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2020 Bulkers sells Bulk Sydney & Bulk Santos

2020 Bulkers announced that it has agreed to sell its 2020 built Newcastlemax vessels, Bulk Sydney and Bulk Santos to an unaffiliated third party...

PPA participates in the China International Import Expo

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) participated in the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, one of the most important international trade and...

Naftogaz and DEPA agree on intent to supply gas to Ukraine for winter 2025–2026 season

Naftogaz Group and Greek state-owned company DEPA Commercial have signed a Letter of Intent on the supply of natural gas to Ukraine for the...

MPCC continues strategic fleet renewal with newbuild orders against long-term charters

MPC Container Ships has placed an order for two 1,600 TEU container vessels in combination with 8-year charters to one of the leading global...

ODL – Acquisition of Deepsea Bollsta

Odfjell Drilling Ltd. announced that it has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the harsh environment semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Bollsta from Northern...

CMA CGM flags tough year ahead as shipping faces overcapacity, falling demand

The container shipping industry is bracing for a challenging year as new vessels boost capacity while demand slows, French group CMA CGM said on...

Taekwang teams up with major U.S. fund to enter K Shipbuilding acquisition battle

Taekwang Group has entered the acquisition battle for K Shipbuilding alongside Texas Pacific Group (TPG), a global private equity fund (PEF). According to the investment...

MSC Cruises announces two new world class ship orders during double celebration with Chantiers de l’Atlantique

MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique announced a major extension of their long-standing relationship with orders for two additional World Class ships – numbers...

DeepOcean awarded installation work on gas project by Equinor

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a contract by Equinor to provide various subsea construction and installation activities as part of the Snorre...

Prosafe SE: Safe Caledonia further extended at Captain

Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited has exercised a further seven weeks of options for the Safe Caledonia to continue providing accommodation support at the Captain...

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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...