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Stolt Tankers orders chemical tankers at Wuchang Shipbuilding

Stolt Tankers’ joint venture in China, Shanghai SC-Stolt Shipping Ltd (SSCSSL) has signed a contract with Chinese shipbuilder Wuchang Shipyard to build two chemical...

Castor Maritime Announces Sale of M/V Magic Moon for $13.95 Million

Castor Maritime, a diversified global shipping company, announced that on March 23, 2023, it entered into an agreement with a third party for the...

Saverys Plan to Buyout Exmar

Exmar NV has been informed by Saverex NV (“Saverex”) that Saverex intends to launch a voluntary and conditional public takeover bid for all shares...

Scorpio Tankers Announces Repurchases of Its Common Shares

Scorpio Tankers announced that it has repurchased its common shares in the open market. Recently, the Company purchased 1,269,864 of  its common shares  in the ...

Iron ore slides on regulatory crackdown fears, weather disruptions

Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures dropped on Monday, as traders worried about further government intervention in the market after last week’s rally. Talk in...

Hanwha gets nod from EU for Daewoo Shipbuilding takeover

Hanwha Group received approval from the European Union on its plan to buy Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., one of South Korea’s three...

Baltic index rises on firm demand for large shipping vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Monday buoyed by higher rates for capesize...

Clarksons Sees Positive Sentiment in Most Shipping Segments

The latest Clarkson Research Shipping Review & Outlook notes that although their overall market “barometer”, the ClarkSea day rate index, has eased back in...

CMA CGM seeks to take over Lebanon’s postal services

CMA CGM has bid to take over Lebanon’s postal services, according to the country’s caretaker minister of telecommunications. The container line seems to be the...

Spain calls for tougher enforcement of oil transfers at sea

Spain has called for tighter scrutiny of oil transfers involving tankers at sea as the number of unregulated ships hit by sanctions grows and...

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Nakilat achieves QAR 1.29 billion net profit for the third quarter of 2026

Qatar Gas Transport Company Q.P.S.C. (Nakilat) announced its consolidated financial results for the third quarter of 2026 ended 30 September 2026, with a net...

Navios Maritime Partners remains focused on investment

Navios Maritime Partners, controlled by Angeliki Frangou, is focusing on disciplined capital allocation, fleet diversification and maintaining a strong balance sheet in a shipping...

Capital Tankers announces successful delivery of dual fuel suezmax tanker & new financing arrangements

Capital Tankers, an international shipping company focused on crude oil transportation, provided an update on its fleet and financing status. Delivery of Dual Fuel Suezmax...

Capital Maritime Finance: Strong investor response opens a new chapter for shipping in Athens

Capital Maritime Finance Corp. (CMF) has successfully completed its public offering, attracting exceptionally strong interest. Total bids amounted to approximately €1.1 billion, making the offering...

Nordea posts 3Q2026 financial results

Nordea released its third-quarter financial results.

«Shaping the future of cruise tourism in Greece»: MSC group’s cruise division in Corfu

Representatives of the government, local authorities, port authorities and the tourism industry met on...

Iran’s IRGC Navy says seven vessels hit, warns US of wider response

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard ​Corps Navy said ‌on Thursday that four vessels involved ​in...

Panama Canal reports growth in transits and tonnage in fiscal year 2026

The Panama Canal recorded growth in both vessel transits and tonnage in Fiscal Year...

Trump’s plan to revive sanctioned tankers faces tough sell

A US plan to rehabilitate sanctioned tankers to boost oil supply may attract only...

Hormuz could be ‘redundant’ in five years, replaced by new routes, HSBC CEO says

Investment in alternative logistics routes in the Gulf to mitigate the impact of ​the...

CPP Investments and OMERS reach agreement to sell entire stakes in associated British Ports to a fund managed by IFM Investors

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and OMERS today announced they have agreed to terms with a fund managed by IFM Investors to sell each...

MPA and China classification society strengthen partnership for a greener, smarter maritime future

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the China Classification Society (CCS) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration...

AD Ports Progressing in Reducing Emissions Intensity of Operations

AD Ports Group announced the release of its 2025 Sustainability Report, in which it highlights significant progress in its decarbonisation plans, including a 6%...

Container throughput at Piraeus’ Terminals II and III rises 15.3% in September

Container throughput at Terminals II and III at the port of Piraeus rose by 15.3% in September, despite many containerships continuing to divert around...

Piraeus Port Authority hosts Chinese delegation from ports, shipping and logistics sectors

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) welcomed a delegation of professionals from China’s ports, shipping and logistics sectors as part of a knowledge and experience...