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Alpha Bank successfully floats bond issue

ATHEX-listed Alpha Bank drained 300 million euros from the markets on Tuesday with the issuance of a two-year senior preferred bond, with a callable...

Seanergy: $16.6 Mln Buyback of Convertible Notes, Warrants & Common Shares; Open-Market Stock Purchases by CEO

Seanergy announced an aggregate of $16.6 million in buyback and elimination of: (i) two outstanding convertible notes with 5.5% coupon and a conversion price of...

Petrobras to drill first well at Equatorial Margin in 2022

Petrobras plans to begin drilling at the Equatorial Margin in 2022. The first of 14 planned wells at the site will be drilled next...

Höegh LNG Partners LP Receives Buyout Offer from Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd.

Höegh LNG Partners LP announced that the Board of Directors of the Partnership received an unsolicited non-binding proposal, dated December 3, 2021, from Höegh...

StealthGas Announces Completion of Spin-Off of Imperial Petroleum

StealthGas, a ship-owning company serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced that it has completed the spin-off of...

Boskalis consortium secures research grant to advance emission-free shipping

A broader maritime consortium in which Boskalis is participant has been awarded a EUR 24 million grant to conduct research into accelerating the use...

Korea Shipbuilders Win 91% of Global LNG Carrier Orders in Jan-Nov

Korean shipbuilders accounted for 91 percent of the global orders for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in the January-November period of 2021. Korean shipbuilders won...

Stronger demand across vessels lifts Baltic index to over 1-month high

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose to an over one-month high on Monday, buoyed by strengthened rates across all its vessel...

Iron ore rises on China monetary policy easing prospects

Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures rose on Monday, on hopes that a monetary policy easing in China could curb the downside risks being...

Diana Shipping: Acquisition of a Resale New-Building Capesize Dry Bulk Vessel

Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, announced that on December 3, 2021, it signed through a...

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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...