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Rubico announces letter of intent for acquisition of a high specification Newbuilding MR Tanker

Rubico Inc., a global provider of shipping transportation services specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced it has entered into a letter of intent...

Russian gas cargoes to stay exempt as EU agrees new sanctions deal

Greek shipping company Dynagas will be allowed to continue carrying Russian liquefied natural gas as part of a compromise with other EU capitals to...

Greek shipowners expand dry bulk fleet with focus on conventionally fuelled vessels

Greek shipowners are continuing a broad renewal of their dry bulk fleets, with newbuilding orders remaining largely focused on conventionally fuelled vessels, according to...

DOF Group ASA – Further fleet optimisation through vessel transactions and update on Skandi Amazonas

DOF Group ASA announced two vessel transactions involving a total of six vessels as part of further fleet optimisation and high-grading efforts to strengthen...

Samsung Heavy Industries expands U.S. shipbuilding cooperation

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major South Korean shipbuilder, said Friday it will pursue broad cooperation with the U.S. shipbuilding industry as part of...

TOP Ships announces decision to sell M/Y Para Bellvm and exit the Megayacht Sector

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced that it has decided to sell the M/Y Para...

Diana Shipping announces direct continuation of time charter contract for m/v Atalandi with Stone Shipping

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned...

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 internship programme since 2014. Celestyal held the first Celestyal Intern Conference...

BW Ideol and NGE join forces in the Mediterranean

BW Ideol, a leader in floating offshore wind and designer of the Damping Pool® concrete floating foundation, and NGE, France's 4th largest construction group,...

ABS grants AIP for nuclear-powered 15K TEU containership developed with KRISO and KAERI

ABS has awarded approval in principle (AIP) for a concept design for a nuclear-powered 15,000 TEU containership developed in collaboration with the Korea Research...

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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...

TORM announces secondary public offering of its class A common shares by a selling shareholder

TORM plc announced the commencement of a secondary public offering of 9,000,000 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord Holdings S.à...

TEN sees 300% plus increase in 6-month net income; record 1H revenues

TEN reported results (unaudited) for the six months and the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. FIRST HALF 2026 SUMMARY RESULTS TEN's fleet generated record gross...

Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM in landmark FMC complaint

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) has filed a formal complaint against CMA CGM with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), demanding at least $186 million...

Cruise Industry report shows measurable progress in environmental technologies and practices

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, released...

Stop attacking merchant ships and seafarers: IMO Secretary-General to Member States

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, has called on Member...

Iran says struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday they struck an oil tanker sailing under the Togolese...

World’s first ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering to an ammonia-fueled vessel

Demonstrating a Fuel-Supply Operation Essential for Deployment of Next-Generation Fueled Vessels NYK Line, with Japan...

M/MARITIME: Focus on Greek-Japanese maritime ties

The close shipping ties between Greece and Japan were highlighted at a meeting at...

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...

ATI and DP World commission six new hybrid cranes at manila South Harbour

Strategic partners DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have commissioned six state-of-the-art hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at Manila South Harbour (MSH), strengthening...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...