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Event: Good Seas with Health and Safety at Zappeion

An event titled “Good Seas with Health and Safety” will be held on April 8, 2025 at the Zappeion Megaron, Athens. Greece’s largest ship-owning groups,...

Marine Alliance completes acquisition of Speedwell Insurance Brokers

Two years after it was founded, Marine Alliance is growing through the acquisition of the renowned London-based insurance broker Speedwell, who will join the...

Allied Shipbroking appoints new CEO

Allied Shipbroking announced the appointment of Stefanos Fragos as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. With a wealth of long experience in ship financing...

Celestyal Journey returns to service following refit

Celestyal Journey has returned to service in the Arabian Gulf following a planned refit in Dubai. The 1260-guest ship set sail on February 15...

Baltic index hits one-month high on stronger rates across vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, rose to a one-month high on...

Eitzen Group launches bunker company

The Eitzen Group has launched a new bunkering company, Christiania Energy, based in Denmark. Christiania Energy plans to offer services to third-party customers. The company...

Seafarer salaries have risen but so have retention rates, Danica survey reveals

Retaining seafarers has improved slightly over the past year, thanks in part to salary raises, the annual Crew Managers’ Survey by Danica Crewing Specialists...

Shipping: Environmental fees skyrocket in the EU

The environmental fees paid by commercial ships calling at European ports have increased by 100% this year. The two environmental regulations that came into force...

Panama vessel registry says it is ‘not a haven for sanctions evasion’

Panama has made progress stripping vessels from its registry that do not meet its flag’s standards, the Central American nation’s Maritime Authority said last...

Baltic index snaps 3-day losing streak as supramax rates climb

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, snapped its three-session losing streak on...

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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...

Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if U.S. hits power network

Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea...

MPC Capital to become MPC Oceanic Group

Hamburg-based MPC Capital AG announced it will change its name to MPC Oceanic Group...

Greek merchant fleet increased by 1.8% in May 2026

The Greek Merchant Fleet increased by 1.8% in May 2026 compared with May 2025,...

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,...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

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,...