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Baltic index rises as rates firm across all vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Wednesday, buoyed by firmer rates across...

NORDEN adds new leases with purchase options

NORDEN added six new Multi-purpose (MPP) vessel leases with purchase options. “In parallel with our strategy to realise asset values, we are concurrently also entering...

VARD and North Star continue strategic partnership for two hybrid SOVs

VARD announced a new contract with the UK’s largest shipowner-operator North Star, marking a significant milestone in the companies’ shared commitment to sustainable maritime...

Preparatory works for the construction of the FSRU Terminal started in the Gulf of Gdańsk

GAZ-SYSTEM has started dredging operations in the Gulf of Gdańsk at the planned location of Poland's first FSRU Terminal. This is one of the...

Global Ship Lease reports results for the second quarter of 2025

Global Ship Lease, an owner of containerships, announced its unaudited results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2025. Second Quarter of 2025...

TEN confirms VLCC order at Hanwha

Tsakos Energy Navigation has confirmed an order for up to three VLCC newbuildings at Hanwha Ocean. TEN has ordered two eco VLCCs at the S....

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W31]

A new fault line is emerging in global trade, this time between long-time strategic partners, the United States and India. Recent statements by U.S....

Iron ore nears one-week high on resilient China demand

Iron ore futures climbed on Tuesday to a near one-week high, aided by resilient near-term demand in top consumer China. However, price gains were limited...

Baltic index hits near three-week low as larger vessel rates fall

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, extended losses to a near three-week low on...

bp announces hydrocarbon discovery at Bumerangue exploration well, offshore Brazil

bp drilled exploration well 1-BP-13-SPS at the Bumerangue block, located in the Santos Basin, 404 kilometres (218 nautical miles) from Rio de Janeiro, in...

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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...

Seanergy participates in Marine Money Week Asia

Seanergy Maritime Holdings President and CEO Stamatis Tsantanis took part in the 25th Marine...

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...

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...