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Port of Long Beach Has Busiest January on Record

The Port of Long Beach kicked off the new year with its busiest January on record, boosted by efforts to successfully move aging cargo...

ZIM: New Chartering Agreement with Navios for 13 Vessels

ZIM announced a new charter agreement with Navios Maritime Partners L.P., according to which ZIM will charter a total of thirteen container vessels comprising...

Melina Travlos is first female head of Union of Greek Shipowners

The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has elected its first female president in its 106-year history. Melina Travlos, chairwoman of Neptune Lines Shipping & Managing...

Supramax demand strong on Indonesia-India coal route

Demand remains strong for Supramaxes to ship coal on Indonesia-India routes — despite a 40% spike in freight rates — due to logistical and...

Concordia Maritime comes out of the year in deficit

Concordia Maritime finished 2021 with an operating loss (EBITDA) of SEK 82.6m (USD 8.9m) and a pre-tax deficit of SEK 658.2m. The company announced its...

Baltic index scales 1-month peak as rates across vessel segments rise

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose to a near one-month high on Thursday, helped by a jump in rates across vessel...

Keppel O&M wins new contracts, including FSRU deal with GAS-fifteen

Keppel Offshore & Marine has won new contracts worth an estimated $186 million. Specifically, Keppel Shipyard has been awarded contracts worth approximately S$250 million for...

Rising LNG Bunker Costs Not Deterring Carrier Newbuilds

Investment in new LNG-fuelled ships has continued at pace, with class society DNV last month recording a further 40 gas-powered vessels on its AFI...

Japan to Divert LNG to Europe Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions

Japan will divert some liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes to Europe after requests from the United States and the European Union, the industry minister...

NAT: Two 6-year Time Charters concluded for Suezmax Newbuildings

Nordic American Tankers has concluded two six-year Time Charters for two Suezmax newbuildings for delivery in May and June this year. The contracts have been...

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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.

TORM upgrades full-year guidance

TORM plc announced that, based on the Company's current coverage and expectations for continued market strength during the remainder of the fourth quarter of...

OOIL announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026

​​​​​​Orient Overseas (International) Limited announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026.

Capital Maritime Finance launches its IPO on Tuesday; aims to raise €300 million

The public offering for the listing of Capital Maritime Finance Corp on Euronext Athens opens on Tuesday and will run until Thursday, 15 October. The...

Hormuz shipping disruption is starting to hit harvests, UN agency says

The impact of the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is already...

Maritime piracy incidents remain at historic lows despite Somali piracy concerns

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported the lowest level (51) of piracy...

Bulk Carrier sinks weeks after deadly strait of Hormuz strike

A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait...

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy sign MOU on maritime applications of advanced nuclear...

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed...

Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi targets as Red Sea war escalates

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday...

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...

Georgia Ports achieves permit for 3.5 million TEU container terminal

Georgia Ports Authority hosted their annual State of the Port of Savannah event with President Kevin Price announcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

ENGIE and CMA CGM join forces to invest in biomethane production in Le Havre

ENGIE Group, a major player in the energy transition, and the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions,...

Port of Los Angeles sets all-time monthly cargo record

The Port of Los Angeles handled 1,042,652 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in September, the busiest month in its 118-year history and more than 20,000...