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Greek shipping pioneer Athina Martinou dead at 97

Athina Martinou, a key figure in modern Greek shipping and the global maritime industry died on Friday, at the age of 97. Born in 1926...

Fire breaks out on LPG tanker at Kutubdia anchorage

Fire broke out at LPG tanker at Kutubdia anchorage yesterday. Zonal Commander of Bangladesh Coast Guard East Zone Captain Jahirul Hoque confirmed that fire broke...

ADNOC L&S joint venture awards $250 million contracts for VLACs

ADNOC Logistics and Services, a global energy maritime logistics company, announced that AW Shipping, its joint venture with Wanhua Chemical Group, has awarded contracts...

Shelf Drilling announces new contracts in West Africa

Shelf Drilling announced new contracts for two jack-up rigs in Nigeria. With reference to the press release dated September 6, 2024 regarding the award...

Jiangnan Shipyard expands to the Middle East: 2 new VLACs ordered by Abu Dhabi

Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), celebrated a significant milestone with the opening of its Middle East office in Abu...

Minerva Bunkering acquires Bomin Group, expanding U.S. operations

Minerva Bunkering, a leading global marine fuel supplier and a subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group, announced its acquisition of Bomin Bunker Oil from Mabanaft....

Maersk names latest vessel of its dual-fuel methanol fleet “Alexandra Mærsk” in Felixstowe

A.P. Moller - Maersk celebrated the naming of its latest dual-fuel methanol container vessel “Alexandra Maersk”. UK’s Maritime Minister Mike Kane, representatives of the...

President of Cyprus at WISTA conference: «Gender equality is high priority»

Gender equality is a high, horizontal priority of our Government, President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, said addressing the world conference of...

Dalian iron ore retreats on China stimulus uncertainty

Dalian iron ore futures prices faltered on Thursday, surrendering earlier gains as uncertainty surrounding top consumer China’s fiscal stimulus plans clouded market sentiment, although...

Baltic index falls over one-month low on weak capesize demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index continued its decline for the ninth day and hit its lowest in more than a month on...

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Volare Shipping completes listing on Euronext Growth Oslo

Volare Shipping Ltd., the Trafigura Group company established to own, operate and scale a modern fleet of oil tankers, commenced trading on Euronext Growth...

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

TORM announced the commencement of a secondary public offering of 6,329,874 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord Holdings S.à r.l.,...

2020 Bulkers  – Transaction update

Reference is made to the recent stock exchange announcements published by 2020 Bulkers relating to the acquisition of companies owning or having contracts for...

Stolt-Nielsen posts USD 84.4 million net profit in Q3

Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported unaudited results for the third quarter and the nine months ending August 31, 2026. The Company reported a third quarter net...

Danaos Corporation declares quarterly dividend on its common stock for the third quarter of 2026 and an extraordinary special dividend

Danaos Corporation, one of the world's largest independent owners of containerships declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share on its common stock...

Fragkou (Navios Maritime Partners): Shipping must stay resilient amid global trade shifts

The major shifts reshaping global trade and shipping were highlighted by Angeliki Frangou, chairman...

Panama Canal announces new long-term slot allocation program for the Neopanamax and Panamax Locks

The Panama Canal announced a new phase of its Long-term Slot Allocation (LoTSA) program,...

Hyundai Glovis, LGL team up to explore SMR-powered car carriers for Korea-US routes

Hyundai Glovis said Tuesday it has teamed up with US logistics firm Liberty Global...

DP World expands contract logistics network in Thailand with new Bang Na distribution center

DP World announced the opening of a new contract logistics distribution centre in Bang...

Three oil tankers hit by projectiles in Hormuz strait on Tuesday, Marisks says

Three Liberian-flagged oil tankers were struck by unknown projectiles when ​transiting the Strait of...

PCT: Revenue holds firm despite lower throughput

The Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) Sustainability Report recorded a 12% improvement in financial performance, despite a 5.95% decline in container throughput, highlighting progress in...

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...