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SM Group’s Korea line equips entire fleet with Starlink

Korea Line Corp., the shipping arm of SM Group, announced that it has successfully completed the installation and activation of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet...

EnBW sells stake in Mona offshore wind farm to partner JNbp

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) is selling its stake in the Mona offshore wind project, with a potential capacity of 1.5 gigawatts (GW) in...

IMO welcomes entry into force of the BBNJ Agreement

The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement targets sustainable use of marine biodiversity in international waters. The world’s first global treaty to protect ocean life...

DOF Group ASA – Contract award in Guyana

DOF Group ASA announced a large turn-key contract award with MODEC Guyana Inc. for the provision of mooring pre-lay for the Hammerhead FPSO project...

Wood secures two-year contract extension worth up to $65 million with Woodside for North West Shelf asset upgrades

Wood has secured a two-year contract extension worth up to US$65 million (AUD$100 million) with Woodside to continue delivering brownfield engineering, procurement and construction...

TMS buys two suezmax tanker newbuildings in China

According to TradeWinds, TMS Group has acquired two suezmax tanker newbuildings in China, taking on berths originally earmarked for John Fredriksen’s Seatankers Management. More specifically,...

Dynacom orders four VLCCs at Hengli

Dynacom Tankers Management has reportedly placed a new order for four VLCCs at Hengli Shipbuilding. Specifically, Guangdong Songfa Ceramics Co., Ltd. (Songfa) revealed the signing...

Cosco expects a return to normalcy in Suez

In an environment of intense geopolitical developments and changing cargo flows, the port of Piraeus remains at the heart of global trade. The gradual normalization...

Panama Ports see 3.6% rise in TEU container traffic in 2025

Panama’s port traffic rose 3.6% in 2025 to 9.9 million TEU containers compared to the previous year, the country’s Maritime Authority said on Friday. The...

HD Hyundai’s Avikus secures industry-record contract to supply autonomous navigation to 40 HMM Vessels

Avikus, HD Hyundai’s specialized autonomous navigation subsidiary, has signed a landmark agreement with HMM, South Korea’s leading national carrier, to supply its AI-based autonomous...

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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...

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...

PIL announces planned leadership succession: Wan Chee Foong appointed Deputy CEO, to succeed Lars...

The Board of Directors of Pacific International Lines (PIL) announced the appointment of Mr...

ABS and lomarlabs team up to accelerate early-stage, innovative solutions for global shipping

ABS and lomarlabs have signed a Master Research Collaboration Agreement (MRCA) to explore innovative...

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...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...