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Panama Canal Extends Transit Restrictions Caused by Drought

The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday notified shippers it is extending through September 2 restrictions for vessels to transit through the waterway and keeping...

Baltic index hits over 1-month high on gains across vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to a more than one-month high on Wednesday, helped mostly by steady gains in rates for...

Ships Backed Up in Black Sea as Russia Warning Shots Raise Tensions

Merchant ships remained backed up in lanes around the Black Sea on Monday as ports struggled to clear backlogs amid growing unease among insurers...

Singapore July bunker sales rebound as container throughput firms

Singapore’s marine fuel sales, also known as bunker sales, rebounded in July after a sharp decline in June, while monthly container throughput hit a...

Gains in panamax vessel rates take Baltic sea freight index higher

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index edged up on Monday as rates for the panamax segment, ferrying coal and grain cargoes, hit a...

Chinese-owned merchant fleet tops Greece’s in capacity

Chinese-owned merchant ships have exceeded, in gross-tonnage, Greek-owned ones, Clarksons Research, the data and analytics arm of shipping brokers Clarksons, says. According to the research,...

Panama Canal Reduces Booking Slots to Help Ease Congestion

The Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday it has implemented temporary restrictions on passage slots for booked vessels that it expects will help ease...

Baltic index falls on weakness in capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index .BADI edged lower on Thursday as a decline in capesize rates overshadowed advances in the panamax segment. The...

Shipowners look to avoid Panama Canal as wait times reach 21 days

Wait times at the Panama Canal have continued to mount, reaching up to 21 days as of Aug. 8, up from 18 on Aug....

Baltic index inches down on weaker capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index .BADI snapped a three-session winning streak on Tuesday as lower rates for capesize vessels overshadowed gains in...

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Cruise industry contributes €3.1 billion to Greek Economy

· The industry generated a total economic output of €3.1 billion, contributed €1.5 billion to the Greek GDP and supported 33,000 jobs in the...

Robin Energy raised $13.9m at an average share price of $4.31

Robin Energy Ltd., an international ship-owning company providing energy transportation services globally, announces that it has successfully raised $13.9 million in gross proceeds pursuant...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces 2025 annual results

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the world’s leading ports logistics service provider, announced the annual results of the Company and its subsidiaries ended 31 December...

Clarksons acquires leading US commodities business, the Link Group

Clarkson PLC, the world's leading provider of integrated shipping services, acquired the Link Crude Resources, LLC, Link Data Services, LLC and Link Futures, LLC...

Hafnia Limited: Award of share options to primary insiders

The Board of Directors of Hafnia Limited approved the award of 964,609 share options to the Company's senior management under the Company's bonus and...

Celestyal cancels all April sailings

Celestyal has confirmed the cancellation of all April 2026 departures as its ships wait...

Chinese container ships pass through Strait of Hormuz at second attempt, data shows

Two Chinese container ships sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday on their...

MOL and Hitachi launch initiative to convert used ships into floating data centers

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd., and Hitachi Systems, Ltd. announced the signing of...

Two India bound LPG Tankers clear strait of Hormuz

Two India-bound liquefied petroleum gas tankers carrying about 94,000 metric tons of the cooking...

Houthi missile attack on Israel stokes Red Sea shipping fears

A missile attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday raises...

Delegation from the Japanese Embassy visits the Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. welcomed a delegation from the Embassy of Japan in Greece to its headquarters, led by Shu Tamaura, Director of the...

1st Blue Heritage Summit Thessaloniki: The digital transformation of Greek ports

The development of smart applications is a one-way path for Greek ports, offering significant benefits in terms of resilience during times of crisis, while...

Rail growth in northern Sweden drives record volumes at the Port of Gothenburg

Rail freight traffic between northern Sweden and the Port of Gothenburg continues to grow. Two rail terminals in the far north of Sweden, in...

APM Terminals becomes minority shareholder and operating partner in Hai Phong

After three years of close partnership developing the Hateco Hai Phong International Container Terminal (HHIT) from greenfield to go-live, APM Terminals is now joining...

Port of Long Beach cargo up amid war, tariff uncertainty

Amid ongoing uncertainty over the impact of tariffs and conflict in the Middle East, the Port of Long Beach reported solid cargo volumes in...