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Samsung Heavy says $3.54 billion icebreaker orders from Russia’s Zvezda cancelled

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (010140.KS), opens new tab said on Wednesday that two orders from Russia's Zvezda worth a total of 4.85...

Dalian iron ore gains after five days on firming China steel production

Iron ore futures prices snapped a five-day losing streak on Thursday amid heightened steel production in top consumer China, though gains were partially offset...

Baltic Index drops to one-week low as larger vessel rates dip

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities, fell for the third consecutive session to a...

Dynacom linked to tanker order in China

Dynacom Tankers Management has reportedly placed an order for six firm 155,000-dwt Suezmax tankers at New Times Shipbuilding (NTS). According to market sources, the new...

SeaBird Exploration changes company’s name following successful merger

SeaBird Exploration changes its name to SED Energy Holdings and ticker code to “ENH” effective from June 20, 2025, following the successful merger between...

Solstad Maritime ASA announces two contracts awards

Solstad Maritime ASA announced the finalization of two contract awards. With reference to the stock exchange notice from Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) dated April 30,...

Nuclear Concept from HHI and HD KSOE Receives ABS Approval

ABS issued approval in principle to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering for a concept of a floating small...

RINA acquires Finland-based foreship, strengthening global position in marine consulting

RINA, the multinational engineering consultancy, inspection and certification group, has acquired the entire share capital of Foreship, a renowned Finnish company specialising in naval...

Wilson Sons signs offshore agreement with TotalEnergies

Wilson Sons, recognized for its extensive experience of more than 187 years, has signed a new agreement with TotalEnergies EP Brasil to provide logistics...

Philippe Louis-Dreyfus passes away; ECSA extends deepest condolences

Philippe Louis-Dreyfus has been among the greatest personalities that have served as President and member of the Board of ECSA. He represented a rare...

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Carnival Corporation outperforms guidance, delivering best ever revenues, net yields and net income

Carnival Corporation announced financial results for the third quarter 2026 and provided an updated outlook. All-time high net income1 of $1.9 billion with adjusted net...

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...

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...

PPA S.A. shows resilience; €106.7 million in investments

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA S.A.) announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, highlighting resilient revenue performance and a smaller year-on-year...

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...