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BW LPG appoints new CFO

BW LPG announced that it has appointed Ms Samantha Xu as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 September 2023. Ms Xu has over 20 years...

DHT Holdings announces acquisition of 2018 built VLCC

DHT Holdings announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a VLCC built in 2018 at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for USD...

Taiwan Shipping Firms Set to Hand Out Bumper Bonuses Again

Taiwanese shipping companies are handing out bumper mid-year bonuses despite a slump in global cargo as the industry continues to benefit from earlier pandemic...

Brazil makes rare soybean sales to US, shipping data shows

Brazil is exporting 178,800 tonnes of soybeans to buyers in the United States, shipping data seen by Reuters showed, as the price of the...

Iron ore at two-week high on stimulus hope, supply disruption fears

Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures hit their highest in two weeks on Thursday as sentiment improved on the prospects of Chinese stimulus policies...

Baltic index hits over 3-month low amid lower coal imports

The Baltic exchange’s main sea freight index extended losses for the 15th session straight on Thursday, hitting its more than three-month low as shipping...

Baltic index falls for the month as vessel demand wanes

The Baltic exchange’s main sea freight index recorded its first monthly decline in four on Wednesday, on weakness in shipping rates across all segments,...

North Korea missile tests endanger shipping, UN maritime agency told

North Korean missile tests are endangering the safety of commercial shipping in busy sea lanes in northeastern Asia without enough time given for notification,...

Singapore Clamps Down on Tankers as Dark Fleet Grows

Singapore’s detentions of oil and chemicals tankers have surged since early last year, highlighting growing concerns over the environmental and safety impact of an...

OPEC oil output falls in May after voluntary cuts – Reuters survey

OPEC oil output fell in May after Saudi Arabia and other members of the broader OPEC+ alliance made voluntary output cuts to support 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...

Celestyal announces new onboard offering for Western Mediterranean sailings

Celestyal has unveiled a new onboard programme for Celestyal Discovery’s first dedicated Western Mediterranean...

Greece and Japan enhance maritime cooperation

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias held a series of meetings...

Iran’s guards say two tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Saturday that two oil tankers had caught fire...

Iran urges US to accept proposal to reopen Strait Of Hormuz

Iran’s offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven...

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...

Container throughput at Piraeus’ Terminals II and III rises 15.3% in September

Container throughput at Terminals II and III at the port of Piraeus rose by 15.3% in September, despite many containerships continuing to divert around...

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,...