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CMA CGM acquires rail logistics firm Freightliner UK

CMA CGM on Monday announced the acquisition of Freightliner UK Intermodal Logistics, a rail logistics specialist, as the French shipping group continues to expand...

Polaris International breaks into bulkers

Polaris International announced it has entered the dry bulk shipping sector with the launch of Polaris Bulkers, building on the company’s solid reputation in...

Hanwha appoints Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor as Global Chief Strategy Officer

Hanwha Group, a global leader in defense, shipbuilding, and energy solutions, has appointed Alex Wong as Global Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) to lead the...

Iron ore firms as increased building materials demand lift steel output

Iron ore futures prices advanced on Monday, as blast furnace steel production increased amid rising demand for building materials ahead of China’s National Day...

Baltic freight index eases, with weakness across vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, edged down on Monday, with weakness seen...

Allseas awarded Brae Alpha decommissioning contract

TAQA UK has awarded Allseas the contract for the engineering, preparation, removal and disposal (EPRD) of the Brae Alpha platform in the UK Central...

Cruise industry: Commitment to sustainable development

At Seatrade Cruise Europe 2025 in Hamburg, the Strategic Alliance of European Cruise Port Associations renewed its partnership, with the participation of the President...

Nations ratify first global treaty to protect ocean life

As climate impacts multiply, a landmark United Nations treaty to protect ocean lifewill go into effect in January. Sierra Leone and Morocco on Friday provided...

DEME expands Subsea Cable Installation Fleet with New Offshore Construction Vessel

Belgium-based engineering group DEME has confirmed an order for a new Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV), designed to strengthen its subsea cable installation capacity and...

Russia: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas on the 19th package of sanctions

“We proposed to Member States the 19th package of sanctions against Russia. In it, we target key sectors sustaining Russia’s war effort.  Our sanctions bite....

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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...

Hunter Group ASA appoints Erik M Mathiesen as permanent CEO

Hunter Group ASA announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Erik M Mathiesen...

Russia says it struck vessels in Ukraine

The Russian defense ministry said on Sunday its forces had carried out overnight drone...

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...

Thessaloniki Port Authority: Revenue up 8.9% to €58m in H1 ’26

Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA S.A.), a member of the Core Network of the Trans-European Transport Network and a port of international significance, announced...

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...