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Economou orders bulk carriers in China

TMS Dry has reportedly ordered two kamsarmax bulk carriers with a capacity of 82,000 dwt each at Chengxi. The two vessels are expected to...

S.Korea’s shipbuilders near $9.4 bln in LNG carrier orders from Qatar

South Korea’s top three shipbuilders — HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Hanwha Ocean Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries — as early as September will...

HD KSOE bags $2.3 bn in vessel orders

South Korea’s biggest shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) has recently bagged over 3 trillion won ($2.3 billion) in orders,...

China’s shipbuilding industry sees vessel orders surge

China’s shipbuilding industry saw new vessel orders surge 49.5 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2023, official data showed. New orders, a major...

Yangzijiang wins order for three combination carriers

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) has won a contract from a repeat customer, Klaveness Combination Carriers, to build three 83,300 dwt so-called combination carriers for delivery...

S. Korea: Big 3 Clinch Orders Worth 136 Trillion Won

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Hanwha Ocean, three major Korean shipbuilders, have accumulated orders worth over 130 trillion won. Having secured...

J. Lauritzen orders methanol dual-fuel bulkers in Japan

J. Lauritzen, a Danish investment company focused on maritime industries, has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for the...

S.Korea: Yards get OK from shipping companies to delay vessel delivery

South Korean shipbuilders are breathing a sigh of relief despite the postponed delivery of their container ships due to a chronic shortage of domestic...

Korean Shipbuilders Likely to Receive Reflective Benefits from Cross-strait Conflict

A cross-strait conflict between Taiwan and China is creating new opportunities for the Korean shipbuilding industry. Taiwanese shipping companies and ship owners are turning...

Dynacom orders 10 new vessels

According to broker reports, Dynacom has placed orders for two very large crude carriers at New Times Shipbuilding and eight 85,000 dwt bulk carriers...

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Sphinx Investment Corp Increases Stake in OceanPal

On September 28, 2023, an OceanPal SEC filing revealed that Sphinx Investment Corp. had raised its ownership in OceanPal, now holding a substantial stake...

Star Bulk Announces the Repurchase of 10 Million of Its Common Shares

Star Bulk announced that it entered into a Repurchase Agreement (with OCM XL Holdings, LP, a limited partnership incorporated in the Cayman Islands, pursuant...

Trafigura announces executive leadership changes

Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. has announced an evolution of its executive team to further strengthen leadership and focus across its global activities during a...

Woori, HMM, KOBC to buy Polaris in prospective $448 mln deal – report

Polaris Shipping Co. is poised to sell its entire stake at around 600 billion won ($447.5 million) to Woori Private Equity Asset Management Co....

Pyxis Tankers Announces Closing of Ultramax JV Investment

Pyxis Tankers, an international shipping company, reported that on September 14, 2023, the Company closed on its previously announced newly formed drybulk joint venture...

Baltic index snaps 4-day winning streak as capesize rates slip

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk...

Baltic index scales 11-month peak on strong capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry...

Baltic index scales over 9-month high on capesize surge

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry...

Baltic index rises to over 4-month high on stronger capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry...

Houston-Japan VLGC freight rates reach multi-year high

VLGC freight rates from Houston to Chiba, Japan, reached $245/mt Sept. 21 for the...

Piraeus Port reports strong H1 2023 results

The Piraeus Port Authority SA, which operates Greece’s biggest and busiest port, reported a 48.8-percent increase in pre-tax earnings for H1 2023 – 49.4...

Greece names Thessaloniki port operator preferred bidder for Volos port

Greece’s privatisation agency has named the operator of Thessaloniki port as the preferred bidder for acquiring a 67% stake in the port of Volos,...

Drewry: Port Throughput Index Down 2.1% in July

The Global Container Port Throughput Index fell 2.1% MoM in July 2023, with the small rises recorded in Africa and Oceania having been insufficient...

Vopak: Agreement with Infracapital on sale of Rotterdam chemical terminals

Vopak announces that it has reached an agreement with Infracapital on the sale of its three chemical terminals in Rotterdam (Botlek, TTR and Chemiehaven)...

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Edge Up 4% in August

Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 62.8 million tonnes (Mt) for August 2023, consistent with the August 2022 throughput. The Port...