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Safe Bulkers: Acquisition of Two Kamsarmax Class Newbuild Vessels

Safe Bulkers announced that it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of two Chinese dry-bulk, 82,500 dwt, Kamsarmax class vessels, at attractive...

Shanghai Faces Long Road to Recovery as Lockdown Lifts

Shanghai faces weeks, if not months, of slow recovery until economic activity can fully bounce back from the crippling Covid lockdown that began in...

Hapag-Lloyd acquires container liner business of Africa specialist Deutsche Afrika-Linien

Hapag-Lloyd successfully closed the acquisition of the container liner business of German carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL), after having signed the framework agreement in March...

Wilhelmsen to increase shareholding in NorSea to 99%

A trusted provider of logistics services to the offshore industry for over 60 years, supporting leading operating companies on the Norwegian continental shelf, NorSea...

Middle East-Japan VLGC rates soar to near 1.5-year high

Persian Gulf-Japan Very Large Gas Carrier rates surged to the highest in almost one year and five months to around $105/mt May 31, rebounding...

China iron ore futures extend gains on demand hopes

Chinese iron ore futures rose for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, as investor sentiment shored up after the state council rolled out package...

Baltic index snaps six-session losing streak on capesize gains

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index snapped a six-session losing streak on Wednesday, as gains in the capesize segment outweighed losses in panamax...

Shell’s Jackdaw gas field given go-ahead by UK regulators

Development of a major North Sea gas field has been approved by regulators. The Jackdaw field, east of Aberdeen, has the potential to produce...

Maersk carries out its first international relay shipments in China

With 27 containers from Vancouver, Canada, being loaded onto the container vessel ‘Merete Maersk’, the first batch of Chinese coastal relay of international cargo...

Precious Shipping acquires Njord bulkers

Precious Shipping has moved to acquire two secondhand handysize vessels from Njord Shipping at the price of USD 51 million. Specifically, subsidiaries, Precious Stones...

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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...

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...

PIL announces planned leadership succession: Wan Chee Foong appointed Deputy CEO, to succeed Lars...

The Board of Directors of Pacific International Lines (PIL) announced the appointment of Mr...

ABS and lomarlabs team up to accelerate early-stage, innovative solutions for global shipping

ABS and lomarlabs have signed a Master Research Collaboration Agreement (MRCA) to explore innovative...

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...

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...