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Baltic index extends gains on strong capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose for the third straight session on Thursday, driven by higher rates for capesize vessels. The main index,...

Yemen: Houthis’ attacks on cargo ships apparent war crimes

The Houthi armed group in Yemen attacked two commercial cargo vessels in the Red Sea between July 6 and 9, 2025, violations of the...

Strong capesize demand lifts baltic dry bulk index to over 1-year peak

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, firmed on Wednesday to its highest level in...

MOL integrates group ship management companies, consolidating functions into MOL global ship management

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that with the aim of integrating the MOL Group’s ship management functions and enhancing safety operations, MOL has renamed its...

BIMCO addresses USTR actions

It would be fair to say that, so far, 2025 is proving to be quite an eventful year for shipping, starting off with the...

Baltic index rises on higher capesize vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Tuesday on higher rates for the...

ECSA, A4E: Make clean fuels available for shipping & aviation

Ahead of the Implementation Dialogue meeting of Commissioner Tzitzikostas with airlines and shipowners on the European Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), A4E and European...

E.A. Gibson Shipbrokers and RMK Maritime join forces to expand maritime advisory offering

E.A. Gibson Shipbrokers, a globally recognised leader in shipbroking, announced that it is joining forces with RMK Maritime (Europe) Ltd (RMK Maritime), an established...

UK targets 135 Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tankers with fresh sanctions

Britain on Monday imposed new sanctions on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet", targeting 135 oil tankers along with two Russian firms, shipping company Intershipping Services...

Baltic Index snaps 7-session winning streak as larger vessel rates fall

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday to snap a seven-session winning...

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Hafnia Limited: Acquisition of an additional 1.7 million TORM shares

Hafnia Limited has agreed to acquire 1,700,000 A shares in TORM plc at a price per share of USD 34.00, representing 1.66% of the...

2020 Bulkers – Contemplated private placement

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by 2020 Bulkers Ltd on 16 September 2026, where the Company announced a letter of...

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...

Hunter Group ASA appoints Erik M Mathiesen as permanent CEO

Hunter Group ASA announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Erik M Mathiesen...

Russia says it struck vessels in Ukraine

The Russian defense ministry said on Sunday its forces had carried out overnight drone...

At UN, 80 countries demand reopening of Hormuz, condemn Iran, Houthi attacks

Some 80 countries demanded the urgent reopening of ​the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday...

V.Group names new CEO

V.Group has appointed Shubpreet Singh as chief executive of V.Ships. Singh succeeds Robert Desai,...

Shipping magnate worth $13.5 billion rides AI boom with Nvidia

Maria Angelicoussis, the magnate behind Greece’s biggest shipping fortune, has scored big gains outside...

Thessaloniki Port Authority: Revenue up 8.9% to €58m in H1 ’26

Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA S.A.), a member of the Core Network of the Trans-European Transport Network and a port of international significance, announced...

Piraeus Chamber of Commerce: More value created by shipping to flow into the city’s economy

Piraeus is not only home to Greece’s largest port, but also the historic heart of Greek shipping and one of the world’s major maritime...

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...