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Petrobras gets permit to drill at key offshore area

Petroleo Brasileiro SA received a permit to research oil in a promising offshore region in Brazil’s Northeast as the energy giant seeks to open...

Hapag-Lloyd Christens New Dual-Fuel Mega Containership ‘Berlin Express’

Hapag-Lloyd officially welcomed into its fleet the “Berlin Express”, the first ship of its new Hamburg Express class. At an event attended by some...

Asia’s crude oil imports slip in Sept as price hike bites

Asia’s crude oil imports slipped for a second consecutive month in September as refinery maintenance trimmed demand and the impact of higher prices started...

MSC to buy 50% stake in Italian passenger rail group Italo

Shipping group MSC has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a 50% stake in Italian passenger rail operator Italo, owned by U.S.-based Global...

Higher capesize rates drive Baltic index higher

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Monday, aided by firm capesize rates. The overall...

Alma Clean Power, Odfjell, DNV to start testing of power system with SOFC for deep-sea shipping

At the Singapore Norway Innovation Conference (SNIC) 28th-29th of September, Alma Clean Power, Odfjell and DNV announced a new milestone in the development of...

TOP Ships Announces Reverse Stock Split

TOP Ships announced that it has determined to effect a 1-for-12 reverse stock split of the Company’s issued common shares. The Company’s shareholders approved the...

Ukraine: 5 More Cargo Ships Head For Black Sea Ports – report

Five more ships are on their way to Ukrainian sea ports using a new corridor opened to resume predominantly agricultural exports, an alternative arrangement...

Carnival Earnings Outlook Misses While Fuel Costs Near 15-Year High

Carnival Corp. posted a profit for the first time since 2020 but issued a fourth quarter earnings outlook that missed Wall Streets’ expectations as...

Asia’s coal sector sees long, prosperous life despite energy transition

Asia’s coal sector has gone from thinking they are in terminal decline as the world shifts to a net-zero carbon future to seeing themselves...

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Capital Maritime Finance: Strong investor response opens a new chapter for shipping in Athens

Capital Maritime Finance Corp. (CMF) has successfully completed its public offering, attracting exceptionally strong interest. Total bids amounted to approximately €1.1 billion, making the offering...

Nordea posts 3Q2026 financial results

Nordea released its third-quarter financial results.

TORM upgrades full-year guidance

TORM plc announced that, based on the Company's current coverage and expectations for continued market strength during the remainder of the fourth quarter of...

OOIL announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026

​​​​​​Orient Overseas (International) Limited announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026.

Capital Maritime Finance launches its IPO on Tuesday; aims to raise €300 million

The public offering for the listing of Capital Maritime Finance Corp on Euronext Athens opens on Tuesday and will run until Thursday, 15 October. The...

Hormuz shipping disruption is starting to hit harvests, UN agency says

The impact of the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is already...

Maritime piracy incidents remain at historic lows despite Somali piracy concerns

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported the lowest level (51) of piracy...

Bulk Carrier sinks weeks after deadly strait of Hormuz strike

A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait...

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy sign MOU on maritime applications of advanced nuclear...

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed...

Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi targets as Red Sea war escalates

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday...

Piraeus Port Authority hosts Chinese delegation from ports, shipping and logistics sectors

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) welcomed a delegation of professionals from China’s ports, shipping and logistics sectors as part of a knowledge and experience...

A.P. Moller Capital agrees to acquire Portek International from Mitsui & Co.

A.P. Moller Capital has signed an agreement, through its A.P. Moller Capital – Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II, to acquire 100% of Portek International...

Georgia Ports achieves permit for 3.5 million TEU container terminal

Georgia Ports Authority hosted their annual State of the Port of Savannah event with President Kevin Price announcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

ENGIE and CMA CGM join forces to invest in biomethane production in Le Havre

ENGIE Group, a major player in the energy transition, and the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions,...

Port of Los Angeles sets all-time monthly cargo record

The Port of Los Angeles handled 1,042,652 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in September, the busiest month in its 118-year history and more than 20,000...