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Zodiac Maritime sells its oldest car carrier

According to reports, Zodiac Maritime has sold its oldest car carrier, the 4,363-ceu Silver Glory (1994) in a transaction with Sallaum Lines of Switzerland. TradeWinds...

HD KSOE receives order to build four oil tankers

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received an order for four oil tanker newbuildings from an undisclosed European shipping company. Hyundai Samho...

Russian coal exports to Asia struggle amid lower prices

Russia’s exports of seaborne coal to Asia have been weakening in recent months, with lower shipments of both thermal grades and metallurgical coal used...

Baltic index gains on higher capesize, panamax rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose on Wednesday, helped by rising rates for the larger vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in...

Union Maritime to build world’s greenest and most efficient long-range tankers with WindWings®

Union Maritime Ltd, a leading tanker owner and operator, is making waves in maritime sustainability with its plan to build two new LR2 tankers...

D’Amico sells oldest product tanker

D'Amico International Shipping has sold its MR product tanker, the Glenda Melanie, which has a deadweight of 47,162 tons, for $27.4 million. Built in 2010...

Seanergy partners with SulNOx for green fueltech pilot

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corporation, the Greek-based dry bulk shipping operator, has agreed to pilot SulNOxEco Fuel Conditioner, developed by the UK’s SulNOx Group. The trial,...

Asian oil demand growth in focus as OPEC+ move carves out supply roadmap

Asian crude buyers are unlikely to face a supply squeeze following extended production cuts by OPEC+ and Russia’s move to slash output by an...

Performance Shipping Inc. Secures Time Charter Contracts for 3 Newbuildings

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

Dalian iron ore hits 5-month low as China demand disappoints

Dalian iron ore futures prices extended declines to hit a five-month low on Tuesday, pressured by weak sentiment amid subdued demand in top consumer...

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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...

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...

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...

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...