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Greece: Vasilis Kikilias appointed new Shipping Minister

In government reshuffle last week, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis appointed Vasilis Kikilias as the new Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, succeeding Christos...

TEN orders $1.3bn shuttle tankers; vessels backed by long-term charters

Tsakos Energy Navigation has ordered nine suezmax shuttle tankers in South Korea, at the price of USD 1.3 billion. A signing ceremony was held in...

Stylianides: Cruises are a key pillar of the Greek tourism industry and economy

The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Christos Stylianides, participated in the 4th European Summit 2025 of CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association),...

Trade rises at Port of Long Beach in February

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach rose for a ninth consecutive month in February as retailers continued to move goods ahead of...

Shell delivered record amount of LNG fuel to ships in 2024

Shell Plc said it delivered record volumes of liquefied natural gas to power ships last year, boosting the use of a fuel that’s become...

DP WORLD reports record revenue of $20.0 billion and EBITDA of $5.5 billion

DP World Limited has announced financial results for the year ended 31 December 2024. On a reported basis, revenue grew by 9.7% to $20.0...

d’Amico delivers strong financial performance in 2024

The Board of Directors of d’Amico International Shipping S.A., a leading international marine transportation company operating in the product tanker market, examined and approved...

Gulf Navigation gets green light to buyout Brooge Energy assets

The Dubai shipping firm Gulf Navigation has ticked off one major milestone in its ongoing turnaround by getting shareholder approval to take over the...

Sale of FPSO BW Pioneer with five-year O&M contract with the buyer

BW Offshore has signed an agreement for the sale of the FPSO BW Pioneer for USD 125 million to a subsidiary of Murphy Oil...

OOIL sees profit nearly double in the previous year

Orient Overseas announced a profit attributable to equity holders of US$2,577.4 million for 2024, compared to a profit of US$1,367.9 million in 2023. Earnings...

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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...