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Iran says MSC Aries vessel seized for ‘violating maritime laws’

A Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, the MSC Aries, was seized by Iranon April 13 for ”violating maritime laws”, Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday, adding...

Port of València export freights grow by 2.13% in March

Export freights from the Port of València stabilised in March and experienced a slight increase of +2.13%. This is reflected in the València Containerised...

Baltic index steady as gains in smaller vessels counter weaker capsize

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, were little changed on Monday as gains in smaller...

Trafigura to commercially deploy Daphne Technology’s PureMetrics™ on LNG carrier for precise MRV and optimisation of GHG emissions

Daphne Technology proudly announces a significant milestone. The company has been selected by Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, for its...

Iranian troops descend from helicopter to seize Israel-linked ship

Iran has seized a commercial ship with links to Israel as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz early on Saturday. The MSC Aries was...

TOP Ships Inc. Announces Transfer of Listing to the NYSE American LLC

TOP Ships Inc. an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced that it will transfer the listing of its...

C3is Announces Agreement to Acquire Handysize Bulk Carrier from an Affiliated Company

C3is Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Bulk Carrier Eco Spitfire for $16.19 million from Brave Maritime, an...

Container Freight Rates Stabilizing

While container spot rates on the Asia-Europe and Asia-North America trades continued to remain elevated, year on year, due to the Red Sea crisis,...

Flex LNG – Time Charter for Flex Endeavour extended to 2032

Flex LNG, Ltd. announced that the charterer of Flex Endeavour has exercised an option to extend the firm period of the Time Charter by...

BHP suspending China portside iron ore sales until April 22 for system upgrade

The world’s third-largest iron ore producer BHP Group BHP.AX will temporarily suspend portside sales in China for 11 days due to an internal system...

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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...

Safe Bulkers: Completion and pricing of private placement of common stock

Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that it has successfully placed 12,000,000 new shares of common stock...

Scorpio Tankers announces updates on third quarter 2026 TCE rates and time charter-out agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its third quarter of 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and that it has entered...

M/MARITIME: Focus on Greek-Japanese maritime ties

The close shipping ties between Greece and Japan were highlighted at a meeting at...

Greek ferry sector ‘battered’ by soaring fuel costs

The Greek ferry sector is being squeezed by soaring fuel costs, with the price...

Strait of Hormuz ship crossings remain in single digits, data shows

Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz ​remained in the single digits at four...

DP World handles record BYD new energy vehicle shipment to Chile

DP World has handled the largest single maritime delivery of new energy vehicles to...

Seanergy Maritime CFO focuses on delivering real value in practice

Stavros Gyftakis, CFO of Seanergy Maritime Holdings and CFO and Director of United Maritime...

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...

Chandra Asri Group opens access to CPN public terminal

PT Chandra Pelabuhan Nusantara (CPN), a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), has officially obtained the Business License for the...