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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)...

Hyundai Heavy held talks with Daewoo Shipbuilding to buy stake – official

South Korean shipbuilding giant, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, is interested in buying a stake in rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, a Hyundai official...

COSCO Shipping to bulk up with 80 new vessels

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, a unit of State-owned China COSCO Shipping Corp — based in Guangzhou, Guangdong province — will add more than...

Korea reclaims crown from China as world’s top shipbuilder

South Korea reclaimed the crown from the Chinese as the world’s largest shipbuilder after three years last quarter, sweeping global orders for high value-added,...

Drydel orders ultramax in Japan

Drydel Shipping has reportedly placed an order with Shin Kurushima Dockyard for the construction of a 64,000 dwt ultramax bulk carrier, expanding its orderbook...

HD Korea Shipbuilding wins $454 mil. ship orders in Oceania, Europe

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering said Monday it has received 612 billion won ($454 million) in orders to build four liquefied petroleum gas...

Dynacom linked to suezmax order in China

Dynacom Tankers has reportedly placed an order at New Times Shipbuilding for a series of suezmax tankers at an undisclosed price. Specifically, the company is...

Carnival Orders Large Cruise Ship from Meyer

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise company, announced that it has signed an agreement with Meyer Werft shipyard for a fifth Excel-class...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen: Signing of shipbuilding contracts and securing four new options

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed the shipbuilding contracts for the recently declared options for four 9,300 CEU vessels at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Co., Ltd....

Navios orders tanker pair at Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard

Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard announced an order for two 115,000 tonnes-class LR2 tankers from Navios Maritime Holdings. No price or delivery details were revealed. Jointly...

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Subsea 7 S.A. announces first quarter 2026 results

Subsea 7 S.A announced results of Subsea7 Group (the Group, Subsea7) for the first quarter which ended 31 March 2026.  Highlights   • First quarter Adjusted EBITDA...

Pacific International lines delivers resilient earnings in FY2025

PIL Pte Ltd announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025. The Group delivered net profit after tax of US$1.04...

ONE delivers profitable full-year result, despite volatility

Ocean Network Express has announced its financial results for FY2025 (April 2025 to March 2026). Revenue for 4Q FY2025 was US$4,042 million, bringing the total...

MOL sees sharp net profit drop

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has reported net profit attributable to shareholders amounting to JPY 213.2bn ($1.3bn), down 49.9% from JPY 425.4bn a year earlier. Ordinary...

Costamare orders 16 containerships in China; posts USD 75 mln net income in Q1

Costamare Inc. reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 (“Q1 2026”).

Celestyal launches one-day flash sale with fares from 179€

Celestyal has announced a one-day-only flash sale, offering limited-time fares across a selection of...

Tamara de Gruyter, President, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Executive Vice President to continue her...

Tamara de Gruyter, President, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Executive Vice President, and a member...

Celestyal launches ‘The Iconic Sale’ with fares from €499

Celestyal has launched its new ‘Iconic Sale’, offering savings across its full Mediterranean and...

Seafarer shares first-hand account with IMO about being stranded in the Persian Gulf

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called on all Member States to support efforts to...

Columbia Group names Andreas Hadjipetrou new CEO

Columbia Group has appointed Andreas Hadjipetrou as its new Chief Executive Officer, with Demetris...

PPA: Investment of 3.25 million euros

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) announced the launch of works for the development of a new park featuring a model playground and a cycling...

Piraeus Port is resilient – Record performance and investments of 1.4 billion euros

The resilience and growth prospects of the Port of Piraeus, despite heightened geopolitical turbulence affecting shipping and transport, were highlighted by the Deputy CEO...

Panama Canal says $1 million-plus auction slots reflect temporary surge in demand

The Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday that some ships had recently paid more than $1 million for crossing slots at auction, but ​said...

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam remains stable, with a slight decline of 0.7%

Throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell slightly by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year. Throughput...

High-level meeting on European strategies for the maritime industry and ports

A high-level meeting on the implementation of the European Maritime Industrial Strategy and the European Ports Strategy will be hosted in Athens on April...