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IMO Secretary-General calls for urgent release of 44 seafarers held by pirates

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has appealed for urgent international efforts to secure the safe release of 44 seafarers held captive in Somali waters by...

Fincantieri creates an international underwater champion

The Group establishes the first vertically integrated underwater operator, bringing together eight centers of excellence, that are leaders in their respective fields, capable of...

d’Amico International Shipping announces a new two-year time charter contract at a highly profitable rate

d’Amico International Shipping S.A., a leading international marine transportation company operating in the product tanker market, announces that its operating subsidiary, d’Amico Tankers d.a.c....

Iran fires missiles at commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz, Axios reports

Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, Axios reported, citing two...

Performance Shipping extends time charter for M/T Briolette with Aramco Trading at US$37,700 per day for three years

Performance Shipping Inc, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has extended...

KONGSBERG delivers advanced technology suite for next-generation NIOZ research vessel Anna Weber-van Bosse

KONGSBERG has supplied a comprehensive package of advanced ocean science and navigation technologies for RV Anna Weber-van Bosse, the new ocean research vessel owned...

Celestyal launches ‘Suite Summer Sale’ with fares from € 559 pp

Celestyal has launched a ‘Suite Summer Sale’ - live from July 1 - offering guests the chance to upgrade their summer holiday with suite...

Sumitomo Corporation: Sale of Offshore wind power projects in Belgium

Sumitomo Corporation has decided to sell its equity stakes in three offshore wind power projects off the coast of Belgium: Northwind (joined in 2013),...

Lee Haslett to leave Celestyal

Celestyal has announced on July 1st, 2026 that its chief commercial officer, Lee Haslett, will be leaving his role at the cruise line to...

Greek shipowners enter golden three-year expansion cycle

Greek shipowners are running an extensive investment programme in newbuild commercial vessels, with deliveries accelerating in recent years, according to data shared by Xclusiv...

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Greek shipping industry turns to Euronext Athens

The Greek shipping community is turning its attention to Euronext Athens. Safe Bulkers, owned by Polys V. Hajioannou, made the first move. The company pursued...

TOP Ships announces net income of $6.5 million, diluted earnings per share of $0.61 and stockholders’ equity of $76.7 million for the six months...

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced its financial results for the six months ended June...

TORM announces secondary public offering of its class A common shares by a selling shareholder

TORM plc announced the commencement of a secondary public offering of 9,000,000 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord Holdings S.à...

TEN sees 300% plus increase in 6-month net income; record 1H revenues

TEN reported results (unaudited) for the six months and the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. FIRST HALF 2026 SUMMARY RESULTS TEN's fleet generated record gross...

Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM in landmark FMC complaint

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) has filed a formal complaint against CMA CGM with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), demanding at least $186 million...

Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Middle East conflict persists

A total of 17 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on the weekend,...

Greek shipping a key pillar of economy, citizens’ daily lives, minister says

The importance of Greek shipping to the economy and citizens’ everyday lives was highlighted...

Qatar Energy Chief says Bessent ‘wrong’ about Hormuz future

Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is “wrong” when he...

Cruise Industry report shows measurable progress in environmental technologies and practices

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, released...

Stop attacking merchant ships and seafarers: IMO Secretary-General to Member States

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, has called on Member...

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...

Port of Los Angeles posts best three-month cargo stretch in its history

Port of Los Angeles waterfront workers processed  955,907 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August, capping the busiest three consecutive months in Port history. More...

ATI and DP World commission six new hybrid cranes at manila South Harbour

Strategic partners DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have commissioned six state-of-the-art hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at Manila South Harbour (MSH), strengthening...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...