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CMA CGM linked with order for 12 methanol-powered boxships at KSOE

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has won an order for the construction of twelve very large container ships from an unnamed European shipping...

Samsung Heavy Industries seals $496.4 million order for LNG carriers

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has bagged a 609.7-billion-won ($496.4 million) order to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for an Oceanian shipper. The carriers...

Maran Dry moves for dual-fuel capesize bulk carriers

According to various reports, Maran Dry Management has taken control of two LNG dual-fueled newbuildings currently being built in China. The 190,000-dwt vessels are under...

Golden Energy Management orders suezmax tankers at DH Shipbuilding

Golden Energy Management has reportedly ordered the construction of two suezmax tankers at DH Shipbuilding, S. Korea. According to broker reports, the Restis-family firm has...

Korean Shipbuilders Focusing on Boosting Profitability

As in 2022, Korean shipbuilders are expected to receive many orders for high value-added ships this year. Expectations for an earnings improvement are rising...

Japan’s No. 2 shipbuilder to start making LNG-fueled vessels

Japan Marine United, the country’s second-largest shipbuilder, will start constructing vessels fueled by liquefied natural gas, considered a transitional technology as the industry aims...

S. Korea: Shipbuilding industry turns to robots to overcome shortage of workers

The domestic shipbuilding industry is introducing robots to cope with a shortage of workers and prevent safety accidents, according to industry officials, Tuesday. Daewoo Shipbuilding...

Grimaldi brings ammonia-ready car carrier tally to 15

Grimaldi Group has exercised an option for another five ammonia-ready pure car and truck carriers (PCTC), bringing the total number of vessels to 15. Specifically,...

China in Hot Pursuit of South Korea in LNG Carrier Market

China is rising fast in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier market, which is dominated by Korean shipbuilders. As dockyards of Korean shipbuilders are...

China shipyards feast on record LNG tanker orders as S.Korea builders are full up

China is making fast inroads in the market for newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers as local and foreign shipowners turn to its shipbuilders...

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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...