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SHI wins $717.6 mln deal for 6 LNG dual-fuel container carriers in Europe

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., one of three Korean shipyard majors, announced Thursday it has won 841.2 billion won ($717.6 million) deal to build six...

Maersk Raises Outlook Again

A.P. Møller – Maersk A/S (APMM) has for the first two months of Q3 2021 recognised a financial performance significantly ahead of our previous...

Hapag-Lloyd to limit freight surcharge increases, on top of freezing FAK

German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd said it will limit sharp increases in premiums and other surcharges, apart from a freeze in spot rates, a company...

CMA CGM to halt spot freight rate rises until February

French container shipping group CMA CGM said on Thursday it was stopping all increases in its spot freight rates until February in a gesture...

Yang Ming Adds One More 11,000 TEU Ship to Upgrade Trans-Pacific Service

Yang Ming will add one more new 11,000 TEU container vessel, ‘YM Topmost’. The vessel chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and built by...

Euroseas: Charter Contract for M/V Synergy Oakland

Euroseas announced a new time charter contract for its container vessel M/V Synergy Oakland. Specifically, M/V Synergy Oakland, a 4,250 TEU vessel built in...

Euroseas Announces Acquisition of 1,740 TEU Containership & 3-year Charter

Euroseas, an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced announced that it has agreed to...

MSC To Increase Its Peak Season Surcharge Between Europe And US

MSC is to increase its peak season surcharge (PSS) between Europe and the US by $1,000 per 40ft on 1 October. The Geneva-headquartered carrier said...

Asia – UK and Europe container routes hit record highs

The Port of Antwerp’s growing short-sea sector is receiving a boost from the shortage of truck drivers in the UK amid a new post-Brexit...

OOCL orders ten 16,000 TEU boxships

Orient Overseas Container Line Limited (OOCL) has ordered ten environmentally friendly 16,000 TEU containerships in China. Five boxships will be built at Dalian COSCO...

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Carnival Corporation outperforms guidance, delivering best ever revenues, net yields and net income

Carnival Corporation announced financial results for the third quarter 2026 and provided an updated outlook. All-time high net income1 of $1.9 billion with adjusted net...

Hafnia Limited: Acquisition of an additional 1.7 million TORM shares

Hafnia Limited has agreed to acquire 1,700,000 A shares in TORM plc at a price per share of USD 34.00, representing 1.66% of the...

2020 Bulkers – Contemplated private placement

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by 2020 Bulkers Ltd on 16 September 2026, where the Company announced a letter of...

MSC said in talks to buy German state-held Meyer Werft stake

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. is in talks to acquire the roughly 80% stake in German cruise-ship builder Meyer Werft GmbH held by the federal...

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...

Eastern Pacific Shipping and SUARDIAZ Group strengthen longstanding partnership with delivery of MV RS...

Eastern Pacific Shipping announced the delivery of MV RS Atlantico, marking a significant milestone...

Seanergy participates in Marine Money Week Asia

Seanergy Maritime Holdings President and CEO Stamatis Tsantanis took part in the 25th Marine...

EU’s Kallas says two countries may send ships to counter Houthis

Two countries signaled interest in sending ships to counter Houthi strikes in the Red...

Qatar-linked LNG traffic through Hormuz strait picks up despite conflict

More QatarEnergy-linked liquefied natural gas vessels, laden and in ballast, have transited the Strait...

Panama Canal announces increase in draft and daily transit

The Panama Canal announced, through an Advisory to Shipping, that it will increase to...

PPA S.A. shows resilience; €106.7 million in investments

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA S.A.) announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, highlighting resilient revenue performance and a smaller year-on-year...

A.P. Moller Capital to buy majority stake in ports operator Euroports

A.P. Moller Capital, the infrastructure investment arm ​of Denmark's A.P. Moller Group, ‌said on Monday it had agreed to acquire a majority ​stake in...

Thessaloniki Port Authority: Revenue up 8.9% to €58m in H1 ’26

Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA S.A.), a member of the Core Network of the Trans-European Transport Network and a port of international significance, announced...

Piraeus Chamber of Commerce: More value created by shipping to flow into the city’s economy

Piraeus is not only home to Greece’s largest port, but also the historic heart of Greek shipping and one of the world’s major maritime...

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...