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Capesize weakness drags down Baltic sea freight index

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index slipped on Monday over declining rates in the capesize vessel segment. The overall index, which factors in...

DHL, Hapag-Lloyd set example for sustainable ocean transport

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has signed an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd, a leading worldwide liner...

Baltic sea freight index falls for fourth straight session

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for the fourth straight session to a fresh...

Celestyal Cruises Introduces “Authentic Encounters”

Celestyal Cruises, the award-winning, number one choice for cruise travelers to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean, is pleased to announce the introduction...

Biden Could Start Easing Trumps’ China Trade Tariffs

Senior US and Chinese officials discussed US economic sanctions and tariffs Tuesday amid reports the Biden administration is close to rolling back some of...

Multi-week lows across vessel segments drag Baltic index to 12-week low

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, hit a near 12-week low on Tuesday, with all...

Gram Car Carriers signs 5-year TC for Viking Sea

Gram Car Carriers announced it has signed a five-year contract with Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. for the mid-size vessel MV Viking Sea (4,200...

Lower demand for vessels drags Baltic sea freight index to 11-week low

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dropped towards an 11-week low on Monday, on lower...

Greece offers ships to export grain from blocked Ukrainian ports, NATO says

Greece is willing to provide ships to help export grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports that have been blocked by Russia, NATO Secretary-General Jens...

Baltic sea freight index posts first monthly fall since January

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, posted its first monthly drop since January on Thursday...

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Noble Corporation announces first quarter 2026 results

Noble Corporation plc reported first quarter 2026 results. Three Months Ended(in millions, except per share amounts)March 31, 2026March 31, 2025December 31, 2025Total Revenue$                786$                874$                764Contract Drilling Services Revenue743832705Net...

Hanwha Ocean’s Q1 OP jumps 70.6% on high-value vessel orders

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. saw its operating profit soar more than 70 percent in the first quarter of this year from a...

Top Ships secures $50 million equity facility

According to a relevant filing, Top Ships has signed a Common Share Purchase Agreement with B. Riley Principal Capital II, giving the firm the...

Kongsberg Maritime begins trading on Oslo Stock Exchange

Kongsberg Maritime ASA, a global leader in maritime technology, begins trading on Euronext Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KMAR. The company has...

Qatar’s Nakilat posts 1.3 percent rise in Q1 profit amid geopolitical challenges

Qatar Gas Transport Company Nakilat has reported a rise in net profit for the first quarter of 2026, despite what it described as geopolitical...

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...

ABS and PIL to advance maritime decarbonisation with alternative marine fuel emissions verification

ABS and Pacific International Lines (PIL) have announced a formal collaboration through the signing...

Strait of Hormuz remains near-empty with just a few Iran ships moving

The Strait of Hormuz remains largely empty of merchant ships, with only a few...

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...

Piraeus Port maintains its strategic role as key logistics hub for Eastern Mediterranean and SE Europe

The Port of Piraeus is resilient to the disruptions caused by the conflict in the Middle East on global supply chains. However, downward pressure is...