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HMM signs 430 billion won long-term transport contract with Brazil’s Vale

HMM is accelerating the diversification of its business structure, which has been centered on container ships, by signing a long-term transport contract with Vale,...

New Shipping linked to suezmax order at SHI

According to broker reports, New Shipping is linked to an order for two suezmax newbuildings at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), at a price thought...

Iron ore slides as elevated China steel stocks weigh

Prices of iron ore futures slipped on Thursday, as top consumer China’s accumulating steel stocks in the peak demand season weighed on sentiment. The most-traded...

Baltic Index slips on low capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell on Thursday due to weak capesize...

Zodiac Maritime completes delivery of 10 advanced Dual-fuel pure car and truck carriers 

Zodiac Maritime has completed the delivery of ten advanced dual-fuel Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) from Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd (CIMC Raffles),...

Saipem awarded new offshore contract for Sakarya gas field development worth approximately 1.5 billion USD

Saipem has been awarded a new offshore contract by Turkish Petroleum OTC for the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project in...

CMA CGM decides against surcharge for US fees

As announced earlier this year by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), effective October 14, 2025, the U.S. will begin assessing new service fees for...

Winners and losers in the “battle” of liners

Sea-Intelligence in its latest analysis focused on the carrier alliance reshuffle underway on Europe’s major container ports. According to an analysis, the Piraeus port has...

TEN reports profits for the second quarter and first half of 2025

TEN reported results (unaudited) for the six months and the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. FIRST HALF 2025 SUMMARY RESULTSTEN’s fleet generated $390.4 million...

Iron ore eases on profit-taking, weak China inflation data

Iron ore futures retreated on Wednesday, due to some profit-taking and weaker-than-expected inflation data in top consumer China, although the bets of demand picking...

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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...