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Costamare “setting sail” for new investments

The listed shipping company Costamare is planning to renew its privately owned fleet of dry bulk carriers and increase its average size, as the...

HMM emerges as preferred bidder for SK Shipping in high-stakes acquisition

In a significant development within the South Korean shipping industry, Hahn & Co. has selected HMM as the preferred bidder for the sale of...

DP World’s Pioneering Carbon Inset Program Registers Over 100,000 Containers

The world’s first container port Carbon Inset Programme has registered more than 100,000 TEUs worth of import laden containers by cargo owners in its...

Evergreen adds eleven 24,000 teu box ships to its orderbook

Evergreen is to spend more than $3bn on another series of 24,000 teu ultra-large containerships. The Taiwanese mainline operator said yesterday it had commissioned 11...

Euroseas announces 2-year charter contract extension for its feeder containership, M/V EM Hydra

Euroseas, an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today a new time charter contract...

Hapag-Lloyd nears $1.2 Bil. deal with Hanwha Ocean for LNG Dual-fuel Container Ships

Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest shipping company, is reportedly in the final stages of reviewing an order for six LNG dual-fuel container carriers from South...

Danaos profitability ‘remains consistent’; 2 newbuilding containerships added to orderbook

Danaos Corporation, one of the world's largest independent owners of container vessels and drybulk vessels, reported unaudited results for the period ended December 31,...

Hapag-Lloyd concludes green financing of its 24 new container ships

Hapag-Lloyd will use green financings for the 24 large container ships it ordered in October 2024. The newbuildings will have a combined capacity of...

Mærsk initiates share buy-back program

A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S decided to initiate a share buy-back program of up to DKK 14.4 billion (around USD 2 billion) to be...

Costamare posts profitable 2024 in strong containership market

Costamare reported unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.

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Genco Announces Q2 2026 Financial Results; Declares Dividend of $0.80 per Share for Q2 2026

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