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Sale of “Skandi Peregrino” by DDW Offshore

Akastor ASA's subsidiary DDW Offshore AS has entered into a binding agreement to sell "Skandi Peregrino" for a purchase price of USD 25 million,...

Greek shipowners invest in new containerships

The rekindling of Greek shipowners’ investment interest in containerships is reflected in the series of new orders. Despite the sluggish start and the reduced dependence...

CMA CGM reports ‘solid’ 2024 Financial Results

CMA CGM reported 2024 Financial Results. Commenting on the results for the year, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group, said:  “Our...

CMA CGM: US port fees on China vessels would affect all shipping firms

U.S. proposals to hit Chinese vessels with high port fees would have a major impact on all firms in a container shipping industry in...

China Merchants buys VLCC terminal in Brazil

CHINA Merchants Port, the port division of the state-owned conglomerate China Merchants Group, has acquired 70 % of Vast Infraestrutura, a company operating a...

Lauritzen Bulkers CEO steps down

The CEO of Lauritzen Bulkers, Martin Egvang, has decided to step down with immediate effect. In a statement issued on Friday (28 February), Egvang, who...

Toro Corp. announces proposed spin-off of its Handysize tanker business

Toro Corp. an international energy transportation services company, announces that its Board of Directors, has decided, on the recommendation of a special committee of...

Trump reverses Chevron’s Venezuela oil license, citing lack of electoral reforms

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was reversing a license given to Chevron to operate in Venezuela by his predecessor Joe Biden...

KfW IPEX-Bank financing Carisbrooke Shipping’s diesel-electric general cargo vessel pair

Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank has announced its support for Carisbrooke Shipping’s fleet modernisation programme with a financing of around €26 million, backed by Dutch export...

Ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges call for swift implementation of Clean Industrial Deal

Port of Rotterdam and Port of Antwerp-Bruges welcome the Clean Industrial Deal, through which the European Commission intends to strengthen the competitiveness of...

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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...