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COSCO orders up to 30 newbuildings, boosting MPP fleet

According to broker reports, Cosco Shipping Bulk, in collaboration with leasing company Citic FL, contracted Fujian Mawei Shipyard to construct fifteen firm, plus fifteen...

Navios linked to newbuilding resales

Navios Maritime Partners has reportedly acquired a pair of resale tanker newbuildings. According to TradeWinds, the company is said to have bought two conventionally fuelled...

Polembros orders up to eight LR2 tankers from Zhoushan Changhong – report

Recently, Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard officially signed a construction contract for 6+2 115,000 DWT LR2 product tankers with a well-known ship owner, marking the...

Iron ore rebounds on short covering; seasonally slow demand curbs gains

Iron ore futures prices rebounded on Wednesday, as some investors closed their short positions to cash in profits, although anticipation of seasonally slower demand...

Baltic index scales two-month high as larger vessel rates firm

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, extended gains to scale a two-month peak...

Euroseas announces three-year charter contract for its Intermediate Containership, M/V Emmanuel P

Euroseas an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced that it has secured a new...

Strategic Shipping acquires additional shares in Pangaea Logistics Solutions

Strategic Shipping, a 10% owner in Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd., has reported the purchase of 72,825 common shares across three transactions on May 29,...

In a pioneering and voluntary initiative, Vale releases report on sustainability-related financial information

On Monday, Vale released its first report on sustainability-related financial information. With this initiative, the mining company becomes the first in the global mining...

EnTrust Global’s Blue Ocean marks record year with SEACOR Marine, Belships ASA, and Rocktree Group deals

Blue Ocean, a maritime finance investment platform managed by EnTrust Global, a leading alternative asset management firm, announced that it deployed over $2.1 billion...

Purus orders a 180,000 cbm dual-fuel Liquified Natural Gas Carrier from Hyundai Heavy Industries

Purus has placed an order for a 180,000 cbm Liquified Natural Gas carrier (LNGC) from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. Upon delivery in...

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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...