Dry Cargo

Freeport of Riga, Latvia
Bulkers

Latvia and Lithuania weigh closing ports to Russian grain exports

Reuters
Norden bulk carrier
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index posts weekly gain, touches nearly five-year high

Reuters
Trawind Shanghai
Heavy Lift

VESSEL REVIEW | Trawind Shanghai – Chinese 6,300DWT multi-purpose carrier capable of transporting breakbulk and project cargo

Baird Maritime
Lutuf in 2023
Crime & Piracy

14 suspects killed as Turkish commandos retake hijacked cargo ship off Somalia

Will Xavier
Enstructure terminal at the Port of Houston
Ports & Terminals

Enstructure, Logistec form 106-terminal network across North America

Jens Karsten
A Ray Car Carriers PCTC
PCC/PCTC

Chinese yard secures $1b order for 10 dual-fuel car carriers

Gareth Havelock
Skipanes
Accidents

Newly delivered Ro-Ro vessel suffers onboard fire off Taiwan

Jens Karsten
Kanchana Naree
Bulkers

Precious Shipping receives newbuild bulker, sells older supramax

Alan Bosworth
The crew of SAL Heavy Lift's project cargo vessel Patricia at her christening in Rostock, Germany, September 1, 2026
Heavy Lift

SAL Heavy Lift christens third project cargo ship in series

Gareth Havelock
Rendering of the 17,000DWT multi-purpose carrier
Heavy Lift

Germany's Toepfer Transport partners with Finnish design firm on new multi-purpose cargo carrier

Gareth Havelock
Bulk carriers in the port of Paranagua, Brazil
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index jumps to highest level since late 2023

Reuters
Mykolaiv Port provides access to the Black Sea and has been closed since Russia's full-scale invasion
Bulkers

Turkey's Erdogan warns of grain crisis without Black Sea safety pact

Reuters
Tugberk Imamoglu
Accidents

Vessel feared sunk after two ships collide off Istanbul

Reuters
Mumbai Port
Accidents

Crane collapse injures two at Mumbai Port

Gareth Havelock
Atlantis
Dry Cargo

France's NewTowt takes delivery of third sailing cargo ship in series

Gareth Havelock
Alphamar Agencia Maritima bulker
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index slips as Capesize slump takes its toll

Reuters
IVS Okudogo, one of the supramax bulkers reportedly sold by Taylor Maritime
Bulkers

Taylor Maritime agrees to sell three Handysize bulkers for $48.6m

Alan Bosworth
Representatives of the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) and Great Lakes Alliance of Shipyards (GLAS) following the signing of the memorandum of understanding during AGLPA’s 2026 Annual Conference in Chicago. L-R: Captain Paul LaMarre III, President of AGLPA; Patrick Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of GLAS member Fraser Industries; Brian Oszakiewski, Executive Director of AGLPA
Shipping

US Great Lakes ports and shipyards associations form new partnership

Jens Karsten
Danube map
Inland Shipping

Around 80 vessels await Danube route entry into Ukraine

Reuters
Black Sea
Bulkers

Turkey moves to broker safe passage for Black Sea grain

Reuters
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