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Dynacom inks order for 12 VLCCs at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding

Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding, in collaboration with China Shipbuilding Industry Trading Company, has sealed a newbuilding contract with Greek shipowner Dynacom for the construction of 12...

Samsung Heavy wins five-vessel order

Samsung Heavy Industries has secured a package order for five vessels spanning three vessel types from a single shipping company. Samsung Heavy Industries disclosed on...

Alpha Bulkers linked to order for capesize newbuildings

Citing shipbuilding sources, TradeWinds reports Alpha Bulkers Shipmanagement has contracted Hengli Heavy Industry to build two 181,000-dwt capesizes for delivery in 2028. A source told...

HD Hyundai chosen as preferred bidder for TerraPower’s SMR project

HD Hyundai said Thursday its shipbuilding unit HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has been selected as a preferred supplier for a next-generation nuclear reactor...

GSL linked to containerships order in China

Global Ship Lease (GSL) is believed to have ordered a first ever series of midsize container ship newbuildings in China, TradeWinds reports. The order for...

Pan Ocean orders four VLCCs to expand liquid cargo business

Pan Ocean said on the 14th that it decided to place newbuilding orders for four very large crude carriers (VLCCs). The investment amounts to 783.4...

Thenamaris linked to MR tankers order

Thenamaris has reportedly ordered four MR2 product tankers from the HD Hyundai Mipo shipyard. According to market sources, the four ships, each with a capacity...

PLL signs a 20-year time charter party with MISC for five newbuild LNG Carriers

PETRONAS LNG Ltd. has signed a 20-year time charter agreement with MISC Group for five newbuild 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carriers, reinforcing its...

Safe Bulkers announces recapitulation agreements for the acquisition of four newbuild dry-bulk vessels

Safe Bulkers, Inc, an international provider of marine dry bulk transportation services, announced that it has entered into recapitulation agreements for the acquisition of...

TMS Cardiff Gas linked to VLGC order at HD Hyundai

TMS Cardiff Gas, led by George Economou, is being linked to new orders at a South Korean shipyard. More specifically, market sources suggest the Greek...

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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...