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SFL: Acquisition of 4 Suezmax tankers & long term charters

SFL Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire four modern Suezmax tankers in combination with long term time charters to a subsidiary of...

ZIM reports strong Q2 financial results

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, a global container liner shipping company, announced its consolidated results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022....

Capital Ship Management Corp. sets high standards for quality, business continuity & environmental management

Capital Ship Management Corp. has become one of the first Greek shipping companies to be certified with the ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management by...

Port of Liverpool workers to strike over pay offer

Hundreds of Port of Liverpool workers are to walk out after rejecting what their union has described as an “inadequate” pay offer. More than 500...

Royal Caribbean announces proposed offering of senior unsecured notes to refinance near term debt maturities

Royal Caribbean Group announced that it has commenced a private offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2027. The Company intends...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen secures USD 800 mln of sustainability-linked vessel loans

Wallenius Wilhelmsen signs USD 800 million of new loans secured by 20 vessels. "We are happy to close the flagship facilities with our banks...

Germany Secures Gas Supply Via Floating LNG Units

Germany secured a commitment on Tuesday from major gas importers to keep two floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals fully supplied from this winter...

Crowley Secures Subcontract for Hybrid-Electric Ferry

Crowley has been selected by Senesco Marine to provide design verification and production packaging for a hybrid-electric passenger vehicle ferry for Casco Bay Lines...

Ship Carrying Ukraine’s First Grain Cargo Docks in Syria After Two Weeks at Sea

The first ship to depart Ukraine under a deal to resume grain exports from the country two weeks ago docked in the Syrian port...

Svitzer Brazil strengthens fleet with two newbuilds

Svitzer, leading global towage operator and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced that it is further strengthening its fleet in Brazil with two newbuilds....

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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.

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...

Celestyal announces new onboard offering for Western Mediterranean sailings

Celestyal has unveiled a new onboard programme for Celestyal Discovery’s first dedicated Western Mediterranean...

Greece and Japan enhance maritime cooperation

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias held a series of meetings...

Iran’s guards say two tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Saturday that two oil tankers had caught fire...

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...

A.P. Moller Capital agrees to acquire Portek International from Mitsui & Co.

A.P. Moller Capital has signed an agreement, through its A.P. Moller Capital – Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II, to acquire 100% of Portek International...