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Wärtsilä partners with Qatar Shipyard Technology Solutions on optimal service support

Technology group Wärtsilä and Qatar Shipyard Technology Solutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 30 September 2024. The MoU paves the way to formalise...

Baltic index falls as rates decline across larger vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dropped on Wednesday, pressured by losses across...

Torvald Klaveness sells Klaveness Ship Management AS to OSM Thome  

Torvald Klaveness has announced the sale of 100% of Klaveness Ship Management AS’ shares to OSM Thome, a global leader in ship management. Subsidiaries of...

US official hails Panama decree to strip sanctioned ships of registration

A former United States official has praised a new executive decree from Panama that is set to strip maritime vessels of their domestic licences...

V.Ships: Dimitris Patrikios to lead Greek office

Dimitris Patrikios has been appointed managing director of V. Group’s Greece and Med Cluster, succeeding Costas Kontes. Patrikios joined V.Ships as an adviser last year,...

Baltic index falls as rates decline across all vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dropped on Tuesday pressured by losses across...

Baltic index slips on weaker rates across bigger vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index dipped on Monday to its lowest level in over eight months, dragged down by less demand across...

Baltic index falls over 6-months low on lower vessel demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index extended its decline, reaching its lowest in more than six months on Thursday, pressured by weaker demand...

Greeks spend $18 bln on new gas ships since 2021

Greek shipowners have spent an unprecedented $18 billion on newbuild gas vessels since 2021 as companies diversify their portfolios away from traditional tanker, bulker...

Amadeus Schiffahrts enhances its fleet with new kind of river-seagoing vessel

Amadeus Schiffahrts- und Speditions GmbH, a subsidiary of HGK Shipping, is enhancing its charter fleet during the autumn of this year to now include...

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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,...