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Baltic index breaks 5-session winning run on lower vessel rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index dipped on Tuesday, snapping a five session winning streak, as rates declined across the larger vessel segments....

Keppel O&M secures another two jackup rig charter contracts

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, signed contracts for the bareboat charter of another two KFELS B Class...

APM Terminals Mobile to expand by 32 acres

APM Terminals Mobile has signed an agreement with the Alabama State Port Authority to add 32 acres to the current 134 acre container terminal...

Costa Venezia and Costa Deliziosa in Athens

Costa Cruises presents its offer for Greek cruise enthusiasts who during the season will have different opportunities to embark from the port of Athens...

MSC Lirica To Homeport In Piraeus

MSC Lirica has operated from her summer base of Piraeus for the past 6 weeks and owner MSC Cruises has paid tribute to the...

Maersk closes oil rig dismantling unit

AP Moller – Maersk is closing down its oil rig dismantling business launched in 2018. Named Maersk Decom, the company was launched as a 50-50...

Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v P. S. Palios

Diana Shipping announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Classic Maritime Inc., for one of...

India raises export duty on iron ore, Chinese reception mixed

India has raised export duties of iron ore raw materials in an attempt to reduce the cost of domestic steel production, according to a...

China iron ore futures jump nearly 7%

Benchmark iron ore futures in China surged some 7% on Monday, tracking their biggest daily jump in two-and-a-half months, after India increased export duties...

Baltic index hits over five-month peak on strong capesize demand

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose on Monday, hitting its highest in more than five months on gains in the capesize segment....

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Scorpio Tankers announces updates on third quarter 2026 TCE rates and time charter-out agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its third quarter of 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and that it has entered...

Block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published on 2 September 2026 regarding a potential block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination...

Heidmar Maritime Holdings reports results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. reported its results for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights • Total revenues of...

Capital Tankers announces second quarter 2026 financial results

Capital Tankers Corp. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.  

Stena announces Q2 interim report

The Stena AB Group published its interim report for the second quarter of 2026.

Iran attacks US base in Jordan, ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it ​fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used...

Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM over container shipping disruptions

Samsung Electronics America has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)...

Shipping: “The rules of the game are collapsing” – Unprecedented warning from Greece and...

For decades, global trade rested on an almost self-evident assumption: commercial vessels could move...

Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at ​the start of this week,...

Kongsberg Maritime enters agreement to acquire Steerprop

Kongsberg Maritime ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire Steerprop, a Finnish designer...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...

Chandra Asri Group opens access to CPN public terminal

PT Chandra Pelabuhan Nusantara (CPN), a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), has officially obtained the Business License for the...

Direct traffic between the Port of Gothenburg and Asia increases

Cargo volumes at the Port of Gothenburg developed strongly during the first half of 2026. Container volumes remained at record levels, while rail, RoRo,...

PPA: New framework for investments in ports and logistics

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has expanded its scope of business activity following shareholders’ approval of amendments to the corporate charter, paving the way for...