Wednesday, July 15, 2026
HomeNewsFinance & Economy

Finance & Economy

Subscribe

To our FREE newsletter
Get all the latest maritime news delivered straight to your inbox.

Finance & Economy

Top Ships Announces Delivery of 1st VLCC, Sale of 2 Product Tankers

TOP Ships, an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced the delivery of the very high-specification, scrubber-fitted, 300,000 dwt...

Seanergy Announces Additional $5 Million Buyback of Convertible Notes

Seanergy announced an aggregate of $5 million in buyback and partial elimination of the outstanding convertible note, utilizing 50% of its second share repurchase...

Castor Announces $55 Million Debt Financing and New Charter Agreement

Castor Maritime, a diversified global shipping company, announced the closing and drawdown of a $55.0 million senior term loan facility with a European bank,...

Genting Hong Kong Looks to Liquidation as Funding Dries Up

Troubled cruise operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd. warned it may seek court assistance to safeguard its assets, after failing to secure funding to help...

Danaos Announces Multi-Year Charters, Vessel Sales Worth $1 Billion

Danaos, one of the world’s largest independent owners of containerships, announced that it has entered into new charter arrangements for 11 of its vessels...

After failed merger, Hyundai Heavy secures cash to nurture new growth engines

Hyundai Heavy Industries’ failed acquisition of its smaller rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering may be a boon for the nation’s largest shipbuilder as...

EU blocks Daewoo – Hyundai merger

The European Union on Thursday blocked the merger of South Korean shipbuilding giants Daewoo and Hyundai over concerns about restricting supplies of large liquified...

GasLog Announces Chief Executive Officer Transition

GasLog announced that Paul Wogan, Chief Executive Officer of GasLog, has informed the board of directors of GasLog that he intends to retire from...

Nakilat partners with ABS to develop Decarbonization Strategy

Nakilat, one of the world’s largest LNG shipping operators, has partnered with ABS to develop an industry-leading decarbonization strategy. Over the past months, Nakilat’s...

Baltic Exchange, TradeFlow complete escrow transaction for commodity trades

As the result of a partnership between the fintech-enabled fund manager TradeFlow Capital Management (TradeFlow), part of the Supply@Me Group (LON:SYME), and the Baltic...

Video

Latest Articles

Finance & Economy
Shipping News
Ports

DNB: Solid results driven by lending growth and high customer activity

DNB recorded profits after tax of NOK 9.8 billion in the second quarter of 2026.  “The level of activity in the Norwegian economy is high...

OOIL announces operational update for 2Q2026

The Board of Directors of Orient Overseas (International) Limited has adopted a policy of announcing unaudited operational updates for Orient Overseas Container Line (“OOCL”)...

Seanergy Maritime’s bond begins trading on Euronext Athens after raising 95.6 million euros

Seanergy Maritime Holdings’ corporate bond began trading on Euronext Athens on Tuesday, with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stamatis Tsantanis ringing the traditional opening...

Hapag-Lloyd raises annual outlook on strong demand, freight rates

German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Monday raised its outlook ​for the financial year, citing strong market ‌demand and positive freight rate developments. Hapag-Lloyd said it...

Diana Shipping Inc. announces extension of tender offer for all outstanding shares of Genco Shipping & Trading

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that is the largest shareholder of...

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills three, official says

A Russian attack on Ukraine's ​Black Sea port city of ‌Odesa killed three, a...

Iran-linked vessels pass through Hormuz ahead of US blockade

The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday,...

IMO Council reaffirms commitment to protecting vital shipping lanes

The Council of the International Maritime Organization has concluded its 137th session by reaffirming...

Hormuz traffic slows to multi-week low as renewed US, Iran strikes raise safety risk

The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to multi-week lows on...

Russia says Ukraine struck tanker in Sea of Azov

A Ukrainian drone struck a tanker as it ​was entering the Azov-Black Sea ‌Canal,...

Greek Shipping Minister visits Piraeus Port

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias visited the Port of Piraeus on Tuesday ahead of the peak summer holiday travel period,...

Hapag-Lloyd uses shore power in the Port of Hamburg

Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company, has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on the use of shore power in...

DP World drives record efficiency and vessel performance at DAR Es Salaam port

DP World Dar Es Salaam has achieved record vessel performance and reduced cargo discharge times by more than 90% at the Port of Dar...

Piraeus Container Terminal marks 16 years, reports rise in cargo volumes

Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) marked 16 years of operations, highlighting the contribution of its employees and partners in transforming the port of Piraeus into...

PPA S.A.: Gross dividend of 1.896 euros per share approved

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) successfully held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, in accordance with the applicable procedures, with shareholders representing 83.40% of...