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Worker repaints the name of a weathered bulk carrier, with traces of previous vessel identities visible beneath the paint

Dry bulk changes hands: 496 deals reshape the S&P market

19/08/202626/08/2026

The SeaNation team presents Xclusiv Shipbrokers, Inc. data showing dry bulk S&P activity accelerating in 2026, with 496 vessels changing hands during the first seven months

Close-up of a heavily weathered steel ship hull with extensive corrosion, peeling surfaces, riveted plates and jagged openings

Decks and Deals Weekly #46

21/06/202629/06/2026

The Strait of Hormuz reopened and then closed again this week as the United States and Iran signed a peace deal, while global shipping markets repriced freight, bunkers and sentiment, 14–20 June 2026

Sunlit boardroom overlooking a major shipyard, with a tanker model, technical blueprint and maritime documents arranged on a large conference table

Posidonia 2026: the visible power and the invisible power

07/06/202617/06/2026

At Posidonia 2026 in Athens, 1–5 June 2026, China sent 200 companies, opened a shipbuilding office and signed contracts. America sent a classification society. The asymmetry was not subtle

Aerial view of a vast shipyard with numerous vessels under construction in parallel dry docks, creating a dense pattern of industrial activity, cranes, infrastructure and geometric repetition stretching across the frame

Posidonia 2026: shipping’s new currency is not freight. It is resilience

04/06/202617/06/2026

The industry has a new consensus word. What nobody is saying out loud is what it costs — and who pays when freight rates can no longer carry the weight

Black-and-white photograph of a lighthouse structure on a concrete breakwater, surrounded by wave barriers beneath a cloudy sky

Between 24 and 31 May 2026, global shipping markets ran on contradiction: a peace deal nobody signed, a VLCC war premium in freefall, a BDI rebound nobody expected, and asset prices that simply refused to care

The Spirit that moves the sea

01/06/202605/06/2026

On June 1st, 2026, Holy Spirit Monday and Posidonia 2026 coincide in Athens, bringing together faith, maritime leadership, innovation, and human judgment in a rare convergence of spiritual reflection and global shipping ambition

Front view of a large vessel under construction in a foggy shipyard dry dock, framed by cranes and an overhead industrial hook in muted early-morning light

Hormuz closed. Frankfurt tightens. Who pays the ECB rate hike bill?

31/05/202603/06/2026

Yannis Stournaras says he wishes the ECB did not have to act. It probably will anyway — and European shipping will absorb costs it neither created nor controls

A maritime worker stands beside a bulk carrier at dusk under illuminated loading cranes in an industrial port terminal

Decks and Deals Weekly #43

17/05/202624/05/2026

Between 10 and 16 May 2026, the BDI broke 3,195 mid-week before a Friday correction, MR Atlantic earnings collapsed 60–75%, two more ships were attacked at Hormuz, Hapag-Lloyd swung to a Q1 loss, and Trump landed in Beijing to ask… Read More »Decks and Deals Weekly #43

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Decks and Deals Weekly #42

10/05/202612/05/2026

Between 3 and 9 May 2026, global shipping markets digested a hardening Hormuz blockade, the Ocean Koi seizure, US-Iran live-fire exchanges, an Israeli counter-bid for ZIM, and a BDI rally through 3,000

Front view of the LNG carrier Minerva Chios sailing at sea, with visible deck piping, membrane cargo system, and surrounding calm waters

LNG shipping’s borrowed time: when the bridge fuel must deliver

29/04/202604/05/2026

Over 800 LNG-capable vessels are already in service, and more than 600 are on order. For LNG shipping, the baseline technology question is settled. The supply chain question is not