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Baltic index up for 3rd day on firm rates for larger vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index .BADI rose for a third straight session on Monday, buoyed by an uptick in capesize and panamax...

Suez Canal Tugboat Sinks After Collision With Tanker

A Suez Canal tugboat sank on Saturday and one of its crew was missing after it collided with a Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker though...

Baltic index edges up on firm panamax demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index edged higher on Thursday, buoyed by an uptick in panamax vessel rates. The overall index, which factors in...

Baltic index snaps 5-day winning streak as capesize rates slip

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a five-session winning streak on Wednesday, on a...

Baltic index hits two-week high on firm capesize, panamax demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose to a two-week high on Thursday, supported by...

Drought-hit Panama Canal restricts daily crossings in water-saving move

The Panama Canal will extend restrictions on ships’ maximum depth, it said on Tuesday, and it has limited average crossings at one of the...

Baltic index logs best day in nearly 5 months on capesize strength

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, on Wednesday posted its biggest single-day gain since March,...

newcleo, Fincantieri, RINA working on feasibility study for nuclear naval propulsion

newcleo, the clean and safe nuclear technology company developing innovative Generation IV reactors using nuclear waste as fuel, announced today that it has signed...

Baltic index drops to lowest in over seven weeks

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, extended declines on Tuesday pressured by lower demand for...

ABS Board of Directors Elects John McDonald President

ABS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher J. Wiernicki, and the Board of Directors have announced that John McDonald was elected President of ABS...

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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...