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Baltic index steady as larger vessels snap losing streak

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index was little changed on Thursday as the capesize and panamax segments snapped their recent losing streaks, helping...

Konstantakopoulos acquires 5.1% stake in Seanergy

A private entity controlled by Costamare CEO and major shareholder Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos has acquired 1.017 million shares in Stamatis Tsantanis-led Seanergy Maritime Holdings. According...

Costamare Appoints New Chief Commercial Officer

Costamare has appointed Peter Lund as Chief Commercial Officer. He is expected to take up his position with Costamare in October 2023. Mr. Lund is...

Ransomware Attack Hits Japan’s Biggest Port

Japan’s biggest maritime port was crippled by an alleged Russian cyberattack, disrupting cargo as operators rushed to prevent a wider delay in shipments. Ransomware —...

Russian crude exports fall to 4-month low

Russian seaborne crude exports fell 10% on the month in June to their lowest levels since February, according to tanker tracking data, as sales...

OOCL Sees Total Second Quarter Revenues Drop

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) announced its unaudited operational update for the second quarter ended 30th June 2023. For the second quarter ended 30th June...

Baltic index falls to 1-month low on waning vessel demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell to its lowest in one month on Wednesday as weakness in steel and coal markets weighed...

Greece’s new Shipping Minister meets with Union of Shipowners

Greece’s Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, met with the Board of Directors of the Union of Greek Shipowners this week. In the...

Russian grain exports may slip from record-high 2022/23 – lobby group

Russia may export at least 55 million tonnes of grain in the 2023/24 marketing season, slightly less than the estimated record-breaking 57 million tonnes...

NYK Joins Singapore-Based Maritime Decarbonization Initiative

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) announced the signing of a five-year Strategic Partnership agreement. NYK becomes the...

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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...