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Baltic Index sinks to 3-week low on lower rates across vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index fell to a three-week low on Thursday, as rates across vessel segments dipped following U.S. President...

Shelf Drilling announces contract update in North Sea

Shelf Drilling announced that it has received a notice of contract termination for the Shelf Drilling Winner from the customer, TotalEnergies EP Denmark A/S....

Stolt-Nielsen Limited announces intention to relaunch share buy-back programme

Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced that it intends to continue the share buy-back programme announced on March 2, 2016. Under the 2016 buy-back programme, the Board...

IMO makes further progress on “net zero framework”

The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships met for its 19th session from 31 March to 1 April 2025,...

Trump’s tariffs stoke global trade war as China, EU vow response

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties...

APM Terminals acquires Panama Canal railway company

APM Terminals has acquired the Panama Canal Railway Company from Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited and the Lanco Group/Mi‑Jack. PCRC operates a 76-km (47-mile)...

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering announces new contract for tanker duo

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai specialized in shipbuilding, announced on April 2 that it has recently...

Saipem awarded new offshore contracts for a total amount of approximately 720 million USD

Saipem has been awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana for a total amount of approximately 720 million USD. The first contract encompasses the...

Dalian iron ore rises as resilient China demand outweighs US tariff woes

Iron ore futures strengthened on Wednesday, underpinned by resilient seasonal demand for the key steelmaking ingredient that countered trade war concerns ahead of looming...

Baltic index dip as rates across all vessels decline

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell for its seventh straight session on...

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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...