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StealthGas announces nine period charters

STEALTHGAS INC., a ship-owning company serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced its unaudited financial and operating results...

CDP Confirms Euronav ‘B’ Score For Actions Against Climate Change

Euronav NV announced that it has been awarded a B score for taking coordinated action on climate issues by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)....

Baltic index ends 10-day winning streak as rates for larger vessels slip

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index ended a 10-session winning streak on Thursday, as rates of the larger segments, capesize and panamax,...

Costamare orders eight containerships

Costamare announced today: • The execution of two shipbuilding contracts for containerships, • The exercise of options, under a legally binding option agreement, for six additional...

Cosco Shipping, PetroChina return to Hudong Zhonghua for LNG carriers

Cosco Shipping and PetroChina International have ordered three 174,000 cu m LNG carriers from Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The three LNG vessels will be 295 metres...

Eagle Bulk Shipping partners with Goodfuels to take on biofuels

Eagle Bulk Shipping has successfully completed a fossil-free voyage in partnership with transport biofuels provider GoodFuels. The 63,529 DWT bulk carrier Sydney Eagle was bunkered...

InfraCo Africa: Work set to start on pioneering freight ferry

InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and Grindrod have now commissioned SECO Marine, an affiliate company of Mombasa-based Shipyard, Southern...

Shipping Alliances Drop Hundreds of Asia-North Europe Port Calls Due to Congestion

Nearly a quarter of the scheduled port calls of Asia-North Europe alliance loops were omitted in the past five months, according to an Alphaliner...

CMA CGM Group takes strategic step in logistics development

CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and Ingram Micro have signed a Share and Asset Purchase Agreement for the CMA...

OPEC+ lifts crude output in Nov amid omicron uncertainty

OPEC and its allies boosted crude oil production by 500,000 b/d in November, with 80% of the increase attributed to five members – Saudi...

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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...