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HD Hyundai’s Avikus to supply autonomous navigation system to 40 HMM vessels

HD Hyundai said Friday that its autonomous shipping unit Avikus has secured an order to supply its HiNAS Control autonomous navigation system to 40...

ESL Shipping strengthens fleet with a second-hand vessel

To ensure operational reliability and sufficient capacity, ESL Shipping has acquired a geared ice-class 1A second-hand vessel. This strategic acquisition follows the sale of...

Iron ore retreats as hot metal output falls in China

Iron ore futures retreated on Thursday as hot metal output fell in top buyer China amid a slow resumption of production after the New...

Baltic Index falls for ninth straight session on capesize losses

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell for an ninth straight session on Thursday,...

Port of Piraeus: Cruises kick off 2026 with strong momentum

With the arrival of the first cruise ships, Piraeus Port Authority S.A. officially inaugurated the 2026 cruise season, marking the beginning of another dynamic...

Baltic Exchange launches new intermediate tanker indices in response to growing trade in northwest Europe

Baltic Exchange has launched a new suite of indices covering four key short-range tanker routes in northwest Europe in order to create the definitive...

Ammobia raises $7.5M to scale low-cost ammonia production technology critical to energy resilience

Ammobia, developer of breakthrough low-cost ammonia production technology, announced a $7.5 million seed round to scale its Haber-Bosch 2.0 modular plant designs that...

Seatankers Management places order for two VLCCs with Chinese builder

Hengli Shipbuilding Dalian has signed contracts for the construction of two 306,000-tonne very large crude carriers (VLCC). The total contract value is estimated between...

Höegh Autoliners joins World Shipping Council

The World Shipping Council (WSC) announced that Höegh Autoliners has joined as a member, further strengthening the Council’s representation of the global liner shipping...

Lomarlabs and Signal Fusion launch strategic collaboration to advance predictive operational behaviour intelligence in shipping

Lomarlabs, the venture catalyst advancing deep-tech solutions for maritime, and Signal Fusion, the human-performance intelligence company, are to work together to deploy a next-generation...

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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...