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Suezmax “Nissos Delos” at Kyklades Maritime

Kyklades Maritime Corporation, controlled by the Alafouzos family and led by Giannis Alafouzos, has strengthened its fleet with the delivery of the newly built...

COSCO tanker in the Piraeus shipbuilding and repair zone

The COSCO tanker Rong Hua Wan was docked at the floating dry dock of the ship repair zone of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA),...

Qatar LNG vessels u-turn after attempt to pass through Hormuz

Two tankers carrying liquefied natural gas from Qatar appear to have abandoned an effort to exit the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz...

Hafnia enters into newbuild agreement for eight medium-range (MR) product tankers

Hafnia Limited announces that it has signed a contract for the construction of eight Medium-Range (MR) newbuild product tankers at Hyundai Heavy Industries. The total...

Valaris announces multi-year contract award for drillship VALARIS DS-4

Valaris Limited announced that it has been awarded a 1,064-day contract extension with Petrobras offshore Brazil for drillship VALARIS DS-4. The extension is expected...

Seadrill announces West Polaris contract extension in Brazil

Seadrill Limited announced the ultra-deepwater drillship, West Polaris, was awarded a 1,095-day contract extension with Petrobras for the Búzios field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The...

bp appoints deputy chief executive officer

bp announced the appointment of Carol Howle as deputy chief executive officer, effective immediately. Carol will continue to lead supply, trading and shipping (ST&S) and...

Byzantine Maritime linked to order for two LPG ships

Byzantine Maritime has reportedly ordered two 40,000 dwt LPG vessels from the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea, returning to the market...

Carlova Maritime orders second VLCC in S. Korea

Carlova Maritime has reportedly ordered a second 300,000 dwt VLCC from South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean shipyard. The first of the two ships is expected to...

UAE says the use of Hormuz must be guaranteed in any US-Iran deal

UAE official Anwar Gargash said any settlement of the U.S.-Iran war must guarantee access through the Strait of ​Hormuz, warning that a deal that...

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BW LPG Limited – Update on BW LPG’s Product Services Q2 2026 segment performance

BW LPG provided an update on its Product Services’ (“BW Product Services”) Q2 2026 segment performance. Q2 2026 highlights: Gross trading result: – USD 19 million This...

DNB: Solid results driven by lending growth and high customer activity

DNB recorded profits after tax of NOK 9.8 billion in the second quarter of 2026.  “The level of activity in the Norwegian economy is high...

OOIL announces operational update for 2Q2026

The Board of Directors of Orient Overseas (International) Limited has adopted a policy of announcing unaudited operational updates for Orient Overseas Container Line (“OOCL”)...

Seanergy Maritime’s bond begins trading on Euronext Athens after raising 95.6 million euros

Seanergy Maritime Holdings’ corporate bond began trading on Euronext Athens on Tuesday, with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stamatis Tsantanis ringing the traditional opening...

Hapag-Lloyd raises annual outlook on strong demand, freight rates

German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Monday raised its outlook ​for the financial year, citing strong market ‌demand and positive freight rate developments. Hapag-Lloyd said it...

Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if U.S. hits power network

Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea...

MPC Capital to become MPC Oceanic Group

Hamburg-based MPC Capital AG announced it will change its name to MPC Oceanic Group...

Greek merchant fleet increased by 1.8% in May 2026

The Greek Merchant Fleet increased by 1.8% in May 2026 compared with May 2025,...

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills three, official says

A Russian attack on Ukraine's ​Black Sea port city of ‌Odesa killed three, a...

Iran-linked vessels pass through Hormuz ahead of US blockade

The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday,...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...

Port of Los Angeles records best June ever, tops 1 million container units

Dockworkers at the Port of Los Angeles moved 1,002,734 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June, making it the busiest June in the Port's 118-year...

Port of Long Beach cargo up at year’s midpoint

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach saw double-digit growth in June, running just ahead of last year’s record-setting pace halfway into 2026,...

Greek Shipping Minister visits Piraeus Port

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias visited the Port of Piraeus on Tuesday ahead of the peak summer holiday travel period,...