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Aygaz orders LPG carriers at Hyundai Samho

Aygaz has signed a shipbuilding contract with HD Hyundai Samho to build two, dual fuel, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transportation vessels (90,000 cbm). The...

Pacific Basin drops dual-fuel plan in favour of conventional ships

Pacific Basin announced that it has revised its ship construction programme, opting for four conventional vessels instead of previously planned dual-fuel ships. The shipping company...

Yangzijiang Maritime invests in eight VLCCs for 2028–2030 delivery

Yangzijiang Maritime is investing in eight ‘Very Large Crude Carrier’newbuilds of approximately 319,000 deadweight tonnes (DWT) each. The vessels will be constructed by a large...

Navios: 300-million for newbuildings in Japan

Navios Maritime Partners, led by Angeliki Frangou, is further strengthening its ties with the Japanese shipping and shipbuilding market, with its latest investment totaling...

COSCO tanker in the Piraeus shipbuilding and repair zone

The COSCO tanker Rong Hua Wan was docked at the floating dry dock of the ship repair zone of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA),...

Byzantine Maritime linked to order for two LPG ships

Byzantine Maritime has reportedly ordered two 40,000 dwt LPG vessels from the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea, returning to the market...

Carlova Maritime orders second VLCC in S. Korea

Carlova Maritime has reportedly ordered a second 300,000 dwt VLCC from South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean shipyard. The first of the two ships is expected to...

Zhonggu Logistics expands fleet with 10-ship order at Wuhan Qingshan

In a significant move that underscores the continued expansion of intra-Asian trade routes, Shanghai-listed Zhonggu Logistics has announced a substantial investment in fleet modernization....

Zhonggu Logistics orders 10 feeder container ships

Zhonggu Logistics has issued an announcement titled “Announcement on the Investment in the Construction of 10 1,800 TEU Container Ships,” stating that Zhonggu Logistics...

BlackRock buys 5% stakes of Samsung Heavy Industries

Global asset manager BlackRock has become a major shareholder in Samsung Heavy Industries by raising its stake above 5%. Although it stated the purchase...

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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...

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...

Cruise Industry report shows measurable progress in environmental technologies and practices

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, released...

Stop attacking merchant ships and seafarers: IMO Secretary-General to Member States

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, has called on Member...

Iran says struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they struck an oil tanker sailing under the Togolese...

World’s first ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering to an ammonia-fueled vessel

Demonstrating a Fuel-Supply Operation Essential for Deployment of Next-Generation Fueled Vessels NYK Line, with Japan...

M/MARITIME: Focus on Greek-Japanese maritime ties

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

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...