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Taylor Maritime agrees sale of handysize vessel

Taylor Maritime Limited, the specialist dry bulk shipping company, announced it has agreed to sell a Handysize vessel.  Further details of the transaction will...

Almi Marine orders bulker pair at NACKS

Almi Marine Management announced an agreement with NACKS shipyard for the construction of two ultramax bulk carriers with a capacity of 64,000-dwt each. Delivery of...

Performance Shipping Inc. Announces Sale of 2009-Built Aframax Vessel M/T P. Sophia for US$35.65 Million

Performance Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has signed a...

Genco reports best quarterly results since 2022

Genco reported its financial results for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2025.

Seanergy Maritime Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., a leading pure-play Capesize shipping company, reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31,...

Containerships: Freight rates enter prolonged downtrend

The global container shipping market is entering a downward phase, as spot market rates decline for the fifth consecutive week. The downward trend in rates...

Chevron-led Consortium signs contracts for gas exploration off Greece

A consortium led by U.S. oil major Chevron signed exclusive lease agreements on Monday to look for natural gas off southern Greece, expanding the...

Aker Solutions awarded long-term MMO frame agreement by Aker BP

Aker Solutions has been awarded a major five-year contract with Aker BP for Maintenance, Modification and Operation services (MMO). The contract covers all Aker...

Havila Shipping ASA: Contract with TotalEnergies for PSV Havila Herøy

The company has signed contract with TotalEnergies EP Norge AS for the PSV Havila Herøy.The contract is for an operation planned to be 136...

SeaLead appoints Cho Kit Wei as chief executive officer

SeaLead announced the appointment of Cho Kit Wei as Chief Executive Officer of SeaLead, effective 2 March 2026. Kit currently serves as Chief Operating...

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BW LPG Limited – Update on BW LPG’s Product Services Q2 2026 segment performance

BW LPG provided an update on its Product Services’ (“BW Product Services”) Q2 2026 segment performance. Q2 2026 highlights: Gross trading result: – USD 19 million This...

DNB: Solid results driven by lending growth and high customer activity

DNB recorded profits after tax of NOK 9.8 billion in the second quarter of 2026.  “The level of activity in the Norwegian economy is high...

OOIL announces operational update for 2Q2026

The Board of Directors of Orient Overseas (International) Limited has adopted a policy of announcing unaudited operational updates for Orient Overseas Container Line (“OOCL”)...

Seanergy Maritime’s bond begins trading on Euronext Athens after raising 95.6 million euros

Seanergy Maritime Holdings’ corporate bond began trading on Euronext Athens on Tuesday, with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stamatis Tsantanis ringing the traditional opening...

Hapag-Lloyd raises annual outlook on strong demand, freight rates

German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Monday raised its outlook ​for the financial year, citing strong market ‌demand and positive freight rate developments. Hapag-Lloyd said it...

Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if U.S. hits power network

Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea...

MPC Capital to become MPC Oceanic Group

Hamburg-based MPC Capital AG announced it will change its name to MPC Oceanic Group...

Greek merchant fleet increased by 1.8% in May 2026

The Greek Merchant Fleet increased by 1.8% in May 2026 compared with May 2025,...

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills three, official says

A Russian attack on Ukraine's ​Black Sea port city of ‌Odesa killed three, a...

Iran-linked vessels pass through Hormuz ahead of US blockade

The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday,...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...

Port of Los Angeles records best June ever, tops 1 million container units

Dockworkers at the Port of Los Angeles moved 1,002,734 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June, making it the busiest June in the Port's 118-year...

Port of Long Beach cargo up at year’s midpoint

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach saw double-digit growth in June, running just ahead of last year’s record-setting pace halfway into 2026,...

Greek Shipping Minister visits Piraeus Port

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias visited the Port of Piraeus on Tuesday ahead of the peak summer holiday travel period,...