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EPS and SPDB Financial Leasing sign financing agreement for dual-fuel container ships

Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and SPDB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (SPDBFL) have signed a financing agreement for two newbuild LNG dual-fuel Neo-Panamax container ships....

BW LPG: Major Shareholder Disclosure

Avance Gas Holding has today transferred 19,147,342 shares in BW LPG Limited to Avance Gas shareholders in relation to distribution for the fourth quarter...

Golden Ocean delivers solid Q4 performance

Golden Ocean Group Limited, the world’s largest listed owner of large size dry bulk vessels, announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended December...

Seacon Shipping finances second bulker newbuilding

Seacon Shipping has announced a finance lease arrangement involving its indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. The arrangement involves the sale of a 40,000 dwt bulk carrier...

Greek merchant marine fleet GRT shrinks in December

The gross tonnage of the Greek merchant marine fleet further dropped in December, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Despite the significant renewal and...

Contships completes vessel sales, acquisition of feeder boxship

During the fourth quarter of 2024, Contships completed the sale of five boxships, while it plans to sell two more. At the same time, the...

TEN orders shuttle tankers worth $1.3 billion

Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) is reportedly in advanced negotiations for signing new contracts to build an additional nine Shuttle Tankers at Samsung Heavy Industries....

Dalian iron ore extends losing streak on Chinese steel export outlook

Iron ore futures prices weakened for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, weighed down by dour outlook for Chinese steel exports and heightened trade...

Baltic Index gains for tenth straight session to more than two-month high

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, rose for a tenth straight session on...

Matson announces fourth quarter and full year 2024 results; provides 2025 outlook

Matson, a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, today reported net income of $128.0 million, or $3.80 per diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Net...

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United Maritime reports Q2 and H1 2026 results – Strategic fleet repositioning into Capesize Vessels

United Maritime Corporatio, announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also declared a quarterly...

Seanergy Maritime reports second quarter and first-half 2026 financial results

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., a leading pure-play Capesize owner and operator, reported its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June...

Diana Shipping reports Q2 & H1 2026 results and declares cash dividend of $0.01 per common share for the Q2

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, reported net income of $20.8 million...

Bahri reports record net profit of SAR 2.75 billion for Q2 2026

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), the Kingdom’s leading shipping and logistics company, announced its financial results for the second quarter and...

Scorpio Tankers announces financial results for the second quarter of 2026 and the declaration of a dividend

Scorpio Tankers Inc. reported its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company also announced that its board of...

Teekay Corporation second quarter 2026 update

Teekay Corporation Ltd. provided an update for the three months ended June 30, 2026,...

WALLENIUS SOL acquires vessels from Royal Wagenborg and signs long-term CoA with Smurfit Westrock

WALLENIUS SOL has announced the acquisition of two RoRo vessels from Royal Wagenborg, Bothniaborg...

Oman proposes Hormuz management system with voluntary fees, source says

Oman has presented a proposal to Iran for joint regional management ​of the Strait...

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...

Houthis say they attacked two Saudi tankers; Saudi Arabia says one ablaze in Red...

Yemen's Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in a military operation, the...

Piraeus container traffic remains resilient despite Red Sea shipping disruptions

Container traffic at the Port of Piraeus remained resilient in the first half of 2026 despite mounting disruption to global shipping caused by the...

Port of Long Beach, MARAD agree to test nuclear-powered vessels

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today joined leaders from California’s Port of Long Beach to celebrate a new partnership focused on...

PPA S.A. receives double distinction at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards

Piraeus Port Authority received two prestigious distinctions at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards, reaffirming its leading role in the Greek economy...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...