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Baltic index slides to 4-month low on seasonal lull

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index on Monday extended its losing run to a four-month trough as rates declined on seasonal demand...

Plaquemines Port, APM Terminals to develop major container terminal

Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (Plaquemines Port) proudly announces the execution of a letter of intent with APM Terminals to build a state-of-the-art...

Frontline Sells 5 Oldest VLCCs

Frontline announced it has reached a deal to sell its five oldest very large crude carriers (VLCC) to an undisclosed buyer for an aggregate...

Iran Seized Tanker Located Off Iran’s Qeshm Island

The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker seized by Iran in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday has been located east of Iran’s Qeshm Island, monitoring service...

Container rates soar on concerns of prolonged Red Sea disruption

Container shipping rates for key global routes have soared this week, with U.S. and UK air strikes on Yemen stirring concerns of a prolonged...

Red Sea shipping slumps after US airstrikes in Yemen trigger retaliation fears

Commercial shipping entering the Bab al-Mandab Strait to exit or transit the Red Sea slumped sharply early Jan. 12, after major shipping bodies urged...

Top bunker hub Singapore marine fuel sales hit record high in 2023

Marine fuel sales at world’s leading bunkering hub in Singapore hit a record high last year, official data showed on Friday, driven by record...

Safe Bulkers: Acquisition of One Japanese Kamsarmax Class Dry-bulk Vessel

Safe Bulkers announced that it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of a Japanese, 82,000 dwt, dry-bulk, Kamsarmax class vessel with a...

TORM Announces Pricing of USD 200m Senior Unsecured Bond

TORM has successfully priced USD 200m of senior unsecured bonds due 25 January 2029. The Bonds will carry a fixed coupon of 8.25%, payable semi-annually....

Greek Tanker Boarded by “Unauthorized” Military in Gulf of Oman

Greek oil tanker St. Nikolas was reportedly boarded by six “unauthorized” men in military uniforms in the Gulf of Oman. According to reports, the seizure...

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Greek shipping industry turns to Euronext Athens

The Greek shipping community is turning its attention to Euronext Athens. Safe Bulkers, owned by Polys V. Hajioannou, made the first move. The company pursued...

TOP Ships announces net income of $6.5 million, diluted earnings per share of $0.61 and stockholders’ equity of $76.7 million for the six months...

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced its financial results for the six months ended June...

TORM announces secondary public offering of its class A common shares by a selling shareholder

TORM plc announced the commencement of a secondary public offering of 9,000,000 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord Holdings S.à...

TEN sees 300% plus increase in 6-month net income; record 1H revenues

TEN reported results (unaudited) for the six months and the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. FIRST HALF 2026 SUMMARY RESULTS TEN's fleet generated record gross...

Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM in landmark FMC complaint

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) has filed a formal complaint against CMA CGM with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), demanding at least $186 million...

Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Middle East conflict persists

A total of 17 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on the weekend,...

Greek shipping a key pillar of economy, citizens’ daily lives, minister says

The importance of Greek shipping to the economy and citizens’ everyday lives was highlighted...

Qatar Energy Chief says Bessent ‘wrong’ about Hormuz future

Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is “wrong” when he...

Cruise Industry report shows measurable progress in environmental technologies and practices

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, released...

Stop attacking merchant ships and seafarers: IMO Secretary-General to Member States

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, has called on Member...

Piraeus container traffic soars 18% in August

Container throughput at the port of Piraeus remained strong in August, with a significant improvement recorded at Terminals II and III as the global...

Port of Los Angeles posts best three-month cargo stretch in its history

Port of Los Angeles waterfront workers processed  955,907 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August, capping the busiest three consecutive months in Port history. More...

ATI and DP World commission six new hybrid cranes at manila South Harbour

Strategic partners DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have commissioned six state-of-the-art hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at Manila South Harbour (MSH), strengthening...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...