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Wallenius Wilhelmsen secures $140 million heavy equipment shipping contract

Wallenius Wilhelmsen enters into a three-year shipping contract with one of the world’s leading construction and mining equipment manufacturers. The contract is estimated to...

Baltic Index falls as capesize segment declines

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell on Wednesday, as lower rates...

Sea Cargo Charter hosts its 5th annual meeting in Geneva, and elects new Chairs

Last week, the Sea Cargo Charter held its fifth annual meeting at Cargill’s offices in Geneva, Switzerland. Signatories gathered a few weeks before the...

Nokia supplies private wireless to Maersk’s fleet for real-time cargo tracking

Nokia announced that it has signed a contract with Danish global integrated logistics leader, Maersk, to equip 450 vessels in its fleet with Nokia's...

Trump announces deal to stop bombing Houthis, end shipping attacks

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the U.S. will stop bombing the Houthis in Yemen, saying that the Iran-aligned group had agreed to stop...

Baltic Index falls on lower capesize, panamax rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, edged lower on Tuesday, pressured by...

HD Hyundai and Maersk sign MOU for cooperation on decarbonisation technology and integrated logistics services

On Tuesday, 6th of May 2025, HD Hyundai and A.P. Moller - Maersk announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a...

Marcus Risberg appointed as the new CEO of Viking Line Abp

The Board of Directors of Viking Line Abp has appointed Marcus Risberg as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Risberg will assume...

GTT takes decisive step forward in Digital sector with Danelec acquisition

GTT announces the signing of an agreement with the European investment fund Verdane to acquire Danelec, a leading provider of advanced digital solutions for...

European Maritime Finance appoints new CEO

European Maritime Finance has announced Torben Degn as its new CEO. He has stepped down from his role as chief investment officer (CIO) at Selected...

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BW LPG Limited – Update on BW LPG’s Product Services Q2 2026 segment performance

BW LPG provided an update on its Product Services’ (“BW Product Services”) Q2 2026 segment performance. Q2 2026 highlights: Gross trading result: – USD 19 million This...

DNB: Solid results driven by lending growth and high customer activity

DNB recorded profits after tax of NOK 9.8 billion in the second quarter of 2026.  “The level of activity in the Norwegian economy is high...

OOIL announces operational update for 2Q2026

The Board of Directors of Orient Overseas (International) Limited has adopted a policy of announcing unaudited operational updates for Orient Overseas Container Line (“OOCL”)...

Seanergy Maritime’s bond begins trading on Euronext Athens after raising 95.6 million euros

Seanergy Maritime Holdings’ corporate bond began trading on Euronext Athens on Tuesday, with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stamatis Tsantanis ringing the traditional opening...

Hapag-Lloyd raises annual outlook on strong demand, freight rates

German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Monday raised its outlook ​for the financial year, citing strong market ‌demand and positive freight rate developments. Hapag-Lloyd said it...

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills three, official says

A Russian attack on Ukraine's ​Black Sea port city of ‌Odesa killed three, a...

Iran-linked vessels pass through Hormuz ahead of US blockade

The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday,...

IMO Council reaffirms commitment to protecting vital shipping lanes

The Council of the International Maritime Organization has concluded its 137th session by reaffirming...

Hormuz traffic slows to multi-week low as renewed US, Iran strikes raise safety risk

The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to multi-week lows on...

Russia says Ukraine struck tanker in Sea of Azov

A Ukrainian drone struck a tanker as it ​was entering the Azov-Black Sea ‌Canal,...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...

Port of Los Angeles records best June ever, tops 1 million container units

Dockworkers at the Port of Los Angeles moved 1,002,734 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June, making it the busiest June in the Port's 118-year...

Port of Long Beach cargo up at year’s midpoint

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach saw double-digit growth in June, running just ahead of last year’s record-setting pace halfway into 2026,...

Greek Shipping Minister visits Piraeus Port

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias visited the Port of Piraeus on Tuesday ahead of the peak summer holiday travel period,...

Hapag-Lloyd uses shore power in the Port of Hamburg

Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company, has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on the use of shore power in...