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Trump signs order to revive us shipbuilding, DOGE review of Navy

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that seeks to revive US shipbuilding and will dispatch Elon Musk’s efficiency squad to investigate how...

CK Hutchison says it invested $1.7b in Panama, surpassing obligations

A company controlled by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison has invested $1.7 billion in two ports near the Panama Canal, it said on Wednesday, surpassing...

HSM Offshore Energy awarded East Anglia TWO substation contract by ScottishPower

ScottishPower Renewables has awarded an EPCIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning) contract for its East Anglia TWO offshore substation and jacket foundation to...

DOF Group ASA – Subsea mooring installation contract award in the APAC region

DOF Group announced a Substantial contract award for subsea mooring installation services in the APAC Region. The contract will utilise Skandi Hercules with related...

Sealead expands in Spain with new entity and managing director

SeaLead, a fast-growing global shipping line, has strengthened its presence in Europe with the establishment of its own entity in Spain, marking a significant...

NORDEN adds to Executive Management group with COO role

NORDEN announced that Anne Heidi Jensen will join NORDEN’s Executive Management in the newly created role as Group COO. The Executive Management group thereby...

Iron ore slips to 6-1/2-month low as global trade war intensifies

Iron ore futures slid on Wednesday to their lowest levels in more than six months, as demand prospects were clouded by the escalation of...

Baltic index falls as demand falters across vessels amid trade war

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index on Wednesday fell for the thirteenth straight session to a more than one-month low due to...

Fincantieri and Viking announce the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship and sign contracts for two new units

Fincantieri and Viking announced the first cruise ship in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored onboard for both propulsion and onboard electricity...

Stena DrillMAX contract award

Stena Drilling announced the award of a campaign with KE STP Company B.V. and BG International Limited Suriname Branch, subsidiaries of Shell PLC (Shell) for the...

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2020 Bulkers – Board resolution to approve the issuance of consideration shares and private placement shares

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcements published by 2020 Bulkers Ltd. in connection with: the Company’s acquisition of AHTS AS (the “AHTS Acquisition“), the...

Capital Maritime Finance launches Greece’s first shipping IPO with exclusive listing on Euronext Athens

Capital Maritime Finance Corp. (CMF) is launching Greece’s first shipping IPO, with all of its shares to be exclusively listed on Euronext Athens. The move...

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...

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...