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Wan Hai Lines containership to be recycled by APT Global

Following the incident on board the WAN HAI 503 on 9 June 2025, all emergency response and casualty management measures have been completed. Following the...

Danaos Corporation announces strategic partnership with Glenfarne Group to advance the Alaska LNG Project

Danaos Corporation, one of the world's largest independent owners of containerships, announced a strategic partnership with Glenfarne Group LLC to advance the Alaska LNG...

Performance Shipping Inc. secures three-year time charter contract for M/T P. Monterey at USD31,000 per day

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

Okeanis Issues Commercial Update

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. announced the following commercial update: As of the date of this release, we estimate the following Daily Time Charter Equivalent Rate*...

Metrostar acquires vessels from Contships – report

According to Alphaliner, Metrostar Management Corp has acquired two containerships (1,296 TEU) from Contships Management at an undisclosed price.  More specifically, the company is reported...

Stealth Maritime exercises Hyundai tanker options – report

According to TradeWinds, Greek shipowner Harry Vafias has doubled an order for crude and product carriers at Hyundai Group yards placed in November, taking...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W3]

China has started 2026 with two signals that matter for bulk shipping in different ways. One is policy-driven and hits steel trade flows directly....

Okeanis Eco Tankers secures financing for Suezmax tankers

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. has secured two $45 million bank facilities from Greek lenders to finance its newly acquired resale Suezmax newbuildings, Nissos Piperi...

Iron ore falls on demand concerns following accident at Chinese steel mill

Iron ore futures fell for a fourth session on Tuesday, as an accident at a Chinese steel factory triggered concerns over demand for the...

Baltic index rises on firm vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, extended gains on Tuesday, supported by strong demand...

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Genco Shipping & Trading to review Diana Shipping’s unsolicited tender offer

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, confirmed that Diana Shipping, Inc. has...

Diana Shipping launches tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Genco Shipping & trading for $23.50 per share in cash

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that owns approximately 14.8% of the...

Bahri reports first quarter 2026 results with net profit of SAR 2.15 billion

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (“Bahri” or the “Company”, 4030 on the Saudi Exchange), the Kingdom’s leading shipping and logistics provider, announced...

Subsea 7 S.A. announces first quarter 2026 results

Subsea 7 S.A announced results of Subsea7 Group (the Group, Subsea7) for the first quarter which ended 31 March 2026.  Highlights   • First quarter Adjusted EBITDA...

Pacific International lines delivers resilient earnings in FY2025

PIL Pte Ltd announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025. The Group delivered net profit after tax of US$1.04...

Posidonia 2026 conference programme kicks off early with geopolitics dominant in industry agenda

From insurance and risk management to energy transition, digitalisation and maritime security, the Posidonia...

Swedish coast guard seizes suspected false flag tanker in Baltic sea

The Swedish Coast Guard said on Sunday it had seized a tanker in the...

Trump says US operation will aid ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. would start an effort on Monday...

Celestyal launches one-day flash sale with fares from 179€

Celestyal has announced a one-day-only flash sale, offering limited-time fares across a selection of...

Tamara de Gruyter, President, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Executive Vice President to continue her...

Tamara de Gruyter, President, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Executive Vice President, and a member...

Stable cargo flows in the Port of Gothenburg despite mixed first-quarter performance

Container handling in the Port of Gothenburg continues to show positive development in terms of loaded cargo volumes. At the same time, the share...

PPA: Investment of 3.25 million euros

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) announced the launch of works for the development of a new park featuring a model playground and a cycling...

Piraeus Port is resilient – Record performance and investments of 1.4 billion euros

The resilience and growth prospects of the Port of Piraeus, despite heightened geopolitical turbulence affecting shipping and transport, were highlighted by the Deputy CEO...

Panama Canal says $1 million-plus auction slots reflect temporary surge in demand

The Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday that some ships had recently paid more than $1 million for crossing slots at auction, but ​said...

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam remains stable, with a slight decline of 0.7%

Throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell slightly by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year. Throughput...