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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...

LS Marine Solution teams with Turkey on mega HVDC cable ship

Leading South Korean submarine cable manufacturer LS Marine Solution announced Monday that it has signed a construction agreement with Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard to build...

Shelf Drilling announces five-year contract extension for High Island V

Shelf Drilling announced that it has secured a five-year extension for the High Island V jack-up rig. The extension is in direct continuation of...

Amon Maritime secures funding to build large ammonia-fuelled bulkers

Amon Maritime has secured NOK 253 million ($25.1 million) in funding from Norwegian state agency Enova to support the construction of two ammonia-powered bulk...

Mitsui O.S.K Lines: MOL completes the acquisition of LBC Tank Terminals

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced that on June 30, it completed the acquisition of all membership rights in LBC Tank Terminals Group Holding Netherlands Coöperatief...

The Greek trend of shipping spin-offs on Wall Street

It is not just a trend, it is a strategy. Greek shipowners are following the spinoff policy for their listed shipping companies on the...

Dalian iron ore logs first monthly gain in four on firm near-term demand

Dalian iron ore futures edged higher on Monday, logging their first monthly rise in four months amid firm near-term demand in top consumer China,...

Baltic Index falls to near 3-week low on weaker capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index slipped to an almost three-week low on Monday, pressured by softer capesize rates, though it still posted...

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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...

Eastern Pacific Shipping and SUARDIAZ Group strengthen longstanding partnership with delivery of MV RS...

Eastern Pacific Shipping announced the delivery of MV RS Atlantico, marking a significant milestone...

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...

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...