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South Korea to offer tax rebates for bunkering of LNG-fueled ships

The South Korean government has decided to offer tax rebates for LNG-fueled ships starting next year as part of efforts to develop the country...

Smaller vessel gains buoy Baltic index

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, edged up on Tuesday, supported by gains in...

Evergreen acquires eight more containerships

Evergreen Marine has reportedly acquired eight containerships worth approximately USD 94.1 million. Specifically, the company will boost its fleet with seven 1,600 teu vessels...

TORM Releases Second Quarter and Half-Year Report 2021

“In the second quarter of 2021, TORM achieved an EBITDA of USD 45m and a profit before tax of USD 2.4m, despite a market...

Scorpio Tankers: Purchase of Call Options by Company President

Scorpio Tankers announced that the President of the Company, Robert Bugbee, has purchased call options on an aggregate of 1,000,000 common shares (or 10,000...

OOCL: New Rail-Sea Service Links China with U.S. East Coast

OOCL Logistics and OOCL announced the launch of a brand-new multi-modal container service from China to the US East Coast, to help to meet...

Bidders Line Up for Israel’s Haifa Port with Final Sale in Sight

Four investment groups are looking to acquire the Israeli port of Haifa estimated to be valued as high as $600 million with formal bids...

Korean Shipbuilders’ Offshore Plant Order Book Expanding

Korean shipbuilders’ order book for offshore plant projects are expanding after a long order drought. Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has recently signed...

Pyxis sees ‘positive signs’ for product tankers

Pyxis Tankers, an international pure play product tanker company, announced its unaudited results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2021. Summary For...

China goes from driver to brake for crude oil, iron ore and copper

China has switched from driving global demand for major commodities to being a drag on growth, with July’s customs data confirming the weakening trend...

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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...