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Wuhu Shipyard secures 2+2 64,500 DWT Bulk Carrier contract with Turkey’s Aqmaris

On January 6th, Chinese shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard successfully signed a contract with Turkish company Aqmaris for the construction of 2+2 64,500 DWT bulk carriers. At...

TOP Ships announces amendment of time charter at a higher daily rate

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced that it has amended the time charter agreement...

Castor Maritime Inc. announces the sale and leaseback of the M/V Magic Perseus

Castor Maritime Inc., a diversified global shipping and energy company, announces the signing of a sale and leaseback agreement for the M/V Magic Perseus,...

First U.S. LNG Cargo for the Bulgarian Market Arrives in Alexandroupolis via METLEN

METLEN, together with its International Energy Supply & Trading Pillar, has achieved another strategic milestone with the arrival of its first U.S. liquefied natural...

Iron ore rallies as China pledges more proactive fiscal policies in 2026

Iron ore futures prices rallied on Monday as top consumer China’s pledge of more proactive fiscal policies in 2026 boosted sentiment and demand hopes...

Gulf Marine Services announces two-year contract extension for one of its Mid‐size vessels currently operating in the GCC region

Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a leading provider of self‐propelled, self‐elevating support vessels to the offshore energy industry, announced a two‐year contract extension (comprising one...

Clean Energy Carriers announces further expansion with an order for three latest specification LNG Carriers

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp., an international owner of ocean-going vessels, announced it has ordered three latest technology LNG carriers to be built at HD...

DHT Holdings announces the sale of two VLCCs

DHT Holdings announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the DHT China and the DHT Europe for a combined price of...

d’Amico orders two MR1 from Guangzhou Shipyard

d’Amico International Shipping S.A., an international marine transportation company operating in the product tanker market, announces that its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers D.A.C., has...

Pacific Basin announces the acquisition of four 40,000 dwt Handysize newbuilding vessels

Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, one of the world’s leading dry bulk shipping companies, entered into ship purchase contracts with Jiangmen Nanyang Ship Engineering Co.,...

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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...