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Lauritzen Bulkers CEO Niels Josefsen to retire

Niels Josefsen is retiring after more than five years as Lauritzen Bulkers’ chief executive. Josefsen – who will remain in his position until a successor...

Iron ore nears two-week high on stimulus bets, post-holiday restocking

Iron ore futures prices climbed on Monday to their highest in nearly two weeks, buoyed by hopes of potential measures to bolster the feeble...

Overcapacity Still Plaguing Container Shipping

On 26 March 2024, a 9,971 teu container vessel ‘DALI’ collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the Port of Baltimore. The vessel...

Korean Shipbuilders Enjoy Increases in Orders for LPG and LNG Carriers in Q1 2024

While global ship orders in 2024 fell from 2023, orders for high-value-added ships such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...

Baltic index slips to near 2-month low on weaker vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index slipped to its lowest level in nearly two months on Monday, pressured by weaker rates across...

Gearbulk Signs Contract For Up To Four 82,300 Dwt Open Hatch Vessels For Delivery In 2027

Gearbulk has signed a contract for delivery of up to four ammonia/ methanol-ready, 82,300 dwt Open Hatch newbuildings. The contract is firm for two...

Trafigura announces management changes

Trafigura, a market leader in global commodities, announces that at the March Board meeting, Executive Director Jose Maria Larocca notified the Board of his...

Yemen’s Houthis Say They Targeted Western Ships

Houthi forces in Yemen said on Sunday they had launched rockets and drones at British, U.S. and Israeli ships, the latest in a campaign...

One Dead, Two Seriously Injured After Fire Hit Pemex Oil Platform In Mexico

At least one contractor was killed after a fire struck an offshore platform operated by Mexico’s national oil company Pemex, the firm said in...

Drewry: World Container Index Down By 3% Last Week

Drewry’s World Container Index decreased by 3% to $2,836 per 40ft container this week. Detailed assessment for Thursday, 04 April 2024 The composite index decreased by...

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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...

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...

Hunter Group ASA appoints Erik M Mathiesen as permanent CEO

Hunter Group ASA announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Erik M Mathiesen...

Russia says it struck vessels in Ukraine

The Russian defense ministry said on Sunday its forces had carried out overnight drone...

At UN, 80 countries demand reopening of Hormuz, condemn Iran, Houthi attacks

Some 80 countries demanded the urgent reopening of ​the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday...

V.Group names new CEO

V.Group has appointed Shubpreet Singh as chief executive of V.Ships. Singh succeeds Robert Desai,...

Shipping magnate worth $13.5 billion rides AI boom with Nvidia

Maria Angelicoussis, the magnate behind Greece’s biggest shipping fortune, has scored big gains outside...

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...

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...