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MOL invests further in wind propulsion 

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and its group company MOL Drybulk announced their intent to install wind propulsion systems including Wind Challenger on a total of...

LR awards approval in principle to Seaspan Corporation for next generation feeder ship design

Lloyd's Register has awarded Approval in Principle to Seaspan Corporation for its innovative Next Generation Feeder Ship Design. The vessel, measuring 198 m in...

Damen Shipyards and SAFEEN Group to bring the first electric tug to the Middle East

Damen Shipyards and SAFEEN Group, part of AD Ports Group, have signed an agreement for the lease and purchase of an all-electric Damen RSD-E...

Red sea diversions spew carbon emissions equal to 9 million cars

Ships seeking to avoid ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea area are emitting millions of additional tons of carbon, making it...

Cyprus Shipping Chamber applauds adoption of net-zero act

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber recently announced that it welcomed the adoption of the Net-Zero Industry Act proposal by the European Parliament. As explained by the...

MOL becomes first Japanese operator to commercially install Onboard CO2 Capture System

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that it has decided to equip its LR1 product tanker Nexus Victoria (75,000 DWT class) with the "Filtree System," an...

BHP says it aims to receive first ammonia-fuelled bulk carrier in 2026

Australia’s BHP Group is planning to receive its first ammonia-fuelled bulk carrier in 2026 as part of the company’s plans to cut shipping emissions,...

IMO agrees possible outline for maritime “net-zero framework”

​IMO has agreed on an illustration of a possible draft outline of an “IMO net-zero framework” for cutting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from international...

Shipping industry faces fuel dilemma in bid to cut emissions

The shipping industry is under increasing pressure to decarbonize, but unclear regulatory guidelines, including around what sorts of cleaner fuels large vessels should run,...

Vitol completes first delivery of B30 biofuel blend in Singapore

Vitol Bunkers has completed the first delivery of B30 biofuel blend in Singapore, the first time that biofuel above concentration B25 has been delivered. A...

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TOP Ships announces net income of $6.5 million, diluted earnings per share of $0.61 and stockholders’ equity of $76.7 million for the six months...

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced its financial results for the six months ended June...

TORM announces secondary public offering of its class A common shares by a selling shareholder

TORM plc announced the commencement of a secondary public offering of 9,000,000 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord Holdings S.à...

TEN sees 300% plus increase in 6-month net income; record 1H revenues

TEN reported results (unaudited) for the six months and the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. FIRST HALF 2026 SUMMARY RESULTS TEN's fleet generated record gross...

Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM in landmark FMC complaint

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) has filed a formal complaint against CMA CGM with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), demanding at least $186 million...

Safe Bulkers: Completion and pricing of private placement of common stock

Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that it has successfully placed 12,000,000 new shares of common stock...

M/MARITIME: Focus on Greek-Japanese maritime ties

The close shipping ties between Greece and Japan were highlighted at a meeting at...

Greek ferry sector ‘battered’ by soaring fuel costs

The Greek ferry sector is being squeezed by soaring fuel costs, with the price...

Strait of Hormuz ship crossings remain in single digits, data shows

Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz ​remained in the single digits at four...

DP World handles record BYD new energy vehicle shipment to Chile

DP World has handled the largest single maritime delivery of new energy vehicles to...

Seanergy Maritime CFO focuses on delivering real value in practice

Stavros Gyftakis, CFO of Seanergy Maritime Holdings and CFO and Director of United 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...

Port of Los Angeles posts best three-month cargo stretch in its history

Port of Los Angeles waterfront workers processed  955,907 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August, capping the busiest three consecutive months in Port history. More...

ATI and DP World commission six new hybrid cranes at manila South Harbour

Strategic partners DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have commissioned six state-of-the-art hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at Manila South Harbour (MSH), strengthening...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...