17+ hour, 45+ min ago   (138+ words) The Norwegian-headquartered offshore and subsea vessel provider DOF Group ASA (DOF) has announced the receipt of a letter of intent for an offshore contract, which will secure utilization of an I-class vessel in H1 of 2028. The scope of work includes DOF's…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (252+ words) IINO Kaiun Kaisha and BGN inks VLGC time charter deal Shipping Telegraph Japan’s IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd (IINO Lines) has announced that a signing ceremony was held for the time charter contract on a 90,000 m³ LPG Dual-Fuel Very Large Gas…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (241+ words) French shipping company CMA CGM and GEPB have launched a $100m expansion of the container terminal at Beirut Port. The project will primarily expand the terminal’s container stacking areas, expanding yard space from 45 to 80 hectares and annual handling capacity from 1.2 million…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (225+ words) Sweden’s green steel producer Stegra has selected sea transport companies for the management of its shipping operations. Sea transport is an important part of the full supply chain and logistics solutions for Stegra, and when designing the logistics network the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (148+ words) The Panama Canal has postponed an October Neopanamax draft cut, keeping the current 14.63-meter (48.0-foot) Tropical Fresh Water limit until further notice. The draft was due to fall to 14.48 meters (47.5 feet) TFW on October 1, 2026. The Panama Canal said Friday it…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (387+ words) Shipowners and C-suite executives are optimistic about their company’s prospects, and say global shipping is in better shape than five years ago. In May and June, at the height of the Hormuz crisis, Kapa Research interviewed 314 shipowners and C-suite executives…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (264+ words) Only 5% of EU ships’ tonnage was dismantled in Europe despite the capacity to recycle much more, according to NGO Shipbreaking Platform and T&E report. Between 2019 and 2025, 706 EU-flagged and/or EU-owned ships were dismantled worldwide. Only 22% were recycled in EU-located…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (188+ words) Denmark-based research and analysis specialist Sea‑Intelligence reported that global schedule reliability in July dropped to lowest 2026 level. There was a sharp ‑6.1 percentage point drop M/M in schedule reliability in July 2026 to 56.4%, according to Sea-Intelligence report. The company released…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (283+ words) Global container vessel schedule reliability remains somewhat stable around 60‑65%, showing no signs of improvement, and in stark contrast to the 2011‑2019 normality of 70‑80%, Denmark-based research and analysis specialist Sea‑Intelligence reported. Furthermore, late vessel arrivals are now settling into 5‑5.5 days of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (243+ words) German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd has inked a deal with APM Terminals to acquire a 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II B.V. APM Terminals will retain operational control of Maasvlakte II. The parties didn’t disclose any financial details about the deal. “With the…...