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Korea’s Hanwha buys 9.9% stake in Australian shipbuilder Austal, filing confirms

South Korean conglomerate Hanwha, opens new tab now owns a 9.9% stake in Australian shipbuilder Austal, opens new tab, an exchange filing showed, opens...

Navigator Gas announces completion of acquisition of three handysize liquefied ethylene gas carriers

Navigator Holdings, the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize liquefied gas carriers, is pleased to announce that today, it completed...

2020 Bulkers – Hedging transaction for one vessel for Q2 2025

2020 Bulkers has entered into an additional hedging transaction through a forward freight agreement (FFA) effectively securing a fixed rate of approximately US$30,100 per...

DP World and Maersk sign long-term agreement to expand maritime services in Brazil

DP World, a global leader in logistics and supply chain solutions, has signed a long-term strategic agreement with Maersk, one of the world’s leading...

Iron ore drops as China property data raises demand concerns

Iron ore futures slumped on Monday, as a series of property data from top consumer China heightened concerns over the uncertain demand outlook, already...

Baltic index snaps seven-session winning streak

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday to snap a seven-session...

China ramps up criticism of BlackRock Ports deal

Chinese authorities increased pressure on CK Hutchison Holdings over its plan to sell its Panama ports stake by sharing a second newspaper commentary attacking...

US vows to keep hitting Houthis until shipping attacks stop

The United States will keep attacking Yemen's Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the U.S. defense secretary said on Sunday, as the Iran-aligned...

Safe Bulkers cites potential “reefs” for the dry bulk market

Geopolitical tensions, tariffs, new environmental requirements and supply and demand determinants are potential “reefs” for the dry bulk market, according to the annual report...

Pyxis takes “optimistic view, with challenges ahead”

Pyxis Tankers, an international shipping company, today announced unaudited results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024. For the three months ended...

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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...