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Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs welcomes InfraVia as majority shareholder and Samira Draoua as CEO

The Louis-Dreyfus family, shareholder of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), and InfraVia Capital Partners, a leading independent private equity company in Europe, are pleased to...

BHP awards charter contracts for two ammonia dual-fuelled vessels

BHP has signed contracts with COSCO Shipping Bulk, a subsidiary of COSCO shipping Group for the charter of two ammonia dual-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers. The...

Navios South American Logistics announces placement of US$400 million senior secured bonds at 8.875%

Navios South American Logistics, one of the largest infrastructure and logistics companies in the Hidrovia region of South America, successfully priced a US$400 million...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W26]

After setting an all-time high for coal imports in 2024, China ap-pears to be entering a new phase of recalibration. Preliminary data for 2025...

Iron ore slides on weak Chinese demand

Iron ore futures declined on Tuesday, as disappointing factory data and persistent property sector woes in top consumer China dampened sentiment. Warnings of lower prices...

Baltic Index hits near one-month low as capesize demand slips

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell for a fifth-straight session on Tuesday, to hit a near one-month low, as demand for capesize...

Celestyal announces successful refinancing as it accelerates growth strategy

Celestyal has announced the successful completion of a major refinancing initiative, replacing its original vessel acquisition funding with a more efficient financing model. This milestone...

Carnival Corporation & pic announces the launch of new senior unsecured notes offering

Carnival Corporation & plc announced that Carnival plc commenced a private offering of new senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of €1.0...

World Shipping Council releases container Lost at Sea Report – 2025 update

The World Shipping Council has released its annual Containers Lost at Sea report, showing that 576 containers were lost at sea in 2024. While...

ClassNK issues world’s first AiP for LCO2/methanol carrier developed by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & MOL

ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a LCO2/Methanol Carrier jointly developed by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui O.S.K.The certification confirms the feasibility...

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Safe Bulkers announces strong results, increased dividend

Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced its unaudited financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June...

CMA CGM: Strong results driven by the Group’s agility in a volatile environment

CMA CGM reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting strong results driven by the Group’s agility in a volatile environment...

TOP Ships announces management estimate of net asset value of $359.2 million, a 24% increase from the previously reported NAV

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced that after taking into account the June 30, 2026,...

Costamare reports results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2026

Costamare Inc. reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2026.

Diana Shipping urges Genco Shipping & Trading to stop misleading investors and engage in good faith negotiations

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that is the largest shareholder of...

Oman proposes Hormuz management system with voluntary fees, source says

Oman has presented a proposal to Iran for joint regional management ​of the Strait...

Celestyal launches first Intern Conference, bringing the next generation closer to cruising and shipping

More than 80 participants have taken their first professional steps through the company’s long-standing...

Houthis say they attacked two Saudi tankers; Saudi Arabia says one ablaze in Red...

Yemen's Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in a military operation, the...

Greek flag maintains top international quality rankings

The Greek ship registry continues to meet the highest international quality standards, consistently earning...

Three tankers carrying Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea after Houthi warning

Three oil tankers loaded with Saudi crude for China and India made U-turns in...

Piraeus container traffic remains resilient despite Red Sea shipping disruptions

Container traffic at the Port of Piraeus remained resilient in the first half of 2026 despite mounting disruption to global shipping caused by the...

Port of Long Beach, MARAD agree to test nuclear-powered vessels

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today joined leaders from California’s Port of Long Beach to celebrate a new partnership focused on...

PPA S.A. receives double distinction at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards

Piraeus Port Authority received two prestigious distinctions at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards, reaffirming its leading role in the Greek economy...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...