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Baltic Index nears two-month high on capesize gains

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, rose for the fourth consecutive session on...

Climate action in shipping: Progress towards shipping’s 2030 breakthrough

The report, “Climate Action in Shipping, Progress towards Shipping’s 2030 Breakthrough,” tracks progress towards the target of ensuring that at least 5% of the...

Nissen Kaiun invests in Econowind

Nissen Kaiun has become a shareholder in Wind-Assisted Shipping Propulsion company Econowind. The company said it had chosen Econowind for its technology. Econowind has...

New technological alliance for Alpha Bulkers

Alpha Bulkers Shipmanagement, owned by Anna Angelicoussis, is investing in advanced digital solutions, as it has reached an agreement with international digital tools provider...

Greek ports: Passenger traffic down; movement of goods up

The total passenger traffic in Greek ports recorded a decrease of 1.1% in the first quarter 2025 compared with the first quarter 2024, the...

More than £1.1 billion investment to boost growth, jobs and skills in UK’s coastal towns and cities

More than £1.1 billion investment to boost growth, jobs and skills in UK’s coastal towns and cities Coastal communities across the UK are set to...

ABS Chairman and CEO urges IMO to pause and rethink the net zero framework

“Shipping and the IMO are on different trajectories. There is no clear pathway for green fuel availability and scalability and infrastructure support. LNG and...

Hanwha Ocean wins 1.9 tln-won order for 7 LNG ships from Taiwan’s YangMing

Hanwha Ocean Co. said Wednesday it has clinched a 1.93 trillion-won (US$1.47 billion) order from Taiwan's YangMing Marine Transport Corp. to build seven liquefied...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W37]

As repeatedly proven by historical precedents across both past and modern eras, the flow of energy resources is governed not solely by economic forces...

Iron ore rebounds amid recovery in Chinese steel production

Iron ore futures prices rebounded on Tuesday, supported by improving steel output in China, while gains in steel benchmarks reflected improving sentiment despite weak...

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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...