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Celestyal launches ‘Sail & Save’ campaign with up to 50% off, plus ‘kids go free’ on all Arabian Gulf sailings

Up to 50% off available on 45 Greek, Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf sailings departing September 2025 to March 2027. Combinable ‘kids go free’ offer on...

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding secures new deals worth $920m

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd has secured additional shipbuilding contracts for 22 vessels worth around $920m. In a bourse filing, the company said the contracts include...

South Korea bets big on reviving troubled US shipbuilding to woo Trump

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung leaned on promises to “Make American Shipbuilding Great Again” during his first official U.S. trip, as the two...

Shell enters into an agreement for employment of MOL Group’s CTV off the Coast of Brazil

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that a cargo transfer vessel owned by its wholly owned subsidiary SeaLoading Holding AS will be shared by TotalEnergies EP...

Capital Gas scraps LNG carrier

According to broker reports, Capital Gas Carrier Corp has sold LNG carrier Trader II (138,208-cbm / built 2002) for recycling. The vessel has reportedly been...

Cosco Shipping profit up in first half

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings reported higher earnings for the first half of 2025, citing stronger container volumes on intra-Asia, Africa/Latin America and mainland China routes,...

Product tankers leaders in the global tanker fleet

Product tankers are playing a decisive role in shaping the structure of the global tanker fleet, currently constituting the largest sector in terms of...

DP World deploys electric internal transfer vehicles in Thailand

DP World, a leading global supply chain provider, has taken another significant step in its decarbonisation strategy with the deployment of five new electric...

SLB OneSubsea awarded EPC contract for Equinor’s Fram Sør Project

Global energy technology company SLB announced that its OneSubsea™ joint venture has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Equinor for...

Genco Shipping & Trading announces appointment of John C. Wobensmith as Chairman and Kathleen C. Haines as Lead Independent Director

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, today announced that James G. Dolphin...

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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...

EU’s Kallas says two countries may send ships to counter Houthis

Two countries signaled interest in sending ships to counter Houthi strikes in the Red...

Qatar-linked LNG traffic through Hormuz strait picks up despite conflict

More QatarEnergy-linked liquefied natural gas vessels, laden and in ballast, have transited the Strait...

Panama Canal announces increase in draft and daily transit

The Panama Canal announced, through an Advisory to Shipping, that it will increase to...

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...

A.P. Moller Capital to buy majority stake in ports operator Euroports

A.P. Moller Capital, the infrastructure investment arm ​of Denmark's A.P. Moller Group, ‌said on Monday it had agreed to acquire a majority ​stake in...

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...