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Star Bulk Completes Merger With Eagle Bulk

Star Bulk Carriers, a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced that it has completed its merger with Eagle...

Lauritzen Bulkers CEO Niels Josefsen to retire

Niels Josefsen is retiring after more than five years as Lauritzen Bulkers’ chief executive. Josefsen – who will remain in his position until a successor...

Iron ore nears two-week high on stimulus bets, post-holiday restocking

Iron ore futures prices climbed on Monday to their highest in nearly two weeks, buoyed by hopes of potential measures to bolster the feeble...

Overcapacity Still Plaguing Container Shipping

On 26 March 2024, a 9,971 teu container vessel ‘DALI’ collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the Port of Baltimore. The vessel...

Korean Shipbuilders Enjoy Increases in Orders for LPG and LNG Carriers in Q1 2024

While global ship orders in 2024 fell from 2023, orders for high-value-added ships such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...

Baltic index slips to near 2-month low on weaker vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index slipped to its lowest level in nearly two months on Monday, pressured by weaker rates across...

Gearbulk Signs Contract For Up To Four 82,300 Dwt Open Hatch Vessels For Delivery In 2027

Gearbulk has signed a contract for delivery of up to four ammonia/ methanol-ready, 82,300 dwt Open Hatch newbuildings. The contract is firm for two...

Trafigura announces management changes

Trafigura, a market leader in global commodities, announces that at the March Board meeting, Executive Director Jose Maria Larocca notified the Board of his...

Yemen’s Houthis Say They Targeted Western Ships

Houthi forces in Yemen said on Sunday they had launched rockets and drones at British, U.S. and Israeli ships, the latest in a campaign...

One Dead, Two Seriously Injured After Fire Hit Pemex Oil Platform In Mexico

At least one contractor was killed after a fire struck an offshore platform operated by Mexico’s national oil company Pemex, the firm said in...

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TORM announces closing of secondary public offering of its class A common shares

TORM plc announced the closing of the previously announced secondary public offering of 6,329,874 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord...

DryLog reports loss in FY2025

DryLog Trading posted a loss for 2025 as a weakening bulk carrier market coincided with reduced seaborne trade volumes and an environment of intense...

Nordic American Tankers – The Hansson family now collectively own 12 million NAT shares

Nordic American Tankers Ltd announced that Hansson family now collectively own 12 million NAT shares. “I am pleased to inform you that my son, Monaco...

Hafnia Limited: Mandatory notification of trade – Redelivery of borrowed shares in connection with offering

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published by Hafnia Limited on 24 September 2026 regarding the lending of shares by BW Group...

ZIM raises full-year 2026 guidance

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. raised its guidance for the year ending December 31, 2026, reflecting continued strong market demand and favorable momentum in...

Attack risks rise for tankers as Iran vows to block more Hormuz routes

Tankers are facing a higher risk of attacks and intimidation as they try to...

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...

Savannah achieves record container volumes in September

The Port of Savannah achieved a record September for container volumes, moving 504,015 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month, an increase of 3.7 percent...

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...