bang, plans to order 30 large ore carriers
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 20, 2026
Large newbuilding announcements are often interpreted as exogenous supply shocks, raising concerns a...
Eltronic FuelTech becomes part of G&O Maritime Group and strengthens the groupâs position as a leading niche supplier to the maritime industry
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 20, 2026
G&O Maritime Group is strengthening its maritime activities through the expansion with fuelâsy...
India backs UN statement condemning Israeli actions in West Bank
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
India joined more than 100 countries and international organisations in endorsing a joint United Nat...
WÀrtsilÀ Gas Solutions strengthen its market leadership with latest LNG Cargo Handling and Fuel Gas Supply systems order
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
WÀrtsilÀ Gas Solutions, part of technology group WÀrtsilÀ, will supply its Cargo Handling and Fu...
Marcura acquires Shipdem, strengthening chemical tanker claims capability
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
Marcura has acquired Shipdem, a UK-based specialist in chemical tanker laytime and demurrage, from i...
Administrationâs Maritime Action Plan misses defining an opportunity to strengthen US shipping competitiveness and capture emerging clean maritime markets
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
The Trump administration released the Maritime Action Plan (MAP) on February 13, 2026, a long-antici...
CMA CGM concludes strategic vessel order and launches a dedicated R&D hub in India, further Strengthening the countryâs Maritime and Logistics Ecosystem
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
In the presence of Shri Shantanu Thakur â Minister of State at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and...
Maritime Defense Weekly: Offshore Enforcement and Baltic Exposure
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
Sanctions Enforcement Moves Further Offshore The United States intercepted and boarded Aquila II (I...
Costamare Inc. Reports 2025 Net Income of $370 million
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
Costamare Inc. yesterday reported unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended ...
Baltic Dry Index Falls to Over 1-Week Low
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
The Baltic Exchangeâs dry bulk index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities,...
Adani Ports & SEZ and Port of Marseille Fos Sign Strategic IMEC Partnership to Strengthen IndiaâEurope Trade Connectivity
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), the worldâs fastest growing integrated transpor...
Mawani, Qatar Ports ink cooperation deal to boost regional maritime trade
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
The Saudi Ports Authority, or Mawani, and Qatar Ports Management Co. signed a memorandum of understa...
Hassett criticizes NY Fed paper on tariff costs, calls for disciplinary action
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 19, 2026
Kevin Hassett, a top economic adviser to President Donald Trump, harshly criticized a New York Feder...
HD Hyundai selects Siemens Xcelerator for integrated digital shipbuilding platform
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 18, 2026
Siemens announced today that it has been selected by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineerin...
Ultranav Expands Collaboration with ShipIn Systems to Strengthen AI-Enabled Safety and Navigation Risk Management
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 18, 2026
Ultranav, a Chile-based maritime group managing more than 400 vessels, is expanding its collaboratio...
LNG discounts to LSMGO widen in major ports
Categories: News Flash
Date: Feb 18, 2026
Rotterdam B100âs discounts to pure HSFO, VLSFO and LSMGO have narrowed by $18-36/mt over the past ...