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Tatham & Co and Sea Green Law announce maritime law merger

Tatham & Co and Sea Green Law, two leading specialist maritime law firms in the UK, are merging to create a 22 lawyer practice,...

Baltic Index sinks to 3-week low on lower rates across vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index fell to a three-week low on Thursday, as rates across vessel segments dipped following U.S. President...

Trump’s tariffs stoke global trade war as China, EU vow response

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties...

Baltic index dip as rates across all vessels decline

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell for its seventh straight session on...

The East Med in the Spotlight at PSTF – Challenges and Opportunities for Further Cruise Growth in the Region

As the 8th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF) opens its doors in Heraklion this May, the spotlight is firmly on the Eastern Mediterranean, where...

Top Japanese shipping line fears US tariffs will slow cargo flows, president says

NYK, Japan’s largest shipping line, is concerned that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could push up the cost of automobiles and daily goods, denting...

Baltic index down for sixth straight session on lower rates across all vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell for a sixth straight session on...

Good Seas with Health & Safety event kicks off 8 April

The landmark event "Good Seas with Health and Safety" is set to be held on April 8, 2025 at the Zappeion Megaron, Athens. Greece’s largest...

Baltic Index hits near three-week low on weaker capesize, supramax rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell to its lowest level in nearly...

Car-carrying ships send added cargo to US ahead of looming tariffs

Car-carrying ships have sent more cargo from Europe and China, Japan and Korea to the United States in the first months of the year...

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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...