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Baltic index down for seventh day on weak vessel demand

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index fell for a seventh straight session on Monday as rates declined across all its vessel segments....

Suez Canal Expansion Plans Accelerated For Completion By July 2023

A project to expand parts of the Suez Canal is expected to be completed after two years of work in July 2023, the chairman...

Simpson Spence Young buys Anchor Shipbroking in Athens

Simpson Spence Young (SSY), the largest independent shipbroker in the world has today announced the acquisition of Anchor Shipbroking Inc. Based in Piraeus, Greece,...

Shipping Congestion Growing at World’s Biggest Port

Ships looking to avoid Covid-induced delays in China are making a beeline for Shanghai, causing growing congestion at the world’s biggest container port. Shipping firms...

EU shipping plan leaves millions of tonnes of CO2 unregulated – study

European Commission proposals to bring shipping into the bloc’s carbon market contain exclusions for small commercial and military vessels that would leave millions of...

Baltic index extends losing streak to 5th day on falling vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index fell for a fifth straight session on Thursday, and touched a fresh 10-month low on waning...

Supply Chains Brace for Impact as Omicron Hits China

An omicron outbreak in China is sending jitters through supply chains as manufacturers and shippers brace for disruption inside the world’s-biggest trading nation if...

Weak demand across vessels drags Baltic index to 10-month low

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index extended losses on Wednesday to a 10-month low, pressured by lower rates across all its vessel...

Celestyal Cruises: “Wave Season” offers with savings of up to 50% on selected cruises in 2022

Celestyal Cruises, the award-winning, number one choice for cruise travelers to the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean, has announced its “Escape Back to...

Eagle Bulk to deploy Jotun HullSkater robot on vessel

Eagle Bulk Shipping has signed a commercial agreement with Jotun for the adoption of hull-cleaning solutions to minimise biofouling and accelerate decarbonisation. Under the agreement...

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MSC said in talks to buy German state-held Meyer Werft stake

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. is in talks to acquire the roughly 80% stake in German cruise-ship builder Meyer Werft GmbH held by the federal...

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...

Celestyal launches 190 new winter Mediterranean shore excursions

Celestyal has unveiled its shore excursion programme for its new winter Eastern and Western...

Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Middle East conflict persists

A total of 17 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on the weekend,...

Greek shipping a key pillar of economy, citizens’ daily lives, minister says

The importance of Greek shipping to the economy and citizens’ everyday lives was highlighted...

Qatar Energy Chief says Bessent ‘wrong’ about Hormuz future

Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is “wrong” when he...

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...

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...